The Moderating Effect of Trust between e-Procurement Adoption and e-Marketplace Participation on Firm Performance

摘要

This study investigates motivations of firms that have adopted e-procurement to participate in the e-marketplace. In addition, the firm performance after participation in the e-marketplace is measured to investigate the benefits of e-marketplace participation on a firm's performance. Besides, trust is adopted in this study as a moderator between the relation of e-procurement adoption and e-marketplace participation to test whether it will interfere in the relation or not. A two-stage analysis of qualitative approach and quantitative approach is adopted in this study. Case studies of three firms are used to revise the research model. The findings of case studies and data analysis show firms that have adopted e-procurement are more likely to participate in the e-marketplace.