Factors influencing E- procurement usage
| Published date | 01 March 2006 |
| Pages | 28-45 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-06-01-02-2006-B002 |
| Date | 01 March 2006 |
| Author | Ken Dooley,Sharon Purchase |
| Subject Matter | Public policy & environmental management,Politics,Public adminstration & management,Government,Economics,Public Finance/economics,Texation/public revenue |
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, VOLUME 6, ISSUES 1 & 3, 27-99 2006
SYMPOSIUM ON E-PROCUREMENT IN PUBLIC SECTOR:
PART II
Editor: Alessandro Ancarani*
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JOURNAL OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, VOLUME 6, ISSUES 1 & 3, 28-45 2006
FACTORS INFLUENCING E- PROCUREMENT USAGE
Ken Dooley and Sharon Purchase*
ABSTRACT. Research indicates that e-procurement is being implemented
slowly in many organizations, especially government organizations. This article
investigates positive factors influencing e-procurement intentions within semi-
government organizations. A web-based survey was carried out on Australian
government purchasing professional’s perspectives of e-procurement. Findings
from a multiple regression analysis indicate that suppliers’ participation, internal
managerial support and the perceived benefits gained through implementation
all influence e-procurement intentions.
INTRODUCTION
E-procurement is the use of online technology to assist with the
procurement function. It is considered an operational imperative in
today’s competitive environment, a growth area and one of the key issues
purchasing and supply executives need to face now and in the near future
(Davila, Gupta & Palmer, 2003; Carter, Carter, Monczka, Slaight, &
Swan, 2000). Although forecasts on the use of e-procurement have been
downgraded with the burst of the Internet bubble in 2001 (Davila et al.,
2003), experts are still predicting growth (Halal, 2003) with statistics
showing an increased growth in the use of e-procurement for 2004. For
example a recent survey indicated that e-procurement of direct goods is
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* Ken Dooley, M. Phil, was a Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Central
Queensland University at time of writing this paper. His research and teaching
interests are in public sector procurement and supply chain management.
Sharon Purchase, Ph.D., is a Lecturer, School of Business, University of
Western Australia. Her research and teaching interests are in e-procurement
and business relationships.
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