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Procurement skills and procurement performance in public organizations: The mediating role of procurement planning

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  • Ismail Abdi Changalima
  • Anjela Ewald Mdee

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Skills are important qualities that procurement practitioners should have because they are relevant to procurement activities. Given its significance, this study investigates the influence of procurement skills on procurement performance in public organizations in Tanzania. Furthermore, the study investigates the mediating effect of procurement planning on the relationship between procurement skills and procurement performance. A cross-sectional study was conducted, with data collected from public procurement practitioners in Dodoma City, Tanzania, using a structured questionnaire. To ascertain the hypothesized relationships, structural equation modeling was used. The findings indicate that procurement skills have a positive and significant influence on procurement performance in Tanzanian public organizations. Furthermore, procurement skills and procurement planning are significant and positively related and procurement planning significantly influences procurement performance. Finally, procurement skills have an indirect influence on procurement performance through procurement planning. The study concludes that procurement planning mediates the relationship between procurement skills and procurement performance. Therefore, procurement skills should be used to improve procurement planning in public organizations and procurement performance. In this regard, public organizations should ensure that practitioners are adequately trained to improve their skills in preparing and implementing procurement plans for improving procurement performance in their respective organizations.

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  • Ismail Abdi Changalima & Anjela Ewald Mdee, 2023. "Procurement skills and procurement performance in public organizations: The mediating role of procurement planning," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 2163562-216, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oabmxx:v:10:y:2023:i:1:p:2163562
    DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2022.2163562
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    1. Illo Victor Uchechukwu & Benedict Anayochukwu Ozurumba & Chijindu Promise Ubah & Benedicta Uche Dike, 2023. "Determinants of Conformance to Requirements in Procurement by Nigerian Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Post-Procurement Reform Periods in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(10), pages 1028-1046, October.
    2. Kudzanai CHINOGWЕNYA & Reward UTETE, 2023. "An Assessment Of The Effect Of Strategic Procurement Practices On Organizational Performance Within The Public Sector: Case Of State Entity In Zimbabwe," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 13(4), pages 31-46, December.

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