The Relationship Between E-Procurement and Public Procurement Performance: The Moderating Effect of Employees' Attitude in the Health Sector of Ghana.

Abstract

Employee attitude is usually cited as a key predictor of public procurement performance. However, current research has failed to provide an exhaustive explanation for the relationship between employee attitude and electronic procurement. The study sought to investigate the influence of electronic procurement on public procurement performance, with a focus on the moderating effects of employee attitudes.

The study used primary data from 130 target respondents using a well-structured questionnaire designed to meet the specific objectives. The survey instrument used a 5-point Likert scale to obtain feedback. The main analytical tools used were descriptive statistics, mean score ranking, confirmatory factor analysis, regression, and correlation analysis.

The findings revealed that the survey had achieved a very high level of reliability for employee attitude on commitment, job satisfaction, and performance. Hence, the findings significantly address the problem statement and outline the vision and potential for future studies.  The Rotated Component Matrix showed the correlations between items and factors after Varimax rotation. 

Factor 1 contained 8 items, Factor 2 contained 7 items, while Factor 3 contained 5 items. Respondents agreed that there was a positive relationship between employee attitude and e-procurement. The current study presents evidence of the influence of employee attitude on e-procurement performance. This will add depth to discussions and help public institutions improve e-procurement adoption by considering employee attitudes.