Institutional politics and performance of procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda
Abstract
This study aimed to establish how institutional politics affect performance in public
procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. A crosssectional study design was used. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were
adopted in the study. The study targeted a sample of 122 respondents. Simple random
sampling technique was used to select amongst the user department staff. Purposive
sampling was used to select the Accounting Officers and Contracts Committee
members. Quantitative data analysis mainly consisted of descriptive statistics
(frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Spearman Rank Order
correlation). Findings revealed a very weak negative correlation ( rho = -.292) between
institutional politics and performance of procurement. Thus, it was concluded that
institutional politics, measured in terms of relationship between principals and agents
and pursuit of individual agendas/self-interest, significantly affected performance of
procurement in tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda. It is
recommended that tertiary institutions in West Nile sub-region of Uganda should focus
on institutional politics to improve their performance in public procurement.
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