The Effects of Electronic Procurement on Organizational Performance In Kenya Ports Authority

Procurement encompasses the whole process of acquiring property and/or services. Sound public procurement policies and practices are among the essential elements of good governance. Performance measurement is crucial in enhancing the performance of organizations because whatever gets measured gets done. The procurement function has not been given the recognition it deserves in developing countries, in most public entities. Procurement processes are very key in organization such that it determines how and what products will be produced and its qualities thereof. The study will use primary data which will be collected through use of questionnaires with respondents as the procurement finance and line managers of Kenya Ports Authority. The specific objectives are to investigate how IT influences organization performance, to examine how information system influences organization performance, to establish how procurement staff competencies’ influences organization performance and to determine how internal processes influence organization performance.  Stratified random sampling method will be used. The study targeted all the 6,476 employees of KPA. The sample size for the study was 195. A modified Likert scale questionnaire will be developed divided into three parts. A pilot study was carried out to refine the instrument. The quality and consistency of the study was further assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was performed on a PC computer using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 22) for Windows. Analysis will be done using frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation, regression, correlation and the information generated will be presented in form of graphs, charts and tables. The study results revealed that Kenya Ports Authority Has adapted to the electronic procurement. The study revealed further that information technology has had a great role in electronic procurement success. The correlation analysis between independent and dependent variable had a strong positive correlation between them.