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    Strategy Orientations, Networking Capability, and SMES Participation in Public Procurement Contacts.
    (2023) Abakudi, Shamim Wenga
    This study focused on establishing the relationship between Strategic orientations, network capability and SMEs’ participation in public procurement contracts in Gulu District. The persistent low number of bids received from SMEs and failure to win contracts was a prime motivation for this study. The SMEs’ in Gulu still get 5% of the public procurement contracts and yet public procurement is a tool that can promote economic growth of SMEs within the region. The study used a quantitative cross-sectional survey design and self-administered questionnaire to collect data on a sample size of 191 SMEs extracted from PPDA as registered providers for the year 2020 in Gulu district in Northern Uganda. The reliability and validity of the data collection instrument were established using a Cronbach Alpha coefficient and a content validity index respectively. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) with focus on descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results also revealed positive and significant relationships between strategic orientations and SMEs participation in public procurement, network capability and SMEs participation in public procurement contracts; and strategic orientations and network capability. Furthermore, regression analysis was used to examine the predictive power of the independent variables on SMEs participation in public procurement contracts. It was established that both strategic orientations and network capability were significant predictors for SMEs participation in public procurement contracts accounting for a variance of 40.7%. Finally, the study offers recommendations for SMEs in Gulu Northern Uganda, particularly related to enhancing the strategic orientations and network capability so as to increase on their chances of winning public procurement contracts.