Thesis:

Effect of electronic procurement practices on Organizational performance in the energy sector: a case of Energy and petroleum regulatory authority in Nairobi County, Kenya

E-procurement is more than just an internet ordering platform. It is thought to be a critical performance indicator that can raise an organization's capabilities and performance. When e-procurement is implemented, some organizations succeed, while others fail. When it comes to procurement, the purchasing organization must accomplish a few fundamental goals. These include cutting down on how long staff members spend searching for a product and on how long and expensive it takes to manage purchases, services, or a reliable supplier. reducing cycle times, limiting the pool of potential suppliers to a select few in order to ensure quality, and increasing volume with a small number of chosen suppliers in order to negotiate better terms and pricing. The purpose of the study was to determine how an organization's performance is impacted by electronic procurement practices particularly in terms of efficiency. The precise goals were: to ascertain how electronic invoicing affects an organization's performance, how electronic materials management affects an organization's performance, and how electronic tendering affects an organization's performance. Value Chain Theory, Technology Acceptance Model, Innovation Diffusion Theory, and Resource Based View Theory all served as guiding theories for the study. This study employed a descriptive research design The study was carried out in Nairobi and specifically at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority offices in Upper-hill, Nairobi. The study was conducted at EPRA, Nairobi targeting all the staffs. EPRA has 157 staffs in which seven are senior level, ten are middle level, one hundred and forty are lower level. Stratified sampling was employed for this study to ensure accuracy of the results. The employees at each level were considered as strata’s. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences, or SPSS, version 21.0 computer program was then applied. In a descriptive statistical analysis, the essential characteristics of the data was characterized by frequencies and percentages. Regression statistics and Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient was used in the inferential data analysis. Correlation analyses was used to quantify the relationship between the variables. This was significant because it allowed the analysis's findings to be applied to a wider demographic. Correlation results indicate that relationship between electronic tendering and organization performance was significant and positively correlated r (ET, OP) = 0.571, p<0. 001.This means that any positive adjustment in electronic tendering will lead to increased performance at Kenya Revenue Authority. In addition, electronic materials management was found to have a positive and significant correlation with supply chain performance r (EMM, OP) = 0.547, p <0.001. Furthermore, electronic invoicing at r (EI, OP) =0.526, p<0.001, was likewise revealed to be positively and significantly correlated with organization performance. Regression Results reveal that electronic tendering is statistically significant in explaining organization performance at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. This is supported by β = 0.217, p=0.001. It also revealed that electronic Materials Management is statistically significant in explaining organization performance at the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. This is supported by β = 0.369, p=0.001. For electronic invoicing in the model was significant (β = 0.346, p = 0.001) indicating that electronic invoicing significantly influences organization performance at the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. From the result the researcher was able to conclude that both electronic tendering, electronic materials management, and electronic invoicing was significant in explaining organization performance in the energy sector.