The impact of e-information on procurement performance in geothermal development company in Kenya

Abstract

This study sought to evaluate the impact of e-information on procurement performance in Geothermal Development Company in Kenya. The theory adopted in this study was Actor Network Theory. A descriptive research design was adopted in this study. Target population included the total number of employees working in procurement and logistics departments in GDC Nakuru region. There are a total of 170 procurement as well as logistics employees in GDC. Multi-stage sampling method was used where 97 respondents were selected as the study respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The instrument was tested for validity and reliability where Cronbach’s alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument. The alpha values for all the variables were above 0.8 well above the recommended threshold of 0.7. Thus the instruments were deemed reliable for data collection in the study. Data collected was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings were presented in form of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and presented in tables accompanied with relevant discussion. The study concluded that e-information was shown to have a positive relationship with procurement performance. The study recommends that GDC should make use of online communication channels. The study showed that e-informing is significantly related with procurement performance. Thus, ensuring utilization of online channels of communication will go a long way in improving procurement performance in the company.