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    Co-Evolution and Sustainable Procurement in Humanitarian Organizations in Western Uganda.
    (2023) Arimpa, Joan Shina
    This study examines the mediating role of self-organization between co-evolution and sustainable procurement among humanitarian organizations. The objectives of the study were to establish the relationship between co-evolution and sustainable procurement, to establish the relationship between co-evolution and self-organization, to establish the relationship between self-organization and sustainable procurement and to examine the mediating role of self-organization in the relationship between co-evolution and sustainable procurement. The study was based on a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 26, after which the data were imported into Smart Pls version 4.0.9.0 for measurement validation, establishment of associations among the study variables and running regression analysis. The results indicate that co-evolution and self-organization have a significant influence on sustainable procurement. The results also show that self-organization partially mediates the relationship between co-evolution and sustainable procurement. The major limitation of the study is that the authors have used cross-sectional data to test these hypotheses. However, this was minimized following Guide and Ketokivi’s (2015) recommendation on how to address the limitations of cross-sectional data by targeting key respondents with the highest level of expertise required to answer the questionnaire. The study concludes that by collaborating with procurement partners, humanitarian organizations can acquire profound insights that can be shared, allowing them to develop new operational resources and strategies in response to challenges or changes in the complex environment when obtaining relief supplies. The study then recommends that humanitarian organizations should ensure that the resources suppliers bring to the table are significant and valuable in completing the procurement process. Humanitarian organizations should regularly communicate with their suppliers when purchasing relief supplies and exchange resources like data, information, and knowledge, as well as infrastructure.