5.1. DISCUSIÓN DE LOS RESULTADOS
5.1.1. Discusión sobre el objetivo: “Desarrollar doctrinariamente la
The case study provided a framework for future research in many areas. The study on alignment of procurement function and compliance was conducted only in the city councils. There is thus
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need for a longitudinal research that should include a more diverse population in the entire LG and CG. This would enhance the understanding of the phenomenon of alignment and compliance issues fairly well.
Research on procurement entities in the CG would also have provided rich data on the performance of procurement function and its effect on compliance, and that would beef up these findings. While these findings have revealed that alignment of procurement function will ensure compliance, and VFM; nevertheless there is a strong correlation between a systematic procurement supply chain and operational decisions made by IPCs. Even then, contract administration in public procurement has not been fully examined by this study, and perhaps this could be another interesting area worthy examining.
5.6.2 Summary
The willingness of the respondents to share their experiences held on the reality of the nature of procurement function, and how it affected compliance levels in the city councils. The case study was used for data collection while GT was used for data analysis. GT led to the discovery of axial categories of the procurement functions, its structure and training needs, leadership culture, ICT infrastructure and maverick buying. The procurement function was first discovered during axial coding, and the categories were supported by the available literature. The narrative approach by the respondents had all the cardinals pointing to the fact that the procurement function is the basis for the enhancement of compliance levels. In addition, the GT of ‘added value’ revealed more about compliance levels with the PPRs in the councils. It also attempted to strike a balance between regulatory and economic goals.
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APPENDIX 2
Proposed research questions
Proposed Research Questions to Guide the Respondent (Participant)
1) As a public institution, Government Contracting Unit (GCU) at one time governed you in
execution of your procurement before the enactment of the Public Procurement Act of 2003. Why did the Government decide to replace the GCU where Central Tender Boards used to make procurement decisions for all Public entities with the ODPP?
2) About compliance and public procurement.
a. How do departments view procurement compliance?
i. Is it a bureaucratic exercise or a tool to fight corruption?
ii. Do you have anything to say about compliance?
b. How does procurement operate in your organization?
i. Purchasing structure-issues of IPC operations in relation to procurement operations.
ii. Number of employees in procurement V/S the spent institutional budget.
iii. Procurement budget relative to procurement training.