Impediments to procurement performance in the parastatal organizations of Tanzania

Authors

  • Yussuf Masoud Assistant lecturer, Department of Procurement & Supplies Management, College of Business Education, (CBE), P O Box 1968, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-2075

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i2.2404

Keywords:

Political interference, Staff Competence, Procurement performance.

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the factors that affect the procurement performance of Tanzania’s parastatal entities. It examined the impact of political interference and staff competency on procurement performance. The questionnaire was used to collect data from heads of departments from 93 state-owned organizations in the Dar es Salaam Region as part of an explanatory research approach. The sample of 258 respondents was randomly selected from the population of 712 heads of departments. However, 241 questionnaires were collected from the respondents. The data were descriptively evaluated to establish the mean and standard deviation. The data were compiled using frequency distribution tables before being analyzed using multiple regression analysis. This study shows that political interference has a negative influence on procurement performance, whereas staff competency has a positive impact on procurement performance. The study implied that political influence in the procurement process should be avoided to the greatest extent possible because of its adverse effects and that staff competency should be stressed to give staff members the new skills and competencies needed to solve procurement difficulties.

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2023-03-25

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Masoud, Y. (2023). Impediments to procurement performance in the parastatal organizations of Tanzania. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 12(2), 187–196. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i2.2404

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023): March

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