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Individual Factors and Value for Money Achievement in Public Procurement: A Survey of Selected Government Ministries in Dodoma Tanzania

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  • Shadrack Samwel Mwaiseje

    (CBE - College of Business Education)

  • Ismail Abdi Changalima

    (UDOM - University of Dodoma [Tanzanie])

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Public procurement activities consume funds that necessitate procurement personnel to ensure that the procurement function is achieving the best value for money in all aspects. This paperfocused on individual factors and value for money achievement. Various central government entities were included during data collection because these entities have large procurement volume and huge number of employees who are involved in procurement activities. A binary logistic regression model was used to determine the influence of variables related to the human capital theory that included skills (p=0.003), professional qualification (p=0.012), an education level (p=0.027) and integrity (p=0.023) on value for money achievement. The results showed that these variables were positively and significantly related to the achievement of value for money in procurement hence, individual factors positively influenced value for money achievement. Personnel who are directly involved in procurement activities must possess adequate skills, the highest level of education and professional qualifications should be well considered through training and career developments and integrity should be well adhered to when executing procurement functions as they are key determinants of value for moneyachievement in procurement activities. Employees should be well developed in the aspect ofenhancing integrity skills and improvement of their knowledge.

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  • Shadrack Samwel Mwaiseje & Ismail Abdi Changalima, 2020. "Individual Factors and Value for Money Achievement in Public Procurement: A Survey of Selected Government Ministries in Dodoma Tanzania," Post-Print hal-04677111, HAL.
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