The Effect of Electronic Government Procurement on the Availability of Pharmaceuticals: The case of St Peter Specialized Hospital and St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shiferaw Mitiku (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mulugeta Dejene | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-06T12:31:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-06T12:31:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This is a research conducted on to assess the effect of electronic government procurement on the availability of pharmaceutical in St Peter Specialized Hospital and St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College. The study adopted more the descriptive and explanatory research design in obtaining information about the study topic. The study approach was both quantitative and qualitative research approach. The researcher purposively select only drug and supply management case team from pharmacy directorate and take all the purchasing unit professionals from purchasing unit case team as a study population. A structured questionnaire and interview were used to collect primary data and pharmaceutical supply fill rate report was used to collect secondary data. A total of 58 questionnaires were distributed and a response rate of 96.35% was achieved. Regression model was used to analyze the effect of e-government procurement practices on availability of pharmaceuticals. The result revealed that, e-government procurement practices finding shows that e-supplier selection is highly practiced at the two selected hospitals followed by e-supplier relationship management then e-contract administration, e-contract administration and e-supplier deliverance. E-government procurement practice has a significant and positive effect on availability of pharmaceuticals. The perceived benefit of e-government procurement adoption such as creating value and new business ventures more advantage than lower government expenditure, accountability and competition. Whereas technological and e-procurement process challenges more challenge than internal and external business challenge were found to be at the two selected hospitals. And it was concluded that e-government procurement practice had a significant impact on the availability of pharmaceuticals. Based on this recommended that hospitals to implemented e-government procurement adoption. Keywords: E-government Procurement Practice, E-Supplier Selection, E-Contract Management, E-Contract Administration, E-Supplier Deliverance and E-Supplier Relationship Management | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3829 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Electronic Government Procurement on the Availability of Pharmaceuticals: The case of St Peter Specialized Hospital and St Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College | |
| dc.type | Thesis |