Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Public sector organizations need internal control systems to guarantee efficient procurement methods because they play such an essential role. An organisation receives support from internal control systems in two ways: to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and corporate objectives, including resource protection against harm. Researchers examined Ghanaian public procurement internal control systems by studying the Drivers and Vehicles assessment three main factors with participant responses was compiled using questionnaires distributed to a population sample of 100 individuals. A total of 78 people responded to the distributed questionnaires. The research employing descriptive statistical analysis about internal control activities inside DVLA revealed that the company extensively utilizes every activity in monitoring and risk management and control environment practices as well as information and communication functions. Internal control procedures affected DVLA's procurement performance at a moderate level. Internal control practices established a favourable with the procurement DVLA. Data demonstrates that procurement performance maintains a relationship only with meaningful positive results from monitoring measures. The study reveals that limited funding together with fraud and corruption and lack of transparency and restricted capabilities and several other corrupt practices negatively affect DVLA's public procurement system. The study indicates that DVLA should focus on strengthening their internal control systems through monitoring specifically because an effective monitoring system will produce substantial improvement in procurement performance.
Author: Emmanuel Israel Ansah
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4411497330