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Abstract
Many studies have explored numerous barriers to e-procurement adoption in the construction industry. However, a comprehensive review of literature to reveal the interconnectivity among the barriers is still lacking. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and to reveal the relationships among e-procurement barriers in literature. Through a systematic review technique, 61 relevant papers were extracted. Thirty-four barriers were identified and categorized into organizational, technological legal and cultural barriers. Further, network analysis was employed to depict the complex interrelationships among the barriers. Although the barriers related to change resistance and lack of trust were prominent and highly connected, there exist other significant connections among the barriers to e-procurement adoption. The study contributes to e-procurement body of knowledge by exploring the complex interrelationships among e-procurement barriers. Further, this study offers practitioners a guiding frame in the development of effective strategies that mitigate e-procurement barriers and relationships in the construction industry.
Acknowledgments
This study forms part of a PhD research project on the adoption of e-procurement in the construction industry, which might share similar background and methodology with other papers but with different objectives and scopes. The authors thank the Department of Building and Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for funding this research.
Disclosure statement
The authors have no conflict of interest.
Data availability statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study (i.e., data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request (data for the reviewed papers used for the study).