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ABSTRACT
국문 초록
Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. Research Background 11
1.2. Research Structure 14
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH MODEL 16
2.1. Introduction to Green Public Procurement 16
2.1.1. Policy background of Green Public Procurement 16
2.1.2. Green Public Procurement in Korean local municipalities 21
2.1.3. Green Public Procurement as an organizational innovation 24
2.2. Definition and Process of Organizational Innovation 26
2.2.1. Definition of innovation 26
2.2.2. Process of innovation 28
2.3. Determinants of innovation adoption among public organizations 32
2.3.1. Individual and organizational factors of innovation 33
2.3.2. Environmental factors of innovation 36
2.4. Research Model and Hypotheses 41
CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY 47
3.1. Data Description 47
3.2. Variables and Measures 51
3.2.1. Dependent variable 51
3.2.2. Independent variables 51
3.2.3. Control variables 54
3.3. Analytical Method 58
CHAPTER 4. ANALYSIS RESULT AND DISCUSSION 59
4.1. Descriptive Statistics 59
4.1.1. Sample description 59
4.1.2. Descriptive statistics analysis 61
4.1.3. Correlation analysis 69
4.2. Regression Results 72
4.3. Discussion 77
CHAPTER 4. CONCLUSION 81
REFERENCES 84
Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the survey respondents 48
Table 2. Data source for each variable 50
Table 3. Measurement of dependent variable 51
Table 4. Measurement of independent variables 53
Table 5. Measurement of control variables 57
Table 6. Description of sample municipalities 60
Table 7. Descriptive Statistics 61
Table 8. Correlation Statistics 71
Table 9. Regression Results 76
Figure 1. Roles of stakeholders in Japanese GPP 20
Figure 2. Total amount of GPP of Korean public institutions in 2020 22
Figure 3. Share of GPP per total purchasing in Korean municipalities (2020) 23
Figure 4. Bingham's Model for the Adoption of Innovations in Local Government 37
Figure 5. Theoretical model of the study 40
Figure 6. Research Model 46
Figure 7. Distribution of local government GPP performance (2021) 62
Figure 8. Distribution of average WTP for non-durable green products 63
Figure 9. Distribution of average WTP for durable green products 64
Figure 10. Distribution of the number of local green NGOs 65
Figure 11. Gender distribution of local councils 65
Figure 12. Distribution of political affiliation of local council members 66
Figure 13. Population of sample municipalities in 2021 67
Figure 14. Financial standing of sample municipalities in 2021 68