E-procurement is a technological system that was introduced for the purpose of increasing efficiency in procurement. Following emergent of this new technology people within the organization (users) had some expectations regarding performance improvement in procurement as compared to the old manual procurement system. In this view, this study aimed at examining users' perception on the effect of e-procurement practice on customer satisfaction in public procurement. The study adopted explanatory sequential mixed method involving both quantitative and qualitative data that were collected in two different phases. The population of study included user staff working in five selected procuring entities whereby questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from respondents who were approached by using simple random sampling technique. Also, interview guide was used to collect qualitative data from Heads of Departments whereby the obtained data were analyzed by using content analysis. In order to determine user's satisfaction on procurement service delivery, data were analyzed in two steps: first, the mean difference between perception and expectation of customers was computed (P-E). The obtained value was divided by total number of items to get index score for each service quality dimension. Then, the index score was divided by the five service quality dimensions to get the overall index score. Second, Binary Logistics Regression Model was applied to estimate the effect of independent variable (Tangibility, Responsiveness, Reliability, Empathy and Assurance) on dependent variable (customer satisfaction). The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between use of e-procurement and increase in customer satisfaction in procurement. Therefore, it is recommended that chief executive officers in public organizations should take e-procurement as a solution to improve service delivery to their customers.

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This paper evaluates the capacity of higher learning institutions to tap business opportunities in the East African Community (EAC) following signing of the trade facilitation protocol in 2010, a move that opened doors for organizations to do business in the enlarged market. Although doors are opened for business, higher learning institutions in Tanzania including the College of Business Education (CBE) have been confined to the local market. This study examines the capacity of these institutions in tapping business opportunities in the EAC market. A case study research design was adapted and quantitative data collected using structured questionnaires. The study was guided by innovative theory “Creative Destruction†and Resource Based View (RBV). A sample of 32 respondents was randomly selected so as to avoid bias. Data were analyzed using tabular method and critical variables were used to draw the conclusion. The main findings indicate that the emerged opportunities are not tapped by Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) as opposed to other universities in developed countries due to having some weaknesses that need to be addressed.