Electronic Procurement Practices in the Public Sector: The Case of an Inter-organizational Information System in Ghana

Michael Nartey Agbeko, John Effah, Richard Boateng

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Abstract

The importance of inter-organizational information systems (IOISs) to contemporary organizations has been demonstrated in research and practice. However, the effects of IOISs use on procurement practices in the public sector are less understood. The practice lens theory is drawn upon in this study to understand IOIS effects on procurement activities in the public sector of Ghana, a developing country context. The findings show the effects as: (1) successful online tendering processes; (2) unsuccessful online procurement execution processes; and (3) continuing use of paper-based document exchanges. The paper discusses how the effects resulted in a partial online procurement system and the failure to realize the desired benefits. It also discusses the constraints of a full-scale e-procurement platform deployment and use in developing country public sector and how they can be addressed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResponsible AI and Analytics for an Ethical and Inclusive Digitized Society - 20th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2021, Proceedings
EditorsDenis Dennehy, Anastasia Griva, Nancy Pouloudi, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Ilias Pappas, Ilias Pappas, Matti Mantymaki
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages60-70
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030854461
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event20th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2021 - Galway
Duration: 1 Sep 20213 Sep 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume12896 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference20th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2021
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityGalway
Period1/09/213/09/21

Keywords

  • E-Procurement
  • Ghana
  • Inter-organizational information systems
  • Interpretive case study
  • Practice lens theory
  • Public sector

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