Assessing the stakeholder perception on organizational readiness in implementation of sustainable procurement at Joint Medical Store in Uganda
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2026-05-05
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Uganda Christian University
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This study was set to establish whether or not the management of Joint Medical Stores (JMS) was ready to adopt sustainable practices in procurement. The aim of the research was to explore the perception of the degree of organisational preparedness by the stakeholders, to identify the key enablers and to identify the main barriers to implementing sustainable procurement. The research adopted a hybrid method of data collection that entailed both quantitative and
qualitative data collection methodology. The research collected quantitative data that was done using a questionnaire that was given to 53 individuals of which 50 could be analyzed further. The data were analyzed by using Statistical Package of the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and responses of the Likert-scale questions were coded and interpreted using descriptive statistics, such as mean, standard deviation and percentages. The interviews with key informants were held and the information was thematically analyzed. The findings indicate that JMS is fairly prepared to adopt sustainable procurement. The management commitment was considered the strongest enabler of JMS, and the staff training and skills, and the financial resources were the weaker enablers. The major challenges were related to finances, skills and awareness of sustainable procurement. The study finds that, although JMS has a high management commitment to sustainable procurement, there are feasible obstacles to its complete implementation. It recommends enhancing financial resources, staff training and awareness and institutionalizing management support on sustainable procurement, to increase preparedness.
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Undergraduate