Procurement Professionalism and Organizational Reputation in Public Private Sectors: A Case of Umeme (U) Ltd

Abstract

The study purpose was to find the relationship between procurement
professionalism and organizational reputation at Umeme. Research
objectives were analyzed using descriptive, Pearson rank correlation
and regression designs of analysis. Convenience sampling technique
was used for the selection of the 151 respondents used during this
study. On the findings, it was established that there is a high level of
procurement professionalism at Umeme, a high level of organizational
reputation and a weak positive relationship between the variables under
study. The null hypothesis was rejected and the alternative hypothesis
accepted. Procurement professionalism at Umeme only explains 13.2% of
organization reputation at Umeme which is not that great. This research
recommended that, a research on this very topic should be carried out
in village settings where most of the public outcries are vigilant not like
Wandegeya that is in a town setting. The research finally, concluded that
there exists a relationship between the procurement professionalism and
organizational reputation at Umeme.