1.2.
Statement of the problem
Although the government of Rwanda started using the online
system to purchase goods, works, services and non-consultancy services to help
the Government to ensure efficiency of public procurement with the
standardization of electronic documents, supplier registration, goods and
services information and to streamline public procurement transactions for
efficient government service delivery, still there is no research conducted on
effect of e-procurement implementation on the effectiveness of Rwandan
Hospitals. Moreover, most e-procurement empirical research has focused on large
economies, technologies, and smaller economies and traditional industries
(Tatsis; Mena Van Wassenhove & Whicker, 2006; Chipiro,2009).
Moreover, according to Uddin, (2015), in USA, Australia and
Europe, there are very few empirical studies in the literature on the adoption
of e-procurement and its effects as well as challenges facing its
implementation in developing countries including Rwanda.
Therefore, there was a need to fill this gap by assessing how
e-procurement is applied and what its effect is on the management of hospitals
in Rwanda, and investigating challenges associated with the adoption of
e-procurement in Rwanda. Further, the findings of this research added
significant empirical information and findings to previous studies on the
effect of e-procurement on the performance of managerial hospitals and
challenges associated with its implementation in Rwanda. It is for that reason
this research was conducted to shed light in regard to the effect of Umucyo
system (e-procurement) implementation on the effectiveness of Rwandan Hospitals
especially in Kabaya District Hospital from 2019 to 2020.
1.3
Objectives of the study
The study on the effect of e-procurement implementation on the
effectiveness of Rwandan Hospitals, a case of Kabaya District Hospital from
2019 to 2020 has the general and specific objectives
1.3.1 General objective
The general objective of the study is to analyze the effect of
e-procurement implementation on the effectiveness of Rwandan Hospitals
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1) To examine how electronic submission of bids affects
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
2) To find out the effect of easy access to allpublished
tenders on effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
3) To determine the extent to which viable communication
between bidders and Procuring Entity leads to the effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
1.4 Research hypotheses
H1:E-procurement implementation enhances the
effectiveness of Rwandan Hospitals
H1a:Electronic
submission of bids has effect on effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya
District Hospital.
H1b:Easy access to
all published tenders has positive effect on effectiveness of public tendering
at Kabaya District Hospital.
H1c: Viable
communication between bidders and Procuring Entity has significant effect on
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
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