Assessing the Impact of E-Procurement on the Performance of Public Sector Organizations: Evidence from Nigeria

Abstract

Electronic procurement is one of the emerging trends in procurement process especially in developing countries, and it represents an important achievement for organizations striving to triumph in health competitiveness. This study aims to assess the impact of e-procurement on the performance of public sector organizations in Nigeria. Data were obtained from sample of 50 involved employees from INEC, TETFUND and NBS that represents critical public organisations in Abuja through open-ended questionnaire. Using inferential and regression instrument of analysis, the findings suggest that e-procurement exerts a significant and positive impact on performance of Public Sector Organizations in Abuja, Nigeria. Other variables adopted are technological infrastructure, organization size and top management attitude. It also revealed that MDAs have adopted E-procurement process in procurement activities. The study recommends for Government to continue to provide an enabling environment in terms of information technology Infrastructure and leadership to improve the procurement process. The study also reiterates the need for further research on the institutional responses to E-procurement adoption in Public Sector Organizations in Nigeria. Keywords: Electronic procurement, supply chain management, technological infrastructure,organization size, top management attitude, performance. 1 ORCID- 0000-0002-5076-3204; 2 CRCID /0000-0001-8273-9148 DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-13-04 Publication date: July 31 st 2021