Public Sector Procurement Digitalization and National Development: The Case of Ghana

Michael Nartey Agbeko, John Effah, Richard Boateng

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Abstract

This study aims at understanding the effects of procurement digitalization in the public sector on national development in a developing country context. The importance of procurement digitalization by governments to support national development cannot be over emphasis. A growing number of research on procurement digitalization exist, however, this has focused more on the private sector with less attention on the public sector and its effects on national development in developing countries. Given this gap, this paper employs qualitative interpretive case study as the methodology to investigate procurement digitalization in the public sector of Ghana. The findings show that digitalization of public sector procurement in developing countries has positive and negative effects on national development. This results in partial fulfillment of goals for digitalizing public procurement in developing countries. The findings have implications for research, practice, and policy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication28th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2022
PublisherAssociation for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)9781958200001
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event28th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2022 - Minneapolis
Duration: 10 Aug 202214 Aug 2022

Publication series

Name28th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2022

Conference

Conference28th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis
Period10/08/2214/08/22

Keywords

  • developing country
  • Ghana
  • interpretive case study
  • national development
  • Procurement digitalization
  • public sector
  • works systems theory

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