Positive and negative impacts of the adoption of e-procurement solutions: the Italian market case

Belisari, Sara; Appolloni, Andrea; Cerruti, Corrado

doi:10.1504/ijpm.2019.098553

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“…An efficient e-procurement system helps a firm organize its interactions with its most crucial suppliers, to reduce problems with suppliers, and improve customer service [21], to shorten the whole purchasing process and improve its quality [22]. E-procurement enhances also the suppliers' side [33]: it allows organizations to eliminate low-rated suppliers [34], for example, through the vendor-rating tools and the better suppliers information [15,35], reducing problems [17] and collusion between them [17,36] by improving the possibility to obtain "longer-term relationships" [34]. However, the impact of e-procurement adoption is not always considered beneficial: this is a quite controversial issue in the literature.…”

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E-Procurement Adoption: A Case Study about the Role of Two Italian Advisory Services

2020

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This paper aims to analyze e-procurement adoption projects with specific focus on the Italian market. E-procurement adoption is critical for organizations, both for its internal efficiency and for the deep impact on sustainability issues. E-procurement adoption, however, is a complex journey as its implementation deals with various obstacles and the adoption costs can limit the overall organizational performance. Advisory services can support organizations in reaching the overall benefits of the e-procurement solution also by reducing the setbacks related to low technology literacy of end-users. Accordingly, we analyze adoption of e-procurement, its main variables and outputs, by focusing on a comparative case study based on an exploratory-inductive investigation of two Italian leading providers. The data have been collected through primary (semistructured interviews) and secondary (companies’ internal documents and companies’ websites) sources. Results highlight that when firms decide to adopt e-procurement, advisory services have an enabling role that can support them into implementation, and particularly for overcoming barriers and helping them to achieve the expected benefits.

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2020

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“…The finding is also consistent with previous studies which proposed that the use of technology in procurement management could contribute to the performance of procurement (Alsetoohy & Ayoun, 2018;Ateto et al, 2013;Gardenal, 2013;Hsiao & Teo, 2005;Karthik & Kumar, 2013;Mäkinen et al, 2011;Mishra et al, 2013;Quesada et al, 2010;Yu et al, 2016). Previous studies also conducted specifically in the public sector also were in support of the hypothesis that technology usage in the public sector procurement had a positive impact on performance (Alsac, 2007;Belisari et al, 2019;Cholette et al, 2019;Dooley & Purchase, 2006;Svidronova & Mikus, 2015). This finding is also consistence with the resource-based view predictions which are based on the argument that technology usage involves some necessary resources and these resources can enhance other resources and capabilities hence leading to performance Additionally, as hypothesized in hypothesis 2 (H2) the result on the relationship of the path from REGPRE*TECUSG to PROPERF was (-0.079) and statistically significant (t = 2.038; p < 0.05).…”

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“…Studies on technology usage in procurement, supply chain management, and value chain indicate the existence of a positive relationship between technology usage and public procurement performance (Alsac, 2007;Alsetoohy & Ayoun, 2018;Ateto et al, 2013;Belisari et al, 2019;Cholette et al, 2019;Gardenal, 2013;Hsiao & Teo, 2005;Karthik & Kumar, 2013;Mäkinen et al, 2011;Marinagi, Trivellas, & Sakas, 2014;Quesada et al, 2010;Singer et al, 2009;Svidronova & Mikus, 2015;Yu et al, 2016). Despite significant studies concluding on a positive association between technology usage in procurement and procurement performance yet still some studies provide ambivalent results on the relationship between technology usage in procurement and or supply chain performance.…”

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Technology Usage and Public Procurement Performance in Tanzania

Tinali

2022

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Given a number of challenges procurement in the public sector faces also in line with the current trend of globalization and innovation, organizations are trying much to improve their procurement practices through technological applications. However, still there are contradictory results on the role of technology usage on the performance of procurement. This study was aimed at investigating the public procurement performance in Tanzania by examining the roles played by technology usage and regulatory pressure. Drawing on institution theory with the support of empirical evidence from literature, a conceptual model with direct path and moderated paths was developed through which procurement regulatory pressure moderates the path from procurement technology usage to procurement performance. The study used partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) aided by SmartPLS 3 to validate the measurement model and test the hypotheses using data from 207 key informants from procurement management units of the public procurement sector in Tanzania. The findings from this study with support from previous empirical studies indicated that too much regulatory pressure tends to weaken the application of technology in procurement. Moreover, these results have implications for methodology, practitioners, and policymakers.

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“…These include lack of knowledge/ training programs, lack of funds, lack of environmental laws, deficient law enforcement, lack of green products, lack of suppliers for green products, resistance to change and lack of funding for research. These or similar inhibitors have already been highlighted in literature by various scholars in different contexts (Ahsan and Rahman, 2017;Belisari et al, 2019;Delmonico et al, 2018;Leal Filho et al, 2019;Saroha et al, 2019;Zaidi et al, 2019).…”

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Drivers and deterrents of sustainable procurement practices – an exploratory study in context of Pakistani HEIs

Shaikh

Channa²

2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify drivers and deterrents to sustainable procurement (SP) via field-level inquiry in the context of public sector higher education institutes in an emerging economy like Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach Unstructured interviews guided by the interview guide were conducted. The participants were selected via purposive sampling. A three-step process was carried out for data analysis. The first-order codes were generated from the views expressed by the informants. The descriptive codes (second-order categories) were developed, providing insights into the main factors. These codes helped to generate the third-order themes related to drivers and deterrents of SP. Findings The results reveal that interdepartmental cooperation is the most discussed driver, followed by government regulations. The most noted deterrents include a lack of interdepartmental cooperation, a lack of environmental laws and resistance to change. The participants have highlighted interdepartmental coordination as both a driver if available and a deterrent if not available. Social implications The identified drivers and deterrents shall help the managers and policymakers as a guide while transitioning from traditional procurement to SP. Originality/value With the increased focus of the higher education commission Pakistan on implementing green practices in higher educational institutes, this study proposes the understanding of a systematic and holistic view of SP by proposing a theoretical framework.

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Positive and negative impacts of the adoption of e-procurement solutions: the Italian market case

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

E-Procurement Adoption: A Case Study about the Role of Two Italian Advisory Services

E-Procurement Adoption: A Case Study about the Role of Two Italian Advisory Services

Technology Usage and Public Procurement Performance in Tanzania

Drivers and deterrents of sustainable procurement practices – an exploratory study in context of Pakistani HEIs

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