Abstract
Today, IT has a major influence on commercial activities, accelerating the adoption of e-procurement and e-marketplace participation in many industries. We examined firm motivations for adopting e-procurement for their operations in thee-marketplace and measured their performance to assess its benefits. Trust was considered as a moderating variable between the relationship of e-procurement adoption and e-marketplace participation. A two-stage analysis, including both a qualitative and quantitative approach, was applied. Hypotheses were developed and a model constructed. A research questionnaire was developed and distributed followed by data analysis and testing. The results showed that firms that adopted e-procurement were more likely to participate in the e-marketplace and that the firm's performance was enhanced after such participation. Trust was shown to have a moderating effect upon firm willingness to adopt e-procurement when it was considering participation in the e-marketplace. Crown
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 262-270 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Information and Management |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 Aug |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Management Information Systems
- Information Systems
- Information Systems and Management