E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION: PREDICTING SOCIAL VALUES EFFECT ON INTENTION AND USAGE BEHAVIOR OF E-PROCUREMENT
Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the influence of social factors
on the adoption of e-Procurement in government institutions. The research design used is
a survey research. The theoretical model is empirically tested with data collected from 130
work units involving 185 respondents from across the local government institutions in Central
Java, Indonesia. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data. The results show
the influence of social values on the adoption of e-Procurement in government institutions.
The study results sugest that volunteering based solidarity affects on usage behavior of
e-Procurement. This attitude is influenced by the social expectations of the individual against
the social benefits of e-Procurement. Other findings, individuals who have a moderate
attitude (compromise and permissive) are likely to have a low intention of the e-Procurement.
This paper offers a model of development for the government adoption of e-Procurement in
government institutions through a participatory approach. Implementation of e-Procurement
requires the solidarity movement of individuals who voluntarily diffusing technology. This
paper is a study on the adoption of e-Procurement in the public sector that involves social
factors as the main determinants of technology in performing of adoption behavior. The
study's findings provide insight into the importance of the social benefits and social risk in
influencing the adoption of e-Procurement.
Keywords: E-Procurement; Volunteering; Solidarity; Social Risk; Social Expectancy.
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