Public Procurement Corruption: Types, Approaches, and Collusion or Rigging.
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Corruption in public procurement is inevitable. Some officials and firms see procurement as a means of enriching their pockets. It is becoming complex and sophisticated by day. Practitioners in public institutions can perform their duties well if they are guided by set of rules and principles that regulate what they do. Highly skilled and trained procurement professionals with good morals are required in public institutions to help trace and fight corruption. The paper aims at reviewing literature on the types of collusion or rigging practices and the approaches to defining corruption in procurement. The objective of this paper is to identify the types of tender collusion and rigging practices and approaches to defining corruption in procurement. The study reviews relevant literature which revealed that the most destructive type of procurement corruption is systemic corruption. It does not involve one person but a group who work together to exploit genuine firms. This type of corruption stifles competition and can lead to the selection of a wrong firm. The review further revealed that, corruption occurs in public procurement when there is violation of law, norm and procedures governing a procurement process for private gain.
Authors: Benjamin Boahene Akomah, Gabriel Nani
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2520154116