INFORMATION INTEGRATION, PROCUREMENT INTERNAL CONTROLS, MATERIAL AND PURCHASING PROCEDURE STANDARDIZATION AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE IN HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

Objective—It was found that over 65% of the costs connected with relief efforts go toward acquiring goods and services, which is a substantial problem for humanitarian organizations (HOs). Information and procurement are the intended outcomes of this article's examination of the effects of material standardization, buying methods, and procurement internal controls.

Methodology: For this study, we analyzed data from 170 HOs using multigroup analysis and structural equation modeling using partial least squares.

Results- The results show that the connection between information integration and procurement performance is entirely mediated by procurement internal controls and the standardization of materials and buying methods.

Implications for Future Research: This study only includes HOs, or hospitality organizations. Due to the multi-year nature of humanitarian procurement projects, it is difficult to determine the effects of procurement performance, material and process standardization, internal controls, and information integration in the long run. The availability of funding determines whether a longitudinal research may be carried out.

Implications for practice: In order to improve procurement performance, managers should standardize material and buying procedures and implement ways to integrate information within the framework of internal controls already in place.

Originality- In a humanitarian setting, procurement performance may be systematically improved by standardizing material and buying methods and combining information via procurement internal controls.