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Trust or dependancy? major influence on e-procurement adoption decisions in supply chain relationships

Abdullah, Nik Ab Halim and Al-Hakim, Latif (2006) Trust or dependancy? major influence on e-procurement adoption decisions in supply chain relationships. In: International Conference on E-Commerce 2006(ICoEC): a Route to Competitive Advantage, 19-20 Sep 2006, Penang, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This paper discussed the influence of two factors, which is the level of trust and the level of dependency on the e-procurement adoption decisions between supply chain partners in a supply chain relationship. Literature related to trust theory and power theory was reviewed in search for an attributes of each factors that could have an influence on the e-procurement adoption decisions. Literature suggests that trust and dependency did play a major role in adoption decisions but none have ever tried to discover which factor is more important especially in today’s competitive business environment. A theoretical framework is then developed based on prior research on trust and dependency in various e-business and e-commerce applications. Implications of both factors to supply chain partners and also the direction for future research within this area are then discussed.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (DEST Category E) (Paper)
Additional Information:NOTE: This paper was presented at the conference, but due to organisational issues is not listed in the list of accepted papers on the conference website (http://www.icoec.com/). The paper will be included in the formal printed conference proceedings to be published during 2007.
Uncontrolled Keywords:E-procurement, supply chain relationships, trust, dependency, e-business, ecommerce
Subjects:280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280102 Information Systems Management
ID Code:2184
Deposited By:Dr Latif Al-Hakim
Deposited On:11 Oct 2007 10:59
Last Modified:11 Oct 2007 10:59

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