<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Barriers and prospects of e-Procurement in the South African construction industry"^^ . "Purpose of this paper \r\n\r\nThe use of electronic procurement in construction is increasing with the associated barriers and prospects in the different countries. However, the extent of barriers to, and prospects of e-procurement uptake in the South African construction industry is not well articulated in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to report findings of a study conducted to investigate the barriers to e-procurement adoption in the South African construction industry. This is with a view to suggesting ways to mitigating the barriers and enhancing the prospects of e-procurement in the South African construction industry.\r\n\r\nDesign/methodology/approach\r\nThe study was exploratory in nature and the data used were derived from online questionnaire survey involving 603 respondents comprising architects, clients, construction/project managers, contractors, engineers, quantity surveyors, procurement and supply chain officials in the construction industry conducted between March and June 2014 in South Africa. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical and content analyses. \r\n\r\nFindings. \r\nThe main barriers to e-procurement uptake in the construction sector are related to unreliable ICT infrastructure, cultural issues, concern over security and data protection, unequal access to IT infrastructure by all categories of firms, inadequate knowledge on e-procurement systems and legal issues.\r\n\r\nPractical Implications\r\n\r\nThe study indicates that there is a possibility of future success in the use and maximization of the benefits of e-procurement in the South African construction industry. However, these depend on the availability of reliable ICT infrastructure and knowledgeable construction professionals; improved access to ICT infrastructure across the country and supportive legal environment.\r\n\r\nWhat is original/value of paper\r\nThe paper provides insight into the current barriers to e-procurement use and suggests how the identified barriers can be mitigated to maximise the benefits of e-procurement in the South African construction industry\r\n"^^ . "2014-09" . . . . . . . . . . . "Eziyi O."^^ . "Ibem"^^ . "Eziyi O. Ibem"^^ . . "Samuel"^^ . "Laryea"^^ . "Samuel Laryea"^^ . . . . "7th Annual Quantity S urveying Research Conference"^^ . . . . . "Pretoria, South Africa"^^ . . . . . . "Barriers and prospects of e-Procurement in the South African construction industry (PDF)"^^ . . . "BARRIERS AND PROSPECTS OF E-PROCUREMENT IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY-1.pdf"^^ . . . "Barriers and prospects of e-Procurement in the South African construction industry (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #4815 \n\nBarriers and prospects of e-Procurement in the South African construction industry\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "T Technology (General)"@en . . . "TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)"@en . . . "TH Building construction"@en . . . . . . . . . "Samuel"^^ . "Laryea"^^ . "Samuel Laryea"^^ . ""^^ . . "Eziyi O."^^ . "Ibem"^^ . "Eziyi O. Ibem"^^ . ""^^ .