Business Process Outsourcing and Performance of Selected Real Estate Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Ndiiri, Anne
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Today‟s ever-increasing competitive environment requires firms to seek for better ways to create value. In the organization era, firms continue to face tougher competition in the business environment and business process outsourcing is a critical strategy that improves a firm‟s competitive capabilities by delivering value to customers. Business process outsourcing has emerged as a widely adopted strategy among firms in various sectors. The general objective of the study was to establish the effect of business process outsourcing on performance of real estate firms in Nairobi City County. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of Information Technology Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing, Administration Support Systems and Project Management Skills Outsourcing on performance of selected real estate firms in Nairobi City County. The study was founded on Transaction Cost Economics, Resource-Based View and Contingency Theory. A descriptive survey research approach was used in this study. The population of interest in this study comprised of 245 real estate firms in Nairobi City County registered in accordance with the Estate Agents Act while the respondents of the study comprised of the real estate managers. The population was sampled using stratified sampling techniques and the respondents were selected using simple random sampling method. The study used primary data that was obtained using questionnaires administered to real estate firm managers. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences was used for quantitative data analyses. The findings of the study showed that real estate firms in Nairobi City County outsource information technology, knowledge process, administrative support systems and project management skills to a great extent. The study concluded that Information Technology Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing, Administration Support Systems and Project Management Skills Outsourcing positively and significantly affect performance of selected real estate firms in Nairobi City County. The study recommended that in order for real estate firms in Nairobi City County to improve their performance, there is need to outsource information communications and technology (ICT) infrastructure such as IT support services, software applications, computer network infrastructure, IT security infrastructure and IT training consultancy. The study also recommended real estate firms to outsource knowledge processes including managing performance and legal obligations, contract management and law, business and market research, building and research as well as research and development.
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A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of Master of Business Administration Degree (Strategic Management) of Kenyatta University, December, 2021
Keywords
Business Process Outsourcing, Performance, Selected Real Estate Firms, Nairobi City County, Kenya