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 Rwanda
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 is its effect on hospitals management in
Rwanda, and investing challenges associated with the adoption of e-procurement
in Rwanda. Further, the findings of this research will add significant
empirical information and findings to previous studies on the effect of
e-procurement on performance of managerial hospitals and challenges associated
with its implementation in Rwanda. It is for that reason this research was
conducted to shade 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 research
The study of analyzing 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 analyzing the effect of
e-procurement implementation on the effectiveness of Rwandan Hospitals
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1) To examine how electronical submission of bids affects
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
2) To find out the effect of easy accessing all published
tenders to effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
3) To determine the extent to which viable communication
between bidders & 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:
Electronically submission of bids has effect on effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
H1b: Easy
accessing all published tenders has positive effect on effectiveness of public
tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
H1c: Viable
communication between bidders & Procuring Entity has significant effect on
effectiveness of public tendering at Kabaya District Hospital.
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