Effect of Procurement Planning on the Procurement Performance of Maritime Parastatals in Mombasa County

Kevin Salasia, Mary Ibua and Anwar Hood Ahmed
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Kevin Salasia: Kenya Ports Authority
Mary Ibua: Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya
Anwar Hood Ahmed: Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya

South Sahara Multidisciplinary Journal, 2025, vol. 3, issue 1

Abstract: This study investigated the influence of procurement planning on the procurement performance of government-owned parastatals in Mombasa County, Kenya. Guided by objectives, the research assessed the effects of need identification, need specification, sourcing strategies, and resource allocation on procurement performance. The theoretical framework was underpinned by the Knowledge-Based View, Institutional Theory, Strategic Choice Theory, and Resource-Based View. A descriptive correlational research design was employed, targeting a population of 94 senior and middle-level management staff from the Technical, Procurement, and Finance departments across selected maritime parastatals in Mombasa County. A sample size of 76 respondents was utilized. Data were collected using self-administered Likert-scale questionnaires and analysed using SPSS (Version 23) through both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed a significant positive relationship (p

Keywords: Need identification; Need specification; Sourcing strategy; Resource allocation; Procurement planning; Maritime parastatals; Procurement performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.61250/ssmj/v1.i3.4

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