E-procurement adoption process: an arduous journey for an Australian city council

Md. Mahbubur Rahim and Sharif N. As-Saber

International Journal of Electronic Finance, 2011, vol. 5, issue 2, 150-168

Abstract: Unlike the private sector for which the adoption of e-procurement systems has widely been discussed, little is known about the motivations behind government agencies' introduction of e-procurement systems and the challenges they encounter in implementing them. This research addresses this gap through an exploratory case study involving a Melbourne-based city council. The findings indicate the reluctance of the council in fully committing to e-procurement system while being not entirely motivated by financial gains. A major hurdle is the difficulty to integrate e-procurement to the council's financial applications. The study has implications for public sector financial managers and IT practitioners.

Keywords: e-procurement; e-finance; local government; city councils; challenges; motivations; adoption; case study; Australia; electronic procurement; online procurement; electronic finance; government agencies; public sector; financial management. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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