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Exploring anti-corruption capabilities of e-procurement in construction project delivery in Nigeria

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Aduwo, Egidario, Ibem, Eziyi, Afolabi, Adedeji, Oluwunmi, Adedamola, Tunji-Olayeni, Patience, Ayo-Vaughan, Emmanuel, Uwakonye, Uwakonye, Oni, Aderonke·2020·Construction Economics and Building
DOI 10.5130/ajceb.v20i1.6964
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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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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
Publisher
University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Published
2020-03-07
Volume
20
Issue
1
ISSN
2204-9029 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.5130/ajceb.v20i1.6964
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
Licence
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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