E-Procurement Adoption, E-Marketplace Participation and Firm Performance: A Study of Manufacturing Companies in Cameroon

Ayuk Takemeyang, Henry Jong Ketuma and Tambi Andison Akpor
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Ayuk Takemeyang: PhD, ICT University, Messassi, Zoatupsi, Yaounde, Cameroon
Henry Jong Ketuma: PhD, ICT University, Messassi, Zoatupsi, Yaounde, Cameroon
Tambi Andison Akpor: Research Scholar, University of Dschang, Cameroon

Frontiers in Management Science, 2025, vol. 4, issue 4, 71-81

Abstract: The study sought to examine the relationship between E-procurement adoption, E-marketplace participation, and performance of manufacturing companies in Cameroon. The study examined a population of 1,130 manufacturing companies in Cameroon and using the simple random sampling method, a sample size of 295 manufacturing companies was selected using the Yamane’s formula. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis methods. In order to establish the mediating role of E-marketplace participation in the relationship between e-procurement adoption and firm performance, a Sobel test was conducted. Evidence from the study found a strong positive association between e-market place participation and firm performance (r = 0.433**, p

Keywords: e-procurement adoption; e-marketplace participation; firm performance; manufacturing companies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.63593/FMS.2788-8592.2025.07.006

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