EMPLOYEE’S BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO USE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN PROCUREMENT IN SELECTED INDUSTRIAL UNITS OF GUJARAT

Abstract

E -procurement is an important aspect for manufacturing companies to improve the buying process in their supply chain while improving the performance of their companies. The aim is to study Employee’s behavioral intention to use Information Technology (IT) in procurement system. Descriptive research design used for this study and primary data collected through structured questionnaire by personal survey method. Nonparametric statistics used to measure the influence and strength of the relationship between the independent variables. Significant effect found of gender and designation on the employee’s behavioral intention to use Information Technology (IT) in procurement. The companies can successfully implement Information Technology (IT) in procurement if they considered identified variables in this research. In future model can be developed based on identified variables.