scholarly journals Firm Performance and Participation in Public Procurement: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Hoekman ◽  
Marco Sanfilippo
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Multidimensionality of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP)—Exploring Concepts and Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stoffel ◽  
Cravero ◽  
La Chimia ◽  
Quinot
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Conflicting Evidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Eu

Strategic objectives in public procurement, such as environmental or social considerations, are being increasingly referred to under the umbrella term of sustainable public procurement (SPP). The concept of sustainability is intrinsically multidimensional, encompassing environmental, social, and economic aspects. However, the existing literature on SPP highlights the generalization that the regulation and practices of public procurement are biased toward the environmental dimension. There is conflicting evidence from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) that calls for further investigation. Analyzing how SPP is actually constituted in SSA and contrasting it with the situation in the European Union (EU), as a spotlight on the Global South and North, contributes to a better understanding of sustainability in public procurement. The comparative analysis will help with understanding processes related to the integration or disintegration of sustainability dimensions in SPP. Our results indicate a contrary orientation on the environmental and the social dimensions in the EU and SSA. Although there is no sign of a comprehensive integration of all dimensions in SPP, there are developments toward the integration of the ‘missing’ dimension in the respective regional setting. Thus, at the moment, achieving a multidimensional implementation of SPP appears to be more a matter of expanding SPP practices of the ‘missing’ dimension than of pushing for integrated concepts.

scholarly journals Influence of Human Resource Processes on the Performance of Selected Manufacturing SMEs in Nairobi City County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor K. Kering ◽  
James M. Kilika ◽  
Jane W. Njuguna
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Significance Levels ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Geographical Scope

Manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa are not optimally managed which substantially lowers their productivity. The informal approach to human resource management is attributable to poor management practices with a consequent effect on performance. Due to these challenges, this study sought to examine the effect of human resource processes on the performance of manufacturing SMEs in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was explanatory and was based on 136 manufacturing SMEs which was drawn using proportionate stratified sampling. Data collection was achieved through the use of a self–administered questionnaire which was subjected to an inter-consistency test using the Cronbach's coefficient, α ≥ 0.70, which indicated that the research instrument was reliable. Descriptive and inferential statistics (at 0.05 significance levels) was used for the analysis of data. Diagnostic tests were conducted before regression analysis with the data was presented in tabular format. The results show that human resource processes cumulatively explain 23% of the variations in firm performance, therefore, the study concludes that the human resource processes have a positive influence on firm performance. The study recommends that manufacturing firms should seek to entrench an HR philosophy with commensurate improvements in the HR practises. The study limitations include a relatively small sample and geographical scope.

scholarly journals Firm performance under financial constraints: evidence from sub-Saharan African countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lamessa T. Abdisa ◽  
Alemu L. Hawitibo
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Credit Constraints ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Heckman Selection Model ◽  
Credit Constraint ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe business environment in which a firm operates has an important impact on firm performance. This study examined the impact of credit constraint and power outages on the firm’s investment decision using World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) data collected from firms operating in 13 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. The study employed a two-part model and the Heckman selection model to estimate the impact of lack of access to finance and poor power supply on a firm’s decision to invest in self-generation. The result obtained suggest that there is a negative correlation between credit constraint and a firm’s decision to invest in self-generation. This indicates that credit constraint negatively affects a firm’s decision to invest in self-generation and firms that are credit constrained have less incentive to invest in self-generation compared to those that are not credit constrained. To test the robustness of the result obtained, alternative definitions of credit constraints were used. Results from alternative regressions using different definitions of credit constraints show that credit constraint affects a firm’s decision to invest in self-generation but not the volume of investment.

scholarly journals Influence of Operational Processes on the Performance of Manufacturing Firms: Empirical Evidence from SMEs in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor K. Kering ◽  
James M. Kilika ◽  
Jane W. Njuguna
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
A Value ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Operational Processes

Manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing both internal and external pressures from intense global competition, turbulent markets, and the increasing sophistication of manufacturing technologies which influences its performance. This increasing rate of change in the sector is compelling firms to pay attention to the operational processes. Due to this reason, the study sought to determine the effect of operational processes on the performance of manufacturing SMEs in, Kenya. The study adopted an explanatory design had a sample size of 136 firms which was drawn using proportionate stratified sampling. Primary data collection involved the use self–administered questionnaires and instrument validation was achieved through the development of constructs from previous studies, scale development, instrument pre-testing and validation. The instrument was subjected to inter-consistency test using the Cronbach's coefficient with a value ≥ 0.70 affirming that the research instrument was reliable. The results show that operational processes cumulatively explain 37% of the variations in firm performance, therefore, the study concluded that the operational processes have a significant and positive effect on firm performance. The study recommends that the management of these firms should attempt to improve on the strategy processes and contents based on models that have been applied successfully in other contextual areas.

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