E-Procurement Institutionalization in Construction Industry in Developing Countries: A Model and Instrument

The adoption of e-commerce technologies is a progressively interactive multi-phase process. Existing literature on the adoption has not been paid appropriately attention on this nature. This study distinguishes the difference between initial adoption and institutionalization of e-procurement and provides a particular focus on the investigation of determinants of e-procurement adoption in construction sector in developing countries’ context. It uses formative measurement to model exogenous latent variables. As a result, a theoretical model and an instrument are constructed and empirically tested by using data collected in Hanoi. The sophistication of eprocurement is essential to gain full benefits from the technology; therefore, specific studies on institutionalization of e-procurement, for instance this present work is very necessary. Further research with larger sample need to be conducted to validate additionally the model and instrument proposed. Key-Words: e-procurement; initial adoption; institutionalization; construction industry; developing countries