UNETHICAL PRACTICES IN PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECTS: MIXED METHODS APPROACH

Andrew Ebekozien ()
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Andrew Ebekozien: School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2019, vol. 14, issue 3, 41-61

Abstract: Unethical practices in building projects procurement hinder economic development and social services. Therefore, this paper examined the effect of unethical practices on procurement performance of public building projects and attempts to proffer feasible solutions. The study population comprised governmental institutions, contracting and consultancy firms respectively in Abuja, Nigeria. A sequential explanatory mixed methods approach was adopted. Out of the 150 questionnaires administered, 72 were found suitable for analysis from the 90 questionnaires returned. The quantitative findings were further explained by the qualitative phase with ten experts engaged via snowball. The findings showed that lack of leadership, weak law, fear of unknown and greed were ranked as the causes of unethical practices. Inflated contract sum, bribery and corruption, shoddy construction and collusion tendering were ranked as the effects of unethical practices. The government need to strengthen anti-corruption agencies to tackle corruption head-on, enforce and upholding the rule of law among others as possible ways to mitigate unethical practices. This is because best policy practice is a non-implementable policy in a corrupt environment. For there to be enforcement and compliance of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007, corruption should be tackled, followed by an established institutional framework to achieve sustainability.

Keywords: Building Projects; Corruption; Ethics; Procurement Performance; Public Building. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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