Fraud, corruption, and collusion in public procurement activities, a systematic literature review on data-driven methods

MS Lyra, B Damásio, FL Pinheiro, F Bacao - Applied Network Science, 2022 - Springer
Fraud, corruption, and collusion are the most common types of crime in public procurement
processes; they produce significant monetary losses, inefficiency, and misuse of the public …

Evolution of electronic procurement: contemporary review of adoption and implementation strategies

APC Chan, EK Owusu - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the advent of the first form of electronic procurement (EP), the procurement process
(ie, the stages and underlying activities) has evolved to transform the world of commerce …

Preventing bribery in the private sector through legal reform based on Pancasila

ZJ Fernando, P Pujiyono, H Susetyo… - Cogent Social …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As a participating country in the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)
2003, Indonesia is one of the state parties that has signed and ratified the UNCAC 2003 …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring potential political corruption in large-scale infrastructure projects in Nigeria

O Oluseye - Project Leadership and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Political corruption is especially relevant for large-scale projects because of their popularity
among politicians and citizens alike, as well as their inherent qualities. The goal of this study …

Coupling effects of economic, industrial, and geographical factors on collusive bidding decisions

X Wang, D Arditi, K Ye - Journal of Construction Engineering and …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Collusive bidding has been a major concern for both antitrust authorities and clients
because it can inflate winning prices to artificially high levels. Deciding to initiate such an …

[HTML][HTML] Corruption dynamics in public procurement: A longitudinal network analysis of local construction contracts in Guatemala

H Waxenecker, C Prell - Social Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
Spending concentration, political influence, and collusion violate rules and principles of
open and fair public procurement, leading to corrupt contract allocation. This study adopts …

Impacts of external environmental factors on the collusive team scale in bidding: The case of China

X Wang, EK Owusu, K Ye - Journal of Management in Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Collusive bidding is regarded as one of the construction sector's most socially harmful,
anticompetitive, and unsustainable practices. In this scheme, bidders are accustomed to …

Empirical assessments of the determinants of construction megaprojects' success: evidence from China

T Wang, EK Owusu, Q He, Z Tian, D Wu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study empirically examines the success determinants that instigate or contribute to
project success and empirically evaluates the levels of importance at which the ascertained …

[HTML][HTML] Business to government (B2G) corruption and resource misallocation. The case of China at the municipal level

F Teichmann, MC Falker, S Boticiu, BS Sergi - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines Business to Government (B2G) corruption in China. It contributes to
existing empirical analyses in several ways. First, it draws on an extensive literature review …

Barriers and Challenges for Public Procurement Integrity in Iraq: Systematic Review Study

MM Alsamarraie, FEM Ghazali - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Public procurement is the most corrupt government activity. Process disintegration, limited
competition, and corruption are the most common challenges in the procurement system …