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Exploring anti-corruption capabilities of e-procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria
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The use of electronic (e-) procurement to support the execution of supply chain management activities in the different industrial sectors is permeating all regions of the world. However, in countries in sub-Saharan Africa where there is a significant level of corruption and unethical practices in the procurement process, there is a need for a better understanding of how e-Procurement can help to check the incidence of corrupt and unethical practices in construction project delivery. This study relied on a cross-sectional survey of 759 respondents, including architects, builders, engineers, estate/facilities managers, contractors, construction/project managers, quantity surveyors, supply chain managers and others to identify and analyse the anti-corruption capabilities of e-Procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria. The results of the descriptive statistics, relative importance index and principal components analysis identified 18 anti-corruption capabilities in e-Procurement in construction project delivery with the three most important ones being the capability of e-Procurement to ensure good inventory management/record keeping; accountability by providing audit services trail and minimise direct human contacts during bidding. The key underlying dimensions of these capabilities include the advantage of e-Procurement over the traditional paper-based method; transparent bidding process and increase in competition in construction project delivery process. The findings of this study have implications, especially, on the use of e-Procurement to curb corruption in construction procurement activities.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Aduwo, E., Ibem, E., Afolabi, A., Oluwunmi, A., Tunji-Olayeni, P., Ayo-Vaughan, E., Uwakonye, U., & Oni, A.
- Affiliations
- Covenant University (NG)
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- Bells University of Technology (NG)
- Corresponding author
- Aduwo, Egidario
- ORCID
- Venue
- Construction Economics and Building
- Published
- 2020-03-07
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2204-9029 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3021517386
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 3.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Construction Economics and Building (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Greater South Information System
- Funders
- Covenant University
- Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Public Procurement and Policy
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Construction Project Management and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Corruption and Economic Development
- Keywords
- e-procurement, construction project delivery, construction procurement, corruption, supply chain management, accountability, inventory management, Nigeria
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