The Role of Organization Policy on Influencing Outsourcing in Government Parastatals (A Case Study of Kenya Ports Authority)

Outsourcing is growing at a rapid rate throughout the world because organizations view it as away to achieve strategic goals, improve customer satisfaction and provide other efficiency and effective improvements. Outsourcing assists management to focus all their intellectual resources, expertise and time on the distinctive competencies that give the organization an edge in the market. With the increasing globalization, outsourcing has become an important business approach, and a competitive advantage may be gained as products or services are produced more effectively and efficiently by outside suppliers. The objective of the study was to find out whether organizational policy affects outsourcing in government parastatals (A Case Study of Kenya Ports Authority). The study targeted all the 29 heads of department at Kenya ports authority. The study adopted a descriptive case study. It was useful in that it helped the researchers to collect data on phenomena that could not be observed directly. Data was collected using questionnaires which consisted of both open and closed ended questions. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and classified, tabulated and summarized using descriptive measures, percentages and frequency distribution tables.