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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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  • De Chun Huang

    (Industrial Economics Institute of Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, China)

  • Quang Dung Tran

    (Griffith Science Group, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia and National Civil Engineering University, Hanoi, Vietnam)

  • Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen

    (Industrial Economics Institute of Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, China)

  • Sajjad Nazir

    (Human Resources Management Institute, Hohai University, Nanjing, China)

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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  • De Chun Huang & Quang Dung Tran & Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen & Sajjad Nazir, 2014. "Initial Adoption vs. Institutionalization of E-Procurement in Construction Firms: The Role of Government in Developing Countries," International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS), IGI Global, vol. 10(4), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jeis00:v:10:y:2014:i:4:p:1-21
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    1. Almaaf Bader Ali A & Jian-Jun Miao & Quang Dung Tran, 2018. "Study on E-Commerce Adoption in SMEs Under the Institutional Perspective: The Case of Saudi Arabia," International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), IGI Global, vol. 10(1), pages 53-72, January.
    2. Ilin, Vladimir & Ivetić, Jelena & Simić, Dragan, 2017. "Understanding the determinants of e-business adoption in ERP-enabled firms and non-ERP-enabled firms: A case study of the Western Balkan Peninsula," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 206-223.

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