Effect of Green Procurement Adoption on Procurement Performance in Devolved System of Government in Kenya
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Nancy Chelagat , Dr. Noor Ismail ,
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Abstract
The main aim of the paper was to determine the effect of green procurement adoption on procurement performance in a devolved system of government in Kenya. A case of Uasin Gishu County government. The research incorporated a descriptive survey design whereby the target population comprised of the Uasin Gishu County procurement, human resource, operations, stores, and finance departments. The researcher adopted stratified random sampling and simple random sampling to select a sample size of 11 respondents. Questionnaires were the main data collection instruments which were incorporated in both closed-ended and open-ended questions. The collected data were checked for completeness and later coded into the SPSS software version 24 where descriptive and inferential statistics were determined. The findings show that eco-design practices have a positive and significant effect on procurement performance, β1 = 0.156, p = 0.03 and waste management control has a positive and significant effect on procurement performance, β2 = 0.244, p = 0.004. There is need to further relook at the policies on eco-design and packaging, there is need to consider review of the practices in relation to waste management control that will enable minimizing waste as well as encourage recycling, there is also need to address the structuring and restructuring of teams that are responsible for environmental improvements and putting in place a total quality environmental management plan and implementing it, finally, proper enforcement mechanisms for product re-usability would enhance its effect on procurement performance.
Keywords
Eco-Design, Waste Management Control, Procurement, Performance, Green Procurement, Adoption, County Government
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