Title: The association between procurement process, e-procurement deployment and procurement performance in an emerging economy

Authors: Lomatey Toku; Abdul Samed Muntaka; Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo

Addresses: Koforidua Technical University, P.O. Box Kf, 981, Koforidua, Ghana ' Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kumasi, Ghana ' University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W University Drive, Edinburg, Texas, USA

Abstract: Electronic procurement is critical in the reduction of procurement irregularities and inefficiencies in organisations and institutions in order to enhance value for money in the procurement process. This research is to examine the relationships between procurement process, e-procurement deployment, and procurement performance using the institutional theory as a lens. The projected model was empirically verified using primary data collected from 309 Ghanaian public organisations obligated to use the Public Procurement Act in their procurement activities. Analysis of statistics was performed using the partial least square based structural equation modelling method. The study outcomes validate that both procurement process and eprocurement deployment have a positive significant relationship with procurement performance. Further, whilst procurement process has a positive effect on e-procurement deployment, e-procurement deployment has a complementary partial mediation role between procurement process and procurement performance. For theoretical contribution, this research extends the institutional theory into the procurement literature. For practice, the findings provide insight for government practitioners and regulatory bodies to institute policies and protocols that encourage e-procurement deployments to enhance the activities of the procurement systems.

Keywords: procurement; e-procurement; procurement process; procurement performance; institutional theory; emerging economy; mediation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2025.147501

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2025 Vol.23 No.4, pp.474 - 497

Received: 23 Sep 2024
Accepted: 12 Oct 2024
Published online: 18 Jul 2025 *

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