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| author | Rodríguez-Escobar, Javier Alfonso González-Benito, Javier |
| author_facet | Rodríguez-Escobar, Javier Alfonso González-Benito, Javier |
| contents | <p>Abstract<br>Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how information technology (IT) can help explain performance by the purchasing function. In addition to<br>analyzing the direct effect and mediating role of purchasing practices in the relationship between IT and purchasing performance, as has been<br>considered in previous research, this study investigates the possibility of a moderating effect of IT in the relationships between purchasing practices<br>and purchasing performance.<br>Design/methodology/approach – The propositions are tested with data from 156 purchasing managers, collected through a survey of members<br>of the Spanish Association of Professionals of Purchasing and Supply Management who work in industrial companies.<br>Findings – Although IT investments exert a positive effect on the purchasing function, the results show that this effect takes place through the<br>implementation of purchasing practices that in turn improve the results of the purchasing function.<br>Originality/value – Instead of focusing on a single, specific effect of IT investment in the purchasing function, this paper considers three potential<br>effects (direct, mediated and moderating). Thus, it provides a more comprehensive overview of the topic and a more complete elucidation of the<br>actual effects.</p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_19147454 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2026 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | The role of information technology in purchasing function Rodríguez-Escobar, Javier Alfonso González-Benito, Javier Information Technology/supply & distribution Group Purchasing/organization & administration <p>Abstract<br>Purpose – This paper aims to analyze how information technology (IT) can help explain performance by the purchasing function. In addition to<br>analyzing the direct effect and mediating role of purchasing practices in the relationship between IT and purchasing performance, as has been<br>considered in previous research, this study investigates the possibility of a moderating effect of IT in the relationships between purchasing practices<br>and purchasing performance.<br>Design/methodology/approach – The propositions are tested with data from 156 purchasing managers, collected through a survey of members<br>of the Spanish Association of Professionals of Purchasing and Supply Management who work in industrial companies.<br>Findings – Although IT investments exert a positive effect on the purchasing function, the results show that this effect takes place through the<br>implementation of purchasing practices that in turn improve the results of the purchasing function.<br>Originality/value – Instead of focusing on a single, specific effect of IT investment in the purchasing function, this paper considers three potential<br>effects (direct, mediated and moderating). Thus, it provides a more comprehensive overview of the topic and a more complete elucidation of the<br>actual effects.</p> |
| title | The role of information technology in purchasing function |
| topic | Information Technology/supply & distribution Group Purchasing/organization & administration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19147454 |