Effect of Information Sharing on Performance of Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisumu County

Abstract

The focus of this research is to establish effect of information sharing on performance of Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kisumu county who have experienced compromised research and results due challenges on supply chain management in place. Literature was reviewed to understand the concepts of information sharing and performance of Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kisumu county using different empirical studies as well as future studies to be conducted. This study focused on the global regional and local perspective of information sharing in both an intensive and extensive and to evaluate its effect on performance of KEMRI. The study comprised of theories and empirical work on information sharing specifically, Transaction cost economics theory that guided the study.  The target population was 500 staff working in Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kisumu office and stratified and simple random sampling was used to pick a sample of 222 respondents. The data was collected from primary sources and a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, standard deviation, Pearson's correlation analysis and regression analysis. Data was presented using tables and graphs. The study findings showed that information sharing had a positive and significant influence on performance of Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kisumu county (β = 0.178; p<0.025). The study recommends that the management in KEMRI should pay greater attention to the information sharing and involve various departments to improve on their performance as a research institution.