MEDIATING ROLE OF FIRM SIZE FOR ETHCIAL E-PROCUREMENT IMPLEMENTATION: EMPLOYEE PERCEPTION FROM SMES
Main Article Content
Abstract
The current study examines the mediating role of firms’ size between perceived benefits and perceived implementation of cost for ethical e-procurement implementation in small and medium size firms of Sindh, Pakistan. For the achievement of research objectives, the required primary data gathered using the adopted questionnaire and the researcher used survey method. Total 300 questionnaires distributed among middle level and upper-level employees and 270 filled questionnaires returned for further analysis and data cleaning process. The response rate was 90 percent. Confirmatory factor analysis and SEM analysis performed in AMOS version 25 for the study of the collected data. The study's findings supported the hypotheses that both perceived benefits and perceived costs have a partial mediating influence on the adoption of ethical e-procurement in small and medium-sized businesses in Sindh, Pakistan. The result of study are insights for the top management and managers of SMEs in order to arrange workshops intended for employees for better implementation of ethical e-procurement in small and medium size firms situated in Sindh, Pakistan.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
bu-ELSamen, A., Chakraborty, G., & Warren, D. (2010). A process-based analysis of e-procurement adoption. Journal of Internet Commerce, 9(3-4), 243-259.
Au, N., Ho CK, G., & Law, R. (2014). Towards an understanding of e-procurement adoption: A case study of six hotels in Hong Kong. Tourism recreation research, 39(1), 19-38.
Bartezzaghi, E., & Ronchi, S. (2005). E-sourcing in a buyer-operator-seller perspective: benefits and criticalities. Production Planning & Control, 16(4), 405-412.
Benfratello, L., Schiantarelli, F., & Sembenelli, A. (2008). Banks and innovation: Microeconometric evidence on Italian firms. Journal of Financial Economics, 90(2), 197-217.
Budiarto, D. S., & Pramudiati, N. (2018). Does technology improve SMEs business success? Empirical research on Indonesian SMEs. Journal of Economics and Management Sciences, 1(2), p115-p115.
Cao, Y., Wang, Q., Fan, Q., Nojavan, S., & Jermsittiparsert, K. (2020). Risk-constrained stochastic power procurement of storage-based large electricity consumer. Journal of Energy Storage, 28, 101183.
Chong, A.Y., Ooi, K., Lin, B., & Raman, M. (2009). Factors affecting the adoption level of c-commerce: An empirical study. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 50, 13-22.
Calcagnini, G., Favaretto, I., & Giombini, G. (2011). Financial models of small innovative firms: an empirical investigation. In The Economics of Small Businesses. 151-171.
Dauda, S.Y. and Lee, J. (2016). Quality of service and customer satisfaction: a conjoint analysis for the Nigerian bank customers. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 34(6), 841-867.
Dooley, K. and Purchase, S. (2006. Factors influencing E- procurement usage. Journal of Public Procurement, 6(1/2), 28-45.
Devaraj, S., Krajewski, L., & Wei, J. C. (2007). Impact of eBusiness technologies on operational performance: the role of production information integration in the supply chain. Journal of operations management, 25(6), 1199-1216.
Eadie, R., Perera, S., Heaney, G. and Carlisle, J. (2007). Drivers and Barriers to Public Sector e-procurement within Northen Ireland’s Construction Industry. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 12, 103-120.
Eei, K. S., Husain, W., & Mustaffa, N. (2012). Survey on benefits and barriers of e-procurement: Malaysian SMEs perspective. International Journal on Advanced Science Engineering Information Technology, 2(6), 14-19.
Emiliani, M.L. (2000). Business‐to‐business online auctions: key issues for purchasing process improvement. Supply Chain Management, 5(4), 176-186.
Ernst, & Young. (2001). Enabling E-commerce: E-Procurement: E-Procurement- Boosting the Bottom Line.
Fawcett, S. E., Wallin, C., Allred, C., & Magnan, G. (2009). Supply chain information‐sharing: benchmarking a proven path. Benchmarking an International Journal. 16(2), 222-246.
Garrido, M. J., Gutiérrez, A., & San José, R. (2008). Organizational and economic consequences of business e-procurement intensity. Technovation, 28(9), 615-629.
Gunasekaran, A., & Ngai, E. W. (2008). Adoption of e-procurement in Hong Kong: empirical research. International Journal of Production Economics, 113(1), 159-175.
Hair, J. F., Gabriel, M., & Patel, V. (2014). AMOS covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM): Guidelines on its application as a marketing research tool. Brazilian Journal of Marketing, 13(2).
Hassan, H. (2013). Factors affecting the extent of e-procurement use in small and medium enterprises in New Zealand: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Business Information Systems at Massey University, Manawatu Campus, New Zealand (Doctoral dissertation, Massey University).
Harman, H. H. (1967). Modern factor analysis. 2nd edi-tion. U university of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Ibem, E. O., Aduwo, E. B., Tunji-Olayeni, P., Ayo-Vaughan, E. A., & Uwakonye, U. O. (2016). Factors influencing e-Procurement adoption in the Nigerian building industry. Construction Economics and Building, 16(4), 54-67.
Inayatullah, R. N., & Singh, A. (2015). Supply chain management practices in SMEs of India: Some managerial lessons from large enterprises. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), 2(5), 256-269.
Lefebvre, L. A., Lefebvre, E., Elia, E., & Boeck, H. (2005). Exploring B-to-B e-commerce adoption trajectories in manufacturing SMEs. Technovation, 25(12), 1443-1456.
Masudin, I., Aprilia, G. D., Nugraha, A., & Restuputri, D. P. (2021). Impact of E-procurement adoption on company performance: Evidence from Indonesian manufacturing industry. Logistics, 5(1), 16.
Min, H., & Galle, W. P. (2003). E-purchasing: profiles of adopters and nonadopters. Industrial Marketing Management, 32(3), 227-233.
Miyatake, K., Nemoto, T., Nakaharai, S., & Hayashi, K. (2016). Reduction in consumers’ purchasing cost by online shopping. Transportation Research Procedia, 12, 656-666.
Mohd Daud, N., Mohammad, N., Azmi, A. E., & Mohamed, I. S. (2013). Factors influencing the usage of e-Procurement among contractor companies in Malaysia. Business and Management Quarterly Review (BMQR), 4(3&4), 62-80.
Muffatto, M., & Payaro, A. (2004). Implementation of e-procurement and e-fulfillment processes: A comparison of cases in the motorcycle industry. International Journal of Production Economics, 89(3), 339-351.
Nawi, M. N. M., Roslan, S., Salleh, N. A., Zulhumadi, F., & Harun, A. N. (2016). The benefits and challenges of E-procurement implementation: a case study of Malaysian company. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 6(7), 329-332.
Sharma, G. (2011). Do SMEs need to strategize?. Business strategy series. 12(4), 186-194.
Soosay, C., Fearne, A., & Varsei, M. (2014). Extending sustainable practices beyond organizations to supply chains. In Linking Local and Global Sustainability (pp. 71-90). Springer, Dordrecht.
Ogechukwu, A. D. (2011). The role of small-scale industry in national development in Nigeria. Universal Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 1(1), 23-41.
Panda, D., & Sahu, G. P. (2012). E-Procurement implementation: critical analysis of success factors' impact on project outcome. Available at SSRN 2019575.
Parida, V., Sophonthummapharn, K., & Parida, U. (2006). Understanding E-procurement: Qualitative case studies. In ICEB+ eBRF 2006: 28/11/2006-02/12/2006. Institute of Business Information Management at the Tampere University of Technology.
Pearcy, D. H., & Giunipero, L. C. (2008). Using e‐procurement applications to achieve integration: what role does firm size play? Supply Chain Management: An International Journal. 13(1), 26-34.
Pearcy, D. H., Parker, D. B., & Giunipero, L. C. (2008). Using electronic procurement to facilitate supply chain integration: an exploratory study of US‐based firms. American Journal of Business, 23(1), 23-36.
Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 885(879), 10-1037.
Rankin, J., Chen, Y. and Christian, A. (2006). E-procurement in the Atlantic Canadian AEC industry. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 11,75-87.
Robinson, P., Wale, D., & Dickson, G. (Eds.). (2010). Events management. Cabi.
Rogers, E.M. (1962). Diffusion of innovation. New York, NY: Free Press.
Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th Ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.
Roscoe, A. M., Lang, D., & Sheth, J. N. (1975). Follow-up Methods, Questionnaire Length, and Market Differences in Mail Surveys: In this experimental test, a telephone reminder produced the best response rate and questionnaire length had no effect on rate of return. Journal of Marketing, 39(2), 20-27.
Sekaran, U. & Bougie, R. (2009). Research Method for Business, a Skill Building Approach. Wiley, Singapore.
Tai, Y. M., Ho, C. F., & Wu, W. H. (2010). The performance impact of implementing web-based e-procurement systems. International Journal of Production Research, 48(18), 5397-5414.
Teo, T. S., Lin, S., & Lai, K. H. (2009). Adopters and non-adopters of e-procurement in Singapore: An empirical study. Omega, 37(5), 972-987.
Torotich (2018). Influence of Institutional Factors on Implementation of E-Procurement in County Governments in Kenya. Journal of Business. 3, 24-45.
Vaidya, K., & Campbell, J. (2016). Multidisciplinary approach to defining public e-procurement and evaluating its impact on procurement efficiency. Information Systems Frontiers, 18(2), 333-348.
Vanpoucke, E., Vereecke, A., & Wetzels, M. (2014). Developing supplier integration capabilities for sustainable competitive advantage: A dynamic capabilities approach. Journal of operations management, 32(7-8), 446-461.
Wu, F., Zsidisin, G., & Ross, A. (2007). Antecedents and outcomes of e-procurement adoption: an integrative model. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54(3), 576-587.
Wagner, B. A., Fillis, I., & Johansson, U. (2003). E‐business and e‐supply strategy in small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). Supply chain management: An international journal. 8(4), 343-354.
Wu, T., Wu, Y. C. J., Chen, Y. J., & Goh, M. (2014). Aligning supply chain strategy with corporate environmental strategy: A contingency approach. International Journal of Production Economics, 147, 220-229.
Yao, D., Yue, X., & Liu, J. (2008). Vertical cost information sharing in a supply chain with value-adding retailers. The International Journal of Management Science, 36, 838-851.