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Influence of Resource Management on the Performance of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XI, November 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Influence of Resource Management on the Performance of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Nding’uri Daniel Maina1, Dr. Abel Anyieni2

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1,2Department of Business Administration, School of Business, Kenyatta University, Kenya

Abstract: Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance is undergoing strategic change management in its operations. Some of these changes include automating its systems, creation of a self-sustaining supply model, providing market and demand driven medical supplies, and getting autonomy from ministry of health in relations to procurement of medical supplies, and distribution of medical supplies. Despite the advantages of the changes being implemented, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance has faced diverse challenges in the change. This study aimed at investigating the influence of resource management on the performance of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority In Nairobi City County, Kenya. A case study was utilized in this study. Employees of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance who are in senior management, and the supply chain, procurement and finance departments at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance formed the target population. These include senior managers, supply chain officials, procurement officials, and finance officials. The study sample size was 70 respondents which was obtained through the use f simple random sampling method. To address particular study objectives, a structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used for gathering the required data. The pilot survey was carried out on seven Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance staff and were not included in the final research to test the instrument’s validity and reliability. The alpha coefficient of Cronbach was used to determine internal consistency and construct validity with 0.7 considered adequate for reliability. The study found that resources management had a positive and significant influence on performance of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority performance. The study concluded that utilization of information technology resources was highly rated by the respondents in regard to resources management aspects. The study recommended that enough financial resources should be utilized to improve the performance of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority in the leadership of strategic change elements.

Keywords: Resource Management, Organizational Performance





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