PROCUREMENT GOVERNANCE AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF SMALL MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN KAMPALA DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

LIST OF TABLES 11

LIST OF FIGURES 10

LIST OF ACRONYMS Xi

CHAPTER ONE ... 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Problem Statement 2

1.3 General Objective 2

1.3.1 Specific Objectives; 2

1.4 Research Questions; 3

1.5 Scope of the Study 3

1.5.1 Content Scope

1.5.2 Time Scope 3

1.5.3 Geographical Scope 3

1.6 Significance of the Study 3

1.7 Conceptual Framework 4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 Introduction 5

2.2 ICey concepts 5

2.2.1 Procurement Governance 5

2.2.2 Procurement Performance 5

2.2.3 Procurement Governance 6

2.3 Theoretical framework 6

2.3.1 The Institutional Theory 6

2,4 Procurement Planning 7

2.5 Procurement and disposal procedures 7

2.6 Procurement Record management 8

2.7 Procurement Code of ethics and Conduct 8

2.8 Complaints Review Mechanism 8

2.9 Procurement Governance and Procurement Performance 9

2.9.1 Empirical Literature 10

CHAPTER THREE ii

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .11

3.0 Introduction 11

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 Population of Study 11

3.2.1 Sampling 11

3.3 Data Collection 12

3.4 Data Analysis 12

3.5 Limitations of the Study 13

CHAPTER FOUR 14

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS 14

4.0 Introduction

4.1 Response Rate 14

4.1.1 General Information 14

4.1.2Gender 14

4.1.2 Level of Education 15

4.2.1 Working Experience 16

4.2.2 Time in Operation 16

4.2.3 Ownership 17

4.3 Nature of Business 18

4.5 Effect of Procurement Record Management on ProcuremPerforman 20

4.6 Effect of Procurement Code of Ethics on Procurement Performance. 21

4.7 The Effect of Complaints Review Mechanism on Procurement

4.8 The Relationship between Procurement Governance and Procurement

4.8.1 Significance of the Regression Coefficients 24

CHARTER FIVE 26

SUMMARYCONCLUSIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS 26

5.0 Introduction 26

5.1 Summary of the Study findings 26

5.2 Conclusion 26

5.3 Recommendations for Policy Change 27

5.4 Areas of further Research 28

REFERENCES 29

APPENDICES 32

ABSTRACT 

This study was set out to establish the effect of Procurement governance and Procurement performance of SMEs in Kampala District. To accomplish this, the study set out five specific objectives which included; determining the effect of Procurement planning, Procurement and Disposal procedures, Procurement Record management, and Procurement code of ethics and Complaints Review mechanism on Procurement performance of SMEs in Kampala District. The study adopted a descriptive research design of a cross sectional type approach and sampled forty (40) SMEs out of the total number of four hundred (400) SMEs in Kampala District through random sampling to take part in the research. The researcher used questionnaires as the main data collection tool. The data was analyzed using the SPSS (version 22). Mean and standard deviation was used to analyze the data which was later on presented in the form of percentages, graphs and frequency distribution tables. The study found out that, most of the respondents were Marketing and Sales managers, with some being Procurement managers. Regression analysis findings revealed that Procurement governance has a positive effect on Procurement performance with all the variables (Procurement planning, Procurement Disposal procedures, Procurement Record management, Procurement Code of ethics, Complaints Review mechanism) hence all these variables have a statistically significant effect on Procurement performance. Based on the conclusion, this study recommends all SMEs in Kampala District to adopt Procurement governance practices such as Procurement planning, Procurement Disposal procedures. Procurement Record management, Procurement Code of ethics and Complaints Review mechanism. This is because these practices improve Procurement performance which in turn ensures that there are no loopholes through which public resources can be misappropriated.