Valuing trustworthiness and work-related ethical practices of select procurement personnel in Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority / [manuscript] Lina P. Sarmiento

Thesis (MPA) BPSU, 2019.

The study highlighted an understanding of the procurement process in the government. It gives knowledge and information in the flows as well as the rules and regulations prescribed in the government procurement with reference to Government Procurement Reform Act. The study emphasized the men and women's importance not just as government workers but as civil servants as well. This study entitled Valuing Trustworthiness and Work-Related Ethical Practices of Select Procurement Personnel of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority. The descriptive method of research coupled with cross sectional design was used in this study. The primary data for this study were drawn from the perceptions of the one hundred two (102) respondents out of one hundred sixty three (163) which consisted of sixty-seven (67) procurement personnel, forty-eight (48) supply officers and forty-eight (48) department heads of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). The main instrument used in this study was the self-made questionnaire secured with purposive sampling mode. It was accompanied by documentary analysis, unstructured interview and observation. This instrument was validated by the SBMA Chairman of Bid and Awards Committee for Goods and Services and permission to conduct the study was granted by the SBMA Chairperson. The instrument was revised upon validation of the panel of experts, incorporating the suggestions and corrections they made together with the recommendations of the data analyst. The statistical tests used were mean, frequency and percentage for the descriptive statistics while for inferential statistics Pearson's r, Independent t-test, Correlation and Regression analysis were utilized. The inferential tests employed were all two tailed. It was concluded that there is no significant difference between the ratings of the respondents on trustworthiness and work-related ethical practices. Hence, no major improvements were needed by the procurement personnel in performing their duties. It was also noted that the procurement personnel were confidently doing their job because they are mostly technically and educationally capable of performing their jobs. Furthermore, the study recommends the enhancement of the compliance on the laws and regulations relating to procurement of procurement personnel were strongly recommended. This would be made possible through attending trainings and seminars as mandated by in RA 9184. Sustainability with regards to maintaining and valuing trustworthiness and work-related ethical practices among procurement personnel in SBMA were suggested via the continuous launching of ideas regarding sustainability like team building and rewards system should also be considered.