Why do firms adopt E-procurement systems? Using logistic regression to empirically test a conceptual model

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-133

  Soares Aguiar, Antonio ^a   Palma dos Reis, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electronic procurement systems (EPS); Institutional theory; Portugal; Propensity of adoption; Survey method; Technology organization environment framework

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC-PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 39849085670     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2007.912806     Document Type: Article

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