Table 3.1: Sample Size The study targeted a total of 5 hospitals in the Uasin Gishu County. The hospitals included in the study were Moi teaching and referral hospital (MTRH) Turbo district Hospital, Huruma District Hospital, Uasin Gishu District Hospital and Ziwa Sirikwa District Hospital. The 4379 respondents of the study were in the departments of procurement and supply bracket between 18-25 years. 30% (96/321) of respondents were aged between 25-30 years. Finally, 19% (60/321) of the respondents were aged above 40 years. The study was able to avoid bias in The study results indicated that majority of the respondents were aged between 35-40 years which had 43.0% (138/321) of the responses and the lowest number of respondents (9%) (28/321) was in age gender composition, age bracket of the respondents, level of education and working experience of the respondents. The incorporation of background information into the study was to show that the study was able to give a representation of the diverse population under the study. The study also sought to examine the demographic characteristics associated with the respondents so as to ascertain that the methodology employed was not bias based on any of the demographics of the respondents. The reliability test presented 0.987 on e-tendering, 0.957 on e-invoicing, 0.931 on e-payment and 0.952 on organizational performance. All the cronbach's alpha results were higher than the recommended 0.7. This implied that all the results presented in accordance with the questionnaires were reliable. This implied that the questions the study presented were easy to understand, there was less error and that the study corrected the errors that existed in the research instruments during the pilot study suggested in the proposal. ESSER eee ane ae EG KONE SUT Sie NEDA TRE ATA Nhe RARM MONET ERSTE The study assessed the background information of the respondents in an effort to ensure that sampling was effectively done. The study sort to establish the Tk Vacs AT Txwdles xT Bix Dc Awd a the distribution which indicated that there was slightly more male than female owing to the occupation of the respondents. The study find the responden the responden’ that the study gender biases Despite there ts were fema being a sligh as compared to their femal was able to identify and c take part in the study. T ings revealed that 59.0% (190/321) of ts were male and 41.0% (141/321) of e. This implies or means was able to minimize the influence of by collecting data across all genders. tly high number of males e counterparts, the study onvince both genders to his was meant the data collected represented the opinions of both genders and hence was not biased despite the disparities in The findings on the respondent's experience indicate that a majority; 35% of the respondents which represents (111/321) people had worked in the hospital for a period of 5-10 years. 20% (63/321) of the respondents had worked for a period of fewer than 5 years. 31% (101/321) of the respondents had working experience between 10-15 years. Finally, 14% (45/321) of the respondents stated that they had worked for a period of over 20 years. a Data was sought to investigate the extent to which e- invoicing affected organizational performance in public hospitals within the Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The responses were as presented in Table 4.7 The findings were that 3% (10/321) of the respondents had certificate level of education. 10% (32/321) of the respondents stated that they had acquired diploma education as their highest level of education. 45% (144/321) of the respondents had acquired a university Degrees as their highest level of education. 35% (114/321) of the respondents stated that they had acquired Masters or Doctorate as their highest level of education. Finally, 7% Specific Information The study collected data from respondents of different categories based on working experience. The findings were then presented in Table 4.4. This section presents data collected from respondents based on the objectives of the study. (21/321) of the respondents also indicating that they held other types of educational credentials which they did not specify. terms of age groups by collecting data across the different age groups. This was essential as it meant that the data collected represented the opinions of different respondents of different age groups hence no biases in terms of age. antes SEAGER ate eh Rene eR TREE TNS te? Sear seivan Neeensee nets eS amc ERO OT The study assessed the level at which Uasin Gishu County hospitals were performing in the supply chain management practices. The responses were then presented in Table 4.11. compared to hospitals that do not have e- procurement systems. In relation to organisational performance; meantthat e-procurement enables hospitals to decentralise operational procurement processes and centralise strategic procurement processes as a result of the higher supply chain transparency provided by e-procurement systems. That hospitals use e-procurement for interna processes efficiencies and automation is seen to be key drivers for increasing process efficiency.
