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Initial Adoption vs. Institutionalization of E-Procurement in Construction Firms: The Role of Government in Developing Countries
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Author(s): De Chun Huang (Hohai University, China), Quang Dung Tran (Griffith University, Australia & National Civil Engineering University, Vietnam), Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen (Hohai University, China)and Sajjad Nazir (Hohai University, China)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 21
Source title:
International Business: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9814-7.ch060
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Abstract
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.
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