Table 4.8: Correlation
between Easy accessing and effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya
District Hospital
|
Easy access to all published tenders
|
Effectiveness
|
|
Easy access to all published tenders
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Pearson Correlation
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1
|
.786**
|
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Sig. (2-tailed)
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|
.038
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|
N
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24
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24
|
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Effectiveness
|
Pearson Correlation
|
.786**
|
1
|
|
Sig. (2-tailed)
|
.038
|
|
|
N
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24
|
24
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Source: Survey, August 2021
Correlation Table 4.8 reveals that easy access to all
published tenders correlates positively and significantly with the
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital (r=.786 and p
equal to 0.038 is less than 0.05). This provides sufficient evidence that easy
access to all published tenders has the potential to increase the effectiveness
of public tendering if implemented properly within Kabaya District Hospital.
The results are backed by Benston (2015) that e-public
procurement technology reduces physical barriers of space and time, allows
faster information flow and wider access to information and services. It offers
benefits such as reducing the opportunities for corruption and providing public
access to information related to the different stages of the-procurement
process; greater efficiency in the-procurement process and better use of the
government resources; significant savings in government and public institutions
purchases due to greater competition between suppliers, better comparison of
prices and reductions in transactions costs; and higher level of integration
and development of economies while stimulating the competitiveness and
productivity of small and medium sized companies through greater access to
national and international markets.
Table 4.9: Model Summary on easy accessing and effectiveness
of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital
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Model
|
R
|
R Square
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Adjusted R Square
|
Std. Error of the Estimate
|
|
1
|
.786a
|
.743
|
.712
|
1.84270
|
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a. Predictors: (Constant), Effectiveness
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Source: Survey, August 2021
Table 4.9 shows the coefficient of determination presented
using the model summary, which demonstrated how well changes in the independent
variable explained variations in the dependent variable. According to R Square,
the independent variable (easy access to all published tenders) has an
influence of 74.3 percent on the effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya
District Hospital. The coefficient of correlation of 0.786 implies that the
independent and dependent variables have a moderate positive relationship.
A survey of Williams and Hardy (2007) showed that
e-procurement has become an increasingly strategic topic in companies in
different industries across the private and public. Compared to a similar
survey conducted two years before, E-procurement implementations had increased
in both scope and spread. More companies were investing in the electronic
support of procurement functions and processes.
Table 4.10: ANOVAa oneasy
accessing and effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District
Hospital
|
Model
|
Sum of Squares
|
Df
|
Mean Square
|
F
|
Sig.
|
|
1
|
Regression
|
11.256
|
2
|
5.628
|
7.075
|
.036b
|
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Residual
|
74.702
|
21
|
3.396
|
|
|
|
Total
|
85.958
|
23
|
|
|
|
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a. Dependent Variable: Easy access to all published tenders
|
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b. Predictors: (Constant), Effectiveness
|
Source: Survey, August 2021
The results in table 4.10 show that the overall model was
significant. An estimated F statistic of 7.075 indicated that the whole model
was significant (p value 0.036). The estimated F statistics exceeded the
crucial F statistic. The findings revealed that the variable easy access to all
published tenders is a good predictor of the effectiveness of public tendering
at Kabaya District Hospital, hence confirming the study's alternative
hypothesis; H1b: Easy access to all published tenders has positive effect on
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
The results are complementary to those made before by Diane
(2016) stated that electronic procurement enhances key principles of
procurement namely; transparency, value for money (efficiency), and timeliness.
E-procurement enhances transparency and fairness by bringing together procuring
entities and bidders in a virtual environment. Enhanced transparency and
fairness brings increased private practitioners' confidence in the-procurement
system. This confidence increases participation and competition.
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