E-procurement Adoption Research Articles

Transposition of the 2014 European Directives on public procurement by Spain

The major changes introduced by the new Spanish Law 9/2017 transposing the EU Directives of 2014 to the Spanish legal framework are discussed in this paper as well as major challenges due to their new law. Special attention is given to the adoption of mandatory e-procurement, including e-tendering, to all public contracts.

E-Procurement adoption in the Nigerian building industry: Architects’ perspective

e-Procurement adoption by architects in the Nigerian building industry was investigated using data derived via a questionnaire survey of 75 architects in consulting and contracting firms, government and clients’ organizations. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation and content analyses, and the results reveal that most of the organizations employing architects were not using e-Procurement. However, the very few adopters identified used e-mails and websites in communicating, exchanging project information, and sourcing for building services, materials and equipment. The key barriers to the uptake of e-Procurement among architects in the survey were unreliable power supply, low level of awareness among people; and the lack of forum to exchange ideas on e- Procurement use. The paper emphasized the need to address these challenges to ensure a critical mass uptake of e-Procurement by architects in Nigeria.

E-PROCUREMENT USE IN THE NIGERIAN BUILDING INDUSTRY

Since the mid-1990s, the use of electronic (e-) procurement aspect of electronic commerce in the different industrial sectors has been on the increase across the world. However, the extent of its adoption in the Nigerian building industry is not clearly understood. This study investigated e-Procurement use in the Nigeria building industry with a view to improving understanding of the extent of its adoption in this country. The research involved a questionnaire survey of 213 respondents drawn from consulting and contracting firms, client organizations in the private sector and government institutions conducted in Nigeria in 2015. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and multiple regression analysis. The result shows that the main users of e-Procurement were quantity surveyors and construction/project managers in consulting firms; and that there was a significant relationship between professional roles and e-Procurement use in the Nigerian building industry. The most frequently used e-Procurement technologies for announcing/receiving invitation to tenders; exchanging project briefs and specifications; submitting/receiving tenders/bids and sourcing for materials and equipment were e-mails and websites. Age of organizations, top management perception of the benefits of e-Procurement and sector of procurement experience had the most significant influence on e-Procurement adoption in the study area. The study concludes that the private sector was taking the lead in e-Procurement use and that only established organizations whose top management understands the benefits of e-Procurement would most likely adopt it in the Nigerian building industry. To cite this document: Egidario B. Aduwo, Eziyi O. Ibem, Emmanuel A. Ayo-Vaughan, Uwakonye O. Uwakonye, and James D. Owolabi, E-PROCUREMENT USE IN THE NIGERIAN BUILDING INDUSTRY, International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies, Vol.8, No.2, pp.180-215, 2017. Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1524

E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION: PREDICTING SOCIAL VALUES EFFECT ON INTENTION AND USAGE BEHAVIOR OF E-PROCUREMENT

The main purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the influence of social factorson the adoption of e-Procurement in government institutions. The research design used isa survey research. The theoretical model is empirically tested with data collected from 130work units involving 185 respondents from across the local government institutions in CentralJava, Indonesia. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results showthe influence of social values on the adoption of e-Procurement in government institutions.The study results sugest that volunteering based solidarity affects on usage behavior ofe-Procurement. This attitude is influenced by the social expectations of the individual againstthe social benefits of e-Procurement. Other findings, individuals who have a moderateattitude (compromise and permissive) are likely to have a low intention of the e-Procurement.This paper offers a model of development for the government adoption of e-Procurement ingovernment institutions through a participatory approach. Implementation of e-Procurementrequires the solidarity movement of individuals who voluntarily diffusing technology. Thispaper is a study on the adoption of e-Procurement in the public sector that involves socialfactors as the main determinants of technology in performing of adoption behavior. Thestudy's findings provide insight into the importance of the social benefits and social risk ininfluencing the adoption of e-Procurement.Keywords: E-Procurement; Volunteering; Solidarity; Social Risk; Social Expectancy.

Employee Adoption of E-Procurement and its Implication on Supply Chain in Developing Countries

Employee Adoption of E-Procurement and its Implication on Supply Chain in Developing Countries

Factors Affecting the Adoption of e-Procurement Systems among International Non-Governmental Organisations in Kenya

The benefits of e-Procurement have been verified by many leading companies worldwide, and e- Procurement is a significant tactic in most companies’ e-Business strategies. This study proposes sought to determine factors influencing the adoption of e-procurement systems among international NGOs in Kenya. The problem to the study is that the rate of e-procurement systems adoption has been much lower than the opportunity presented by the market and studies have shown that there has been inadequate evidence on the realization of e-procurement benefits. This research based its objectives on four procurement related factors on e-procurement; organization factors, innovation related factors, supply factors and strategic factors. The research shall adopt a descriptive cross-sectional research design while targeting the 510 International NGOs in Kenya with their procurement operations office in Nairobi. Taro Yamane formulae and principle of finite population sample size was used to find the sample. The primary was gathered directly from respondents using questionnaires while secondary data involved the collection and analysis of published material and information from other sources such as annual reports, published data. The research carried out a pilot study to pretest and validates the questionnaire and the interview guide. The researcher shall finally peruse completed questionnaires and document analysis recording sheets. Quantitative data collected was analyzed using SPSS and presented through frequencies and percentages. The information was displayed by use of tabulations, bar charts, graphs and pie charts and in prose-form. Content analysis was used to test the data of qualitative nature or aspect of the data collected from the open ended questions. This multivariate regression model was applied to determine the relative importance of each of the four variables with respect to the influence adoption of E-Procurement. The organizational factors influence e-procurement up to 82% of e-procurement, 93.5% the results indicated that innovation related factors influence the adoption of technology on procurement operations, 94% NGO managers find strategic factors to influence adoption of e-procurement among international NGOs and over 72% found the influence to be at great extent and even beyond.

E-Procurment Adoption Detrmined by Various Factors-Conceptual Model Base on Lieterature Review

Today’s competitive world growth and survival of any organizations depend on adoption of new information technology (IT). Perhaps IT provides more efficient and effective way of doing business. Intent translates to better or improve bottom line of business. Generally bottom line can be increase by two way-i) increase the sales and with better pricing ii) improve the business process and optimized the cost and time. First point is depending on many market forces like competitions, addressable market, buying behavior etc. on which organization does not have control. Second point is in the purview of organization working. The adoption of e-procurement improved the procurement process of organization. Organization can reduced the average price by 5-12 percent on average and reduction in administrative cost up to 25 percent for buying organization. So it is imperative to adopt the e-procurement. This paper has explained various factors which are responsible for e-procurement adoption. Base on literature review conceptual model of e-procurement adoption also depicted.

Analysis of Supplier Related Factors Influencing E-Procurement Adoption Decisions by Medium Sized Business Firms in Tamilnadu

E-procurement refers to the use of integrated information technology systems for procurement functions, including sourcing, negotiation, ordering, receipt and post-purchased review. E-procurement benefits both buyer and seller. The use of this technology by medium sized firms is a big question mark because of many inhibitors and resistors. There are many factors that affect the adoption of this technology. One such factor is supplier related factors. This research empirically tests the role of supplier related factors on e-procurement adoption decisions. Empirical survey of 432 samples was collected from the production executives of medium sized business firms in the Tamilnadu using structured questionnaire. The finding reveals that the supplier related factor namely supplier participation influence more to adopt e-procurement and the factor dependency on suppliers influences less. Results indicate that there is a high influence of supplier related factors on adoption decisions by medium sized businesses.

Exogenous and Endogenous Factors in E-procurement Adoption among Ghanaian Hospitals : A Co-Integration Analysis

Exogenous and Endogenous Factors in E-procurement Adoption among Ghanaian Hospitals : A Co-Integration Analysis

Factors influencing e-Procurement adoption in the Nigerian building industry

Against the backdrop of increasing adoption of e-Procurement in supply chain management, there is a need for adequate knowledge of the factors that influence the decision by organizations in the building industry to use e-Procurement. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap through investigating the factors influencing e-Procurement adoption based on the data sourced in a questionnaire survey involving 213 organizations in the building industry. The survey was conducted between June and November 2015 in Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, factor and categorical regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The results show that the three most important factors influencing the adoption of e-Procurement amongst the participants, in order of importance, were: the benefits of e-Procurement in enhancing efficiency in project delivery; eliminating geographic barriers and effective communication among project team members. The 29 factors were investigated in seven different dimensions - the benefits of e-Procurement use; level of awareness on e-Procurement in construction; and the availability and cost of e-Procurement applications emerged as the three most significant predictors of e-Procurement adoption in the survey. The study concludes by identifying strategies that should be engaged in increasing the uptake and maximizing the benefits of e-Procurement in the Nigerian building industry.

External Factors Affecting the Adoption of E-procurement in Saudi Arabian's SMEs

Abstract This paper investigates and discusses external factors for the adoption of e-procurement. The research has modified Gunasekaran and Ngai(2009) model to fit external factors and has been used as a theoretical foundation for the research. An extensive literature review has been conducted to evaluate external factors and Qualitative methodology (interview) has been adopted to get an insight into the external factors specific to Saudi Arabian perspectives. The study found nine external factors relevant to adoption of e-procurement in Saudi Arabian SMEs which are government Support, own postal addresses and delivery service, providing secure and trustworthy online payment options, low cost and high speed internet connection, IT-related educational programs, supplier's willingness and readiness to participate or exert pressure, competitor's pressure, policy and regulations and Business and national culture of the country.

Company Readiness towards e-Procurement Adoption: A Case of Gemilang Trader

The Malaysian Government has been taking many initiatives to upgrade and enhance the e-Procurement system in Malaysia in order to increase the online transactions adoption and sustain the quality of bidding transactions among suppliers. Based on Malaysian Public Sector Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Strategic Plan (2016-2020), one of the main targets is to increase the online e-Procurement system to above 90% of transactions via online by 2016 onward. The objective of this paper is to explore the readiness towards e-Procurement adoption by Gemilang Trader. The case finding is expected to be of help to further enhance and increase the e-Procurement adoption rate among company’s management and staff. Among the major problems regarding company readiness towards e-Procurement adoption are the lack of financial resources, technical compatibility, lack of staff readiness towards e-procurement complexity and lack of technical competence among employees. Data for this study was collected using interview and survey.

Electronic Procurement and Cost Saving in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods: A Case Study of Retail Sector in Zimbabwe

In this paper, the authors explored the use of e-procurement in Zimbabwe’s fast moving consumer goods industry. There are several studies that have been done in developed economies regarding e-procurement in retail sector. However, the literature was scanty on issues of e-procurement cost saving in the fast moving consumer goods industry in developing countries. It is against this background, that we sought to close the gap in the literature on the use of internet in Zimbabwe’s fast moving consumer goods industry. We utilized an economic order quantity (EOQ) theoretical framework to demonstrate that an adoption of e-procurement could save cost in Zimbabwe’s fast moving consumer goods industry. We carried out a survey of firms in the fast moving consumer industries in Zimbabwe. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data from 56 respondents from DCK, OK Zimbabwe and Spar retailers, chosen using simple probability sampling method in the course of January 2014 to March 2015. We examined e-procurement operations of these retailers located in selected major towns of Zimbabwe. The hypothesis tested was that e-procurement does not exist in Zimbabwe’s retail sector. The results indicate little e-procurement use in Zimbabwe’s retail fast moving consumer sector. It was expected that these results should shed light to policy makers in the private sector and government and thereby encourage them to embark on policies that enhance e-procurement in the fast moving consumer goods industries. Subsequently, we conclude that the adoption of e-procurement should lower administrative ordering cost and thereby improving the profit margins of firms in the retail sector. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4p122

Does Public E-Procurement Deliver What It Promises? Empirical Evidence from Turkey

ABSTRACTThis article empirically investigates the economic effects of public e-procurement (PEP) adoption. We use a unique data set provided by the Public Procurement Authority of Turkey that covers all government procurement auctions for the years 2004–12, 588,454 auctions. We conclude that PEP adoption had adverse effects. The number of firms submitting bids in procurement auctions is significantly lower after PEP adoption. The procurement costs are significantly higher after PEP. These results suggest that policy makers should eliminate barriers to e-procurement adoption to gather the intended results of PEP.

A SURVEY OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AGENCIES READINESS FOR E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION

E-Procurement is a veritable tool for increasing efficiency, productivity and faster project delivery in construction industry practice. However, despite the administrative and managerial benefits obtainable by the adoption of e-procurement, public organizations are slow in their approach to its adoption due to their exposure to the technology application in that regards. Thus, this research aim to assess the state of readiness of government construction organization to adopt e-procurement in order to establish their responds to information communication technology innovations with a view to enhancing continuous efficiency in service delivery. Questionnaire and literature review were use as sources of data, where by the factors either for or against e-procurement adoption were identified and established. From the research findings, majority of the response shows lack of awareness and lack of experienced partners. However, the management is aware of its benefits to construction industry and will welcome changes to strategies that ensure successful migration from paper base procurement to electronic one. The study therefore recommended that a framework be developed by Government for the full adoption of e-procurement in Nigerian construction industry.

Factors Contributing to Adoption of E-Procurement in County Governments: A Case Study of County Government of Bomet

The Public Procurement sector in Kenya has evolved from a crude and old system characterized by manual and paper work with no regulations to an orderly legally regulated system characterized by e-commerce and procurement procedures laid out in the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and the Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations. National government, county governments and a number of public sector agencies in Kenya have identified electronic procurement (e-procurement) as a priority e-Government agenda and have implemented or are in the process of implementing buy-side e-Procurement systems. The objectives of the study were; to determine the influence of technology on progress of eprocurement in the county, to assess how organizational culture affects the implementation of e-procurement and to establish how environment influences the use of e-procurement system in the County Government of Bomet. The research study employed a cross sectional survey design that use simple and stratified random sampling methodology with the simple frame being constructed from the departments which are concerned with the use of e-procurement. The sample size was drawn from a population of 45 staff members working in procurement, accounts and IFMIS/ICT departments. In this regard, 45 questionnaires were administered to all the staff working in the said departments and a total of 41 questionnaires were successfully filled and returned representing a 91% response rate. The research established that preferred way of procurement is e-procurement with 76% of the respondents supporting while 24% preferred the manual way. The research found out that technology, environment and organizational culture greatly influences the adoption of the eprocurement system. Among other recommendations the study recommends that county governments should do more on equipping staff in terms of ICT.

An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of E-Readiness Factors on Adoption of E-Procurement in Kingdom of Bahrain

Many scholars on E-procurement are investigating causes and factors to explain why the rate and speed of adoption is frequently very slow. This paper explores the organizational and environmental “E-Readiness” variables that might affect E-procurement adoption in Kingdom of Bahrain. Using Molla and Licker (2005)’s Perceived E-Readiness Model (PERM), this study investigated the effects of Perceived Organizational E-Readiness factors (POER) and Perceived External E-Readiness factors (PEER) on the adoption of E-procurement in Kingdom of Bahrain. Data were collected from 71 of ministries, authorities and some private companies. Using discriminant function, this research found that the external factors (Market Forces, Supporting Industries, and Government) affect mainly the initial adoption while the internal factor (Awareness, Commitment,Governance, Resources including human, business and technology resources) effect of the institutional adoption. The outcome of this research provides insights of factors to be considered at different adoption stage for a better E-procurement readiness in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Willingness to adopt e-procurement to reduce corruption

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to report on research that evaluates the perceived willingness of potential bidders to adopt public e-procurement for the supply of goods and services to the government of Nepal. The authors have identified anti-corruption attributes through an extensive literature review and developed a theoretical model representing the impact of four latent variables, monopoly of power, information asymmetry, trust and transparency and accountability on the dependent variable, the intent-to-adopt e-procurement (ITA).Design/methodology/approach– Data for this research were obtained by the use of a questionnaire survey of bidders who were officially registered with the Government of Nepal. As part of the fieldwork for this research, the first author collected the perceptions of 220 bidders regarding the potential of public e-procurement to reduce corruption in public procurement processes.Findings– The findings suggest that a high level of the ITA has a positive and significant relationship with the independent variables that might inform the developed and emerging countries to make a decision to adoption of e-procurement to combat corruption in public procurement.Research limitations/implications– This study has some limitations that should be taken into consideration. The evaluation of anti-corruption factors, as they affect the willingness of users to adopt e-procurement on the bidder’s perception research model is relatively new to e-procurement research. A limitation of the research was that it gathered and analyzed data from a single country with a limited number of respondents. More research is needed to identify the anti-corruption factors of e-procurement in reducing corruption, and also need strong empirical test to valid the factors that influence the adoption of e-procurement.Originality/value– This study aimed to contribute to the academic scholar, government agencies and public procurement practitioner in enhancing their understanding of the perceived anti-corruption factors of public e-procurement to reduce corruption.

Initial Adoption vs. Institutionalization of E-Procurement in Construction Firms

This study explores the role of government in fostering construction firms move from initial adoption to institutionalization of e-procurement in developing countries' context. It proposes the research model that consists of five external environmental constructs that are considered as factors influencing the different levels of e-procurement adoption. It uses PLS-SEM to analyze the data collected from 112 construction businesses in Vietnam in 2012. It finds that the role of government has an extremely significant influence on a decision of initial adoption of e-procurement in construction enterprises through government leadership, legal and regulatory infrastructure, information and technology infrastructure (ITI), and socio-economic and knowledge infrastructure. However, the role of government is less important to a decision of institutionalization of e-procurement when only ITI significantly influences on the decision-making. As a result, useful theoretical and practical implications are proposed.

The impact of barriers and benefits of e-procurement on its adoption decision: An empirical analysis

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the barriers and benefits of e-procurement systems on the e-procurement adoption decision. An empirical analysis is performed for a retail store chain which operates in book and stationery sector in Turkey. Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) technique is applied to the selected barriers and benefits to determine their contextual relationships. Inadequate IT infrastructure of suppliers/business partners is found to be the most important barrier in the adoption of e-procurement systems. On the other hand, the most significant benefit is determined as integrated information sharing. The barriers and benefits, which have high driving power and the capability to influence the other drivers, are then integrated into the structural equation model. The results denote that barriers (benefits) of e-procurement systems have negative (positive) effect on the e-procurement adoption decision for the company. In addition, it is found that the effect of benefits on the adoption decision is higher than that of the barriers. Thus, based on this analysis, it would be beneficial for the company to adopt the e-procurement system.