Outsourced contracts, buyer-supplier trust, supplier opportunistic behavior and supplier performance in ugandan public procuring and disposing entities (PDEs)
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2021
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Journal of Public Procurement
Abstract
This study sought to examine the extent to which outsourced
contracts, buyer-supplier trust and supplier opportunistic behavior explain
supplier performance in Ugandan Public Procuring and Disposing Entities
(PDEs). This study was prompted by reports of long lead times, failure to
match specifications, late deliveries, poor quality of services delivered,
contract violations, and increased supplier cheating. Cross sectional data
from 116 central government PDEs concerning outsourced contracts was
collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Hierarchical regression
was used to indicate what happens to a model that was developed as part of
this research as different predictor variables are introduced. The findings
revealed that outsourced contracts, buyer-supplier trust, and supplier
opportunistic behavior are significant predictors of supplier performance.
The study has both managerial and policy implications which are discussed
in this paper.
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Outsourced contracts, Buyer-supplier trust, Supplier opportunistic behavior, Ugandan public procuring, Disposing entities (PDEs)
Citation
Arthur Ahimbisibwe, Moses Muhwezi, Sudi Nangoli, (2012) "Outsourced contracts, buyer-supplier trust, supplier opportunistic behavior and supplier performance in ugandan public procuring and disposing entities (PDEs)", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 12 Issue: 4, pp.435-470, https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-12-04-2012-B001