Determinants of electronic procurement adoption in an organization: Comparative study of private and public organization: The case of TANESCO and TBL
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2018
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Mzumbe University
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This study examined the determinants of electronic procurement adoption in an organization by comparing public organization (TANESCO) and private organization (TBL). The population consisted of employees in both organization of which a sample size of 52 respondents were taken from TBL and a sample size of 54 respondents were taken from TANESCO. The study considered four objectives as the influence of individual factors on e-procurement adoption, the influence of organizational factors in an organization, level of e-procurement adoption and the challenges facing organizations on implementation of e-procurement. A cross-sectional research design was used by the researcher and purposive sampling was used to obtain number of respondents needed from the whole population. Data were collected through questionnaires presented to the respondents and documentary review was used to supplement the study of which both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used. This study found that individual age and education found to have a significant relation with e-procurement adoption in TBL while individual skills and education found to have a significant relationship with eprocurement adoption in TANESCO of which education found as the common individual factor which influences e-procurement adoption in both organizations. On other side organization factors such as motivation and team work found to have a significantly relationship with adoption of e-procurement in TBL, while organizational structure and team work have significantly relationship with e-procurement adoption in the study found that team work is the major influence under organizational factor in e-procurement adoption. Also the study found that private organizations like TBL adopted e-procurement at the highest level stage compared to public organizations which are in preliminary stage of adopting e-procurement. Among challenges facing the organization on implementing the system were found to be system compatibility and supplier readiness while challenges facing the organization on the adoption process were lack of electronic infrastructure and fund. It was recommended that public organization should adopt fully e-procurement in a pace of private organization in order to increase performance of organization through cost reduction, efficiency and effectiveness. performance of organization through cost reduction, efficiency and effectiveness.
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (Msc- PSCM) of Mzumbe University
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e-procurement adoption, e-services-Tanzania, Technology Acceptance Theory, Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), evel of e-procurement, The Transaction cost Theory, e-procurement-challanges
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