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Infrastructure procurement skills gap amongst procurement personnel in Nigeria’s public sector

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Mahamadu, Abdul-Majeed, Manu, Patrick, Booth, Colin, Olomolaiye, Paul, Coker, Akinwale, Ibrahim, Ahmed, Lamond, Jessica·2018·Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
DOI 10.1108/jedt-09-2017-0089
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Purpose: Procurement of public infrastructure that is fit for purpose partly depends on the competencies of procurement personnel. In many developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, there is a deficit in the quantity and quality of infrastructure and their procurement is further riddled with deficiencies in the capacity of public procuring entities. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the critical skills development needs of public personnel involved in the procurement of infrastructure in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a quantitative research strategy, this study sought to address the knowledge gap through a survey of public infrastructure procurement personnel (n = 288) in different tiers of government (i.e. state and local government) and geopolitical contexts (north and south) in Nigeria. Findings: Of the 45 procurement skill areas operationalised, there is need for further development in 38 of them including: computing/ICT; problem-solving; communication; decision-making; health and safety management; quality management; relationship management; team building; project monitoring and evaluation; time management and procurement planning. Originality/value: A key implication of this study is for policymakers in state and local government to formulate and implement infrastructure procurement capacity development reforms that address the competency gaps of procurement personnel. Such reforms need to take into account the suitable methods for developing procurement competencies. Additionally, the procurement skill areas operationalised in this capacity assessment study could serve as a useful blueprint for studying capacity deficiencies amongst public infrastructure procurement personnel in other developing countries.

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  • Table 1 identifies all the issues involved with public sector projects after investigating various projects/samples from Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the OECD, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

    “Table 1 identifies all the issues involved with public sector projects after investigating various projects/samples from Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Netherlands, the OECD, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam [9,27,34-41].”

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Authors
Mahamadu, A.-M., Manu, P., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Coker, A., Ibrahim, A., & Lamond, J.
Affiliations
  • University of the West of England (GB)
  • University of Ibadan (NG)
  • Ahmadu Bello University (NG)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2018-02-05
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
2-24
ISSN
1726-0531 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/jedt-09-2017-0089
OpenAlex
W2776853206
Cited by
18
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
World Bank Group
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Public Procurement and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Competency Development and Evaluation
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Construction Project Management and Performance
Keywords
public infrastructure procurement, skills gap, capacity building, public sector, Nigeria, state and local government, health and safety management, project monitoring and evaluation, procurement planning

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