Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of Tanzania National Electronic Procurement System (TANePS) in Public Sector, Survey of the Selected Public Entities in Dar es Salaam
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Mzumbe University
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A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award
of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain
Management (MSc-PSCM) of Mzumbe University
This study was carried to assess the factors influencing of effective implementation of TANePS. Specifically, objectives were aimed at determine the influence of stakeholder’s awareness on effective implementation of TANePS, to examine the influence of management involvement and support on implementation of TANePS, to assess the influence of financial resource on effective implementation of TANePS and to ascertain the influence of staff competency on effective implementation of TANePS. This study was employed cross section research design. The target population of the study was 320 from employees at TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and NHC. The study used a sample of 96 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw sample from the target population. Data were collected through questionnaires and documentary review. Data collected were analyzed quantitative methods such as descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis with the support of SPSS Software version 22. Findings regarding the first objective revealed that there is strong and positive significant influence on effective implementation of TANePS with significant value of 0.000 (P<0.05). In relation to the second objective, the findings revealed that top management involvement and support has strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). Findings relating with the third objective showed that financial resources have strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with a significant value of P =0.000 (P<0.05). Lastly, the findings concerning the fourth objective indicated that staff competency has strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). The study concluded that stakeholder’s awareness, top management involvement and support, financial resources and staff competency had great contribution to the effective implementation of TANePS at TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and NHC. From this study, it was recommended that the organizations should create awareness to its stakeholder, ensure that top management are well involved and provide support, employ staff with competencies and its scare financial resources toward effective implementation of TANePS.
This study was carried to assess the factors influencing of effective implementation of TANePS. Specifically, objectives were aimed at determine the influence of stakeholder’s awareness on effective implementation of TANePS, to examine the influence of management involvement and support on implementation of TANePS, to assess the influence of financial resource on effective implementation of TANePS and to ascertain the influence of staff competency on effective implementation of TANePS. This study was employed cross section research design. The target population of the study was 320 from employees at TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and NHC. The study used a sample of 96 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw sample from the target population. Data were collected through questionnaires and documentary review. Data collected were analyzed quantitative methods such as descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis with the support of SPSS Software version 22. Findings regarding the first objective revealed that there is strong and positive significant influence on effective implementation of TANePS with significant value of 0.000 (P<0.05). In relation to the second objective, the findings revealed that top management involvement and support has strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). Findings relating with the third objective showed that financial resources have strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with a significant value of P =0.000 (P<0.05). Lastly, the findings concerning the fourth objective indicated that staff competency has strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). The study concluded that stakeholder’s awareness, top management involvement and support, financial resources and staff competency had great contribution to the effective implementation of TANePS at TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and NHC. From this study, it was recommended that the organizations should create awareness to its stakeholder, ensure that top management are well involved and provide support, employ staff with competencies and its scare financial resources toward effective implementation of TANePS.
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TANePS