Acceptance of e-procurement in organisations

TL;DR

This paper develops a comprehensive model for e-procurement adoption in organizations observing Islamic Sharia, integrating psychological, social, cultural, demographic, and religious factors to better understand acceptance.

Contribution

It introduces the E-PAM model, combining and extending existing IT adoption models with considerations specific to Islamic Sharia compliance.

Findings

E-PAM effectively incorporates diverse factors influencing adoption.

The model highlights the importance of behavioral control and norms.

It provides a framework for organizations to assess e-procurement acceptance.

Abstract

This research is concerned with the development of a realistic model for e-procurement adoption by organisations and groups observing the Rules of Islamic Sharia (RIS). This model is intended to be based on the behavioural control, subjective norms, and the recognition of the benefits and risks of e procurement adoption. The developed model,(E-PAM), combined and extended two existing models previously used for information technology adoption. Central to the design of the E-PAM is the principle that a realistic model should consider all relevant psychological, social, cultural, demography, and religious factors. .