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E-procurement system adoption in local governments: the role of procurement complexity and organizational structure

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  • Yifan Chen
  • Stuart Bretschneider
  • Justin M. Stritch
  • Nicole Darnall
  • Lily Hsueh

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The article examines how local governments’ procurement complexity and structure interact to influence e-procurement adoption. Drawing on the survey data of over 400 cities, we find that a centralized structure enhances the likelihood that local governments adopt an e-procurement system to cope with the increasing procurement complexity; while governments with a coordinated structure are less likely to adopt e-procurement as they can rely on the intra-organizational collaboration and information-sharing embedded in the structure to accommodate complex procurements. The findings shed insights on how local governments with different structures can best deal with complex managerial activities and facilitate e-procurement adoption.

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  • Yifan Chen & Stuart Bretschneider & Justin M. Stritch & Nicole Darnall & Lily Hsueh, 2022. "E-procurement system adoption in local governments: the role of procurement complexity and organizational structure," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(6), pages 903-925, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:24:y:2022:i:6:p:903-925
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1874497
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    1. Bryngemark, Elina & Söderholm, Patrik & Thörn, Martina, 2023. "The adoption of green public procurement practices: Analytical challenges and empirical illustration on Swedish municipalities," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 204(PA).

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