| dc.description.abstract | The main aim of the study was to examine the relationship between Procurement Practices and
the performance of Private Enterprises. It was carried out in St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Gulu
District. The purpose of the study was to examine the Role of Procurement Management on the
Performance of Private Enterprises in Uganda. The concept of Procurement Management was
limited to Vendor evaluation, Contract negotiation, Contract Management and Purchasing
Management performance was limited to profit, market share and stock turnover.
The study employed a case study research design which involved an intensive analysis of
research variables. The study used a sample size of 169 respondents which comprised of
management, employees and customers. Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents.
The respondents were issued with closed ended and open-ended questions.
The study found out that various procurement practices boost the performance of private
institutions and motivate the private institutions to work hard as indicated by the bigger
percentage of the respondents. The study concludes that procurement management has a positive
impact on the performance of private enterprises and therefore, suggests that procurement
practices should be implemented and applied in all the private enterprises so as to help them
evaluate, analyze and plan for their enterprise thus boosting their performance. | en_US |
