Enterprise Resource Planning Integration and Performance of Safaricom Public Limited Company Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorJoshua Tumutien_US
dc.contributor.authorGitau, Caroline Wambui
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-30T05:19:44Z
dc.date.available2022-03-30T05:19:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA Research Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree in Master of Business Administration (Management Information System) of Kenyatta University, 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the wake of the 21st Century, firms need to restructure operations to adapt to the changing industry guidelines and emerging trends. Several organizations use an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for business operations worldwide to enhance their organizational performance. The ERP system has distinct modules to aid different business processes. Various scholars have researched ERP system implementation and success. However, little research has been done on ERP integration and non-financial performance. This research focused on ERP system integration and non-financial organizational performance of Safaricom Public Limited Company (PLC) in Kenya. The study objectives were to establish the impact of integrating the financial module, procurement module, human resource module, and customer service module on the performance of Safaricom PLC. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design. Additionally, the target respondents of the survey were the staff (4,839) at the head office across various departments, where a study sample of 357 was obtained by use of stratified sampling technique using simple random sampling in compliance with Safaricom PLC privacy policy. The researcher used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect first-hand data that was analyzed using SPSS software. The researcher conducted a descriptive and inferential analysis to describe and determine the degree of relationship and influence between the independent and dependent variables. From the analysis findings, the four independent variables (human resource, procurement, financial, and customer service module) seemed to have a strong positive relationship, significant p-value, and positive impact with the dependent variable (organizational performance). The progressive reviewing of performance, staffing requirements, compensation, and staff training by Safaricom PLC HR function led to overall better integration of the HR module and increased organizational performance. In addition, the overall level of integration of the HR module has helped the HR department to align itself with the objectives/goals of other departments, and greatly helps them measure more accurately their business performance. The study also found that Safaricom PLC’s increased support towards the general effectiveness and efficiency of its financial module integration (timeliness, relevance, and reliability) has a positive effect on greater organizational performance for the financial department. Based on this finding the study would recommend incorporation of a corporate support model and the basic disciplines of a learning organization and sensitization of customers and staff to achieve all the milestones of financial module integration. Research into the integration of the procurement module revealed that the management of Safaricom PLC should make sure that the procurement department sets clear procurement guidelines and complies with the set standards. In addition, services management should address procurement issues according to the set standards to benefit the entire organization through a bottom-up approach. The Safaricom PLC procurement department could also adopt a cross-culture to continuously improve, collaborate, and actively make strategic procurement informed decisions. Lastly, the study recommends that Safaricom PLC's customer service team collect customer feedback via a customer relations management feature in-built into the ERP system to build long-term customer relationships and hence, improve the organization's performance. The study also recommends that the ERP customer service interface be regularly upgraded and updated to generate reports that can be used to make informed decisions by the management.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23408
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectEnterpriseen_US
dc.subjectResourceen_US
dc.subjectPlanningen_US
dc.subjectIntegrationen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectSafaricom Public Limited Companyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleEnterprise Resource Planning Integration and Performance of Safaricom Public Limited Company Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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