Evaluating the Impact of Outsourcing Strategy on Procurement Performance of Selected Technical Universities in Ghana

Prempeh, Kwadwo Boateng and Nsiah-Asare, Evelyn (2017): Evaluating the Impact of Outsourcing Strategy on Procurement Performance of Selected Technical Universities in Ghana.

Abstract

Due to globalization, outsourcing has become one of the widely embraced strategies for delivering outstanding services in the educational sector. However, in spite of the increasing trend in outsourcing arrangements, there are inadequate literature underpinnings on how outsourcing activities affect the performance of educational institutions in Ghana. In order to bridge that gap, this research seeks to evaluate the effects of outsourcing strategy on procurement performance of some selected Technical Universities in Ghana. The main data collection instrument employed in this study is the structured questionnaire. The study employed the purposive and stratified sampling technique. The findings revealed that contracting, comprehensive outsourcing, licensing agreement and selective outsourcing strategies were main determinants of procurement performance of Technical Universities in Ghana. The study recommends that technical universities in Ghana should put more emphasis on training and information sharing in order to improve procurement performance. All procurement processes should be automated so as to reduce the error rates and discrepancies in the process and align the procurement procedures to the Public Procurement Act. This is because efficient procurement process could be used as a competitive advantage.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Outsourcing Strategy, Procurement Performance, Public Procurement Act, Technical Universities
• Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M11 - Production Management

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