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Evaluating the Anti‐Corruption Capabilities of Public e‐Procurement in a Developing Country
Author(s) -
Neupane Arjun,
Soar Jeffrey,
Vaidya Kishor
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the electronic journal of information systems in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1681-4835
DOI - 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2012.tb00390.x
Subject(s) - procurement , language change , business , developing country , principal (computer security) , perception , usability , set (abstract data type) , public relations , technology acceptance model , marketing , political science , economic growth , economics , psychology , computer security , computer science , art , literature , human–computer interaction , neuroscience , programming language
This paper reports on research undertaken in Nepal into perceptions of trust in public e‐procurement systems and of their anti‐corruption capabilities. The research set out to examine the relationships between factors including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, and intent to adopt anti‐corruption technology in public procurement. The research was guided by the Technology Acceptance model and Principal‐agent theory. The findings suggest that the intent‐to‐adopt public e‐procurement has a positive and significant relationship with concepts of usefulness, ease of use, and trust when democratic governments in developing countries attempt to combat corruption in public procurement.