Organizational Assimilation of Electronic Procurement Innovations

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Rai, Arun; Brown, Paul; Tang, Xinlin
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; Clark Atlanta University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0742-1222
• DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222260110
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 257-296
• 关键词: information-technology; E-commerce; chain; internet; adoption; metaanalysis; payment; price

摘要

We investigate the assimilation of electronic procurement innovations (EPIs) and its impact on procurement productivity in buyer organizations. We identify online reverse auctions, electronic catalog management, electronic order fulfillment, and electronic payment and settlement as moderate complements for the performance of the procurement process. We develop a theoretical model that is informed by the literature on innovation assimilation and by structuration theory to explain the aggregated assimilation of EPIs. Our empirical study is based on survey data collected about EMS from 166 buyer firms. Based on our analysis, we isolate the organizational, technological, and interorganizational factors that shape the meta-structures for the aggregated assimilation of EMS. Our results also provide evidence of a substantial impact of the assimilation of these innovations on procurement productivity. Our post hoc analysis provides insights on differences across stages and across EMS on the factors and meta-structures that enable assimilation.