Readiness factors affecting e-procurement in South African government departments
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Readiness factors affecting e-procurement in South African government departments | |
| Creator | Maepa, Dineo N. Mpwanya, Musenga F. Phume, Tshishikhawe B. | |
| Description | Background: South Africa’s government departments use a manual paper-based procurement system with some electronic features despite the high level of human interference contributing to corruption, favouritism and inefficiency associated with manual paper-based procurement system. This suggests a lack of readiness towards full e-procurement adoption in South Africa’s public sector. However, studies on readiness factors affecting e-procurement adoption have been scantly investigated in multiple government departments in South Africa.Objectives: This study aims to determine the readiness factors that affect e-procurement in multiple government departments in South Africa.Method: A quantitative research design was adopted to sample 113 public procurement officials using a cluster sampling method from five identified national government departments across five ministerial clusters. The data were collected using an online self-administered survey questionnaire and processed and analysed through Stata Release 15 statistical analysis software.Results: Six factors were identified to influence e-procurement readiness in South African government departments. These include technology and organisation’s finance, among others. These factors will aid in effective planning of government departments regarding e-procurement readiness.Conclusion: Government departments should consider the factors that influence e-procurement readiness when deciding to adopt e-procurement system. This would help government departments to plan effectively e-procurement acquisition, running and training of users and thereby streamlining their procurement processes, reducing operating costs and minimising corruption.Contribution: This study fills a lack of knowledge on the readiness factors affecting e-PP adoption in the South African government department context. The knowledge of these factors, generated through empirical analysis, would guide government departments when deciding on e-PP readiness and streamline procurement processes in South Africa. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-06-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jtscm.v17i0.874 | |
| Source | Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management; Vol 17 (2023); 12 pages 1995-5235 2310-8789 | |
| Language | eng | |
| Relation |
The following web links (URLs) may trigger a file download or direct you to an alternative webpage to gain access to a publication file format of the published article:
https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/874/1449
https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/874/1450
https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/874/1451
https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/874/1452
|
|
ADVERTISEMENT
