Mitigating Corruption in Public Procurement: The Role of E-Procurement Risk Strategies in Tanzania | Chapter 2 | New Advances in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 10

 

Background: The government of Tanzania has started to fully implement an online procurement system since 2020 as an effort to increase efficiency and reduce corruption in the public procurement sector. However, despite these reforms, corruption has persisted in various forms.

 

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effect of e-procurement risk mitigation strategies on preventing corruption in public procurement following the widespread use of bad corrupt practices in the public procurement process.

 

Methods: The study employed a case study design, and the study population involved 140 staff working at the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and officials working at the Prevention and Combating Corruption Bureau (PCCB). The study employed the Yamane formula to get a sample size of 104 respondents, whereby questionnaires, an interview guide and a documentary checklist were used as data collection instruments, and during administering the tools, all respondents were responsive, which made a response rate of 100%. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (regression model) to determine the effect of e-procurement on preventing corruption in public procurement.

 

Results: The results indicate that three variables out of five, namely visibility (0.000), risk control (0.016), and political control (0.004), had a p-value < 0.05, which means that these variables significantly contribute to preventing corruption in public procurement under e-procurement.

 

Conclusion: When public procurement practitioners and suppliers use the e-procurement system effectively, it will prevent physical interactions between the parties, thus ending corruption. In this case, policy makers and decision makers should establish a robust mechanism of preventing corruption in public procurement by digitalising the procurement practices through automating the whole process by using e-procurement technology, as well as integrating all participants and stakeholders. This will establish a transparent procurement process whereby all online transactions are visible to all parties, thus increasing the integrity of procurement practitioners and suppliers on the other side. The awareness campaign and empowerment of institutions and regulatory frameworks will help end loopholes that still tempt corruption in public procurement. This study was limited to two organisations, which may not achieve the principle of study generalisation on corruption in Tanzania. Future research should include a larger and more diverse sample of public institutions across different sectors and regions of Tanzania.

 

 

Author(s) Details

Chawala, E
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, P.O. Box Dodoma, Tanzania.

 

Maagi, B.
College of Business Education, P.O. Box 2077, Dodoma, Tanzania.

 

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Fostering Trust, Integrity and Good Governance in the Fight against Corruption | Chapter 3 | The Informed Leader: How Philosophy and Evidence Shape Organizational Performance

The purpose of the study is to 1) analyze different notions of good governance and the methodologies for its evaluation, 2) furnish instruments for the execution and dissemination of exemplary governance norms, 3) enhance ethical consciousness and dedication to principled behavior and 4) enhance efficiency and maintain engagement in ethical training. Good governance and fighting against corruption are frequently linked, whereas corruption is frequently linked to poor governance. Certain fundamental tenets of good governance are also tenets of anti-corruption. The literature associates effective political systems with various characteristics such as participation, adherence to the rule of law, transparency, responsiveness, consensus-oriented, equity and inclusiveness, effectiveness and efficiency, and accountability. Public confidence is essential for efficient governance. It is suggested that a variety of traits be had in order to accomplish good governance, with the ability to strike a balance between practical and general ethics, make connections between morality and other world issues, emphasis the value of morality and ethics in daily life, and also place an emphasis on global ethics and universal principles while allowing for a variety of regional and cultural viewpoints.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Dr. John Motsamai Modise
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

 

Phemelo Sheldon Modise
North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

 

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Examining Self-Efficacy and Personality Traits as Predictors of Academic Dishonesty among Undergraduate Students | Chapter 7 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 10

Universities worldwide face a significant challenge: academic dishonesty. This problem extends beyond students, ensnaring even high-ranking personnel like lecturers, department heads, and university/college staff. Various terms describe academic dishonesty, including academic fraud, cheating, and misrepresentation. This paper investigated the forms and prevalence of academic dishonesty among Ghanaian undergraduate students. It also examined how self-efficacy and personality type predict academic fraud within on-campus settings. The study employed a cross-sectional design, surveying 453 students and employed three scales to measure key variables. Descriptive statistics (percentages, means, frequencies, standard deviations) were used to answer the research questions, while standard linear regression tested the hypothesis. The results indicated high levels of self-efficacy and conscientiousness among students, yet academic dishonesty was still present. Conscientiousness, openness, and self-efficacy were found to predict academic fraud. One key implication is that such students may carry the negative habits into their future careers. Academic dishonesty poses a significant threat, not just to individual students but to entire nations. It tarnishes the reputations of both the cheater and the institution, potentially leading to lasting disgrace if exposed. Educators must prioritize understanding the root causes of this academic dishonesty and work to stop it. The paper concluded by examining some strategies for mitigating academic dishonesty within the educational context.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Joseph Asamoah-Gyawu
Counselling Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 

Bernice Serwaa Ofosuhene Peasah
Counselling Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 

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Improved Public Trust, Integrity, and Good Governance with Respect to Corruption | Chapter 10 | Recent Research Advances in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 1

 The basic focus of this study was the notion of good government. The idea of good government emphasizes the interaction 'tween the state, misrepresentation sector, and civil people. This article looks at a variety of good government concepts and judgment techniques. We introduce the conditions "governance" and "good government" and discuss how they combine to the overarching tenable development objective.  The following sections cover the calculation of good governance, the eight principles of good government, corruption and weak governance, governance corrects, and anti-dishonesty strategies. The articles can surely be altered to match various local and cultural dowry while concentrating on universal aims and concerns because they are combining several branches of learning. The article also determines to arm readers with the possessions they require to set these ideals into practice and spread them during the whole of society, the institution, and daily life. From a hypothetical standpoint, it further seeks to develop bookworms' ethical awareness and obligation to acting honorably so that promote efficiency.  Encourage the growth of critical thinking, logical, and communication skills, all of that are crucial for ethical preparation. These objectives are pronounced to need a range of characteristics, including the ability to strike a balance 'tween general ethics and efficient ethics; Stress the importance of standards and ethics in routine life; Draw linkages between ethics and other worldwide challenges. Accentuate universal ideals and law while allowing for a range of local and cultural points of view.

Author(s) Details:

John Motsamai Modise,
South African Police Service, South Africa.

Phemelo Sheldon Modise,
North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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Assessment of Police Integrity and Corruption: Causes, Efficacy and Different Prevention Strategies | Chapter 2 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 This episode aims to identify key issues in lawman integrity and corruption, accompanying a specific prominence on the causes of corruption and the efficacy of various prevention blueprints. The police are the primary faces of law enforcement and commence the criminal fairness process and thus hold important responsibility for functioning law and order. As key counselors of the state, the uprightness of the police comprehensively societies is pivotal to maintain public trust in the rule of standard and the preservation of within security.  The article focuses on the inceptions and effects of lawman corruption, including the relates between uprightness (and breaches in it) and the growth of adulteration, as well as methods for education personnel about administrative principles and integrity. This research does not inquire to evaluate the type or strength of police adulteration that exists in South Africa at the moment. Three important, interconnected issues must be the focus of pushs to improve police care and accountability.  Firstly, place policing has happened militarized and may be undemocratic and authoritarian, works must be made to improve civilian control over the police. Secondly, it should to increase public confidence in the police by improving levels of police duty delivery as well as by fact-finding and acting in cases of police immorality. Thirdly, reducing dishonesty within the police is critical. Finally, the article desires that a holistic anticorruption strategy, alternatively a linear individual, has the potential to raise awareness, increase pay to check petty forms of corruption, establish independent anticorruption instrumentalities, and periodically rotate constables to increase police honor and loyalty for the host country. It is urged that these multifaceted prevention designs are needed inside a police force namely faced with a fiercely divided association to reaffirm public support and deter support for supplied anti-political oppositional groups. The lawman are the initial faces of law enforcement and initiate the criminal justice process and so hold significant responsibility for functioning peace. As key representatives of united states of america, the integrity of the lawman in all societies is important to retain public count on the rule of law and the preservation of within security. When lawman corruption is unprotected or is perceived by the public expected prevalent, assurance in and communal connections with the police force enhance disjointed. Poor believeableness of the police also in another way impacts on the legitimacy of the management. Negative public perceptions of two together the police and government are specifically troublesome in fiercely divided societies or states having armed conflict.

Author(s) Details:

John Motsamai Modise,
South African Police Service, South Africa.

Kishore Raga,
Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

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The Relevance of Literary Language in Addressing Societal Ills: A Comparative Overview of the Narrative Technique of Ifeoma Okoye’s Men without Ears and Ayi Kwei Armah’s the Beautyful Ones are not Yet Born | Chapter 2 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol.4

This project investigates how literary works can be used to remedy societal issues. Through the stories of Ifeoma Okoye and Ayi Kwei Armah, it investigates the experience of corruption in Ghana and Nigeria. From distinct perspectives, these two persons have criticised the flaws in their countries through their stories. The study demonstrates that corruption is a widespread problem in African society, and that the struggle against corruption is not limited to men. It is an encouragement that every member of society should be engaged in contributing to the betterment of society as a whole. The authors have used literary language strategies to reach their goal of highlighting society's faults and providing solutions. The researchers looked at the writers' language choices, the stylistic use of language in the books, contrasted the language choices in the two novels, and analysed how the authors employed literary language to address societal issues.

Author(s) Details:

Sambo, Bunmwakat Kate,
Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.

Ado, A. Jacob,
Girls High School, Gindiri, PMB 01001, Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Study on Economics of Corruption; Implications for Economic Disruptions and Agricultural Inefficiency in Nigeria | Chapter 04 | New Innovations in Economics, Business and Management Vol. 4

 Corruption is a socio-economic phenomenon that has infiltrated the Nigerian economy, negatively affecting various sectors of the economy, most notably the agricultural sector, which has been rendered comatose; thus, a study on the economics of corruption; implications for economic disruptions and agricultural inefficiency in Nigeria was reviewed. Poverty, greed, self-interest, insatiable needs, covetousness, and the desire for power are all factors that contribute to corruption in Nigeria. Its economic indexes included income disparity, bureaucracy, job insecurity, excessive societal values, and so on. Corruption has a variety of economic consequences in Nigeria, including slowed economic growth, higher investment costs, lower GDP, effects on employment, and balance of payment effects, among others. Eradicating corruption in Nigeria necessitates serious considerations and implementation of measures such as raising the cost of corruption, eliminating corruption incentives, meeting basic requirements, and ensuring job security, among others. Nigerian corruption will be a thing of the past.

Author(S) Details

E. E. Osuji
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

A. C. Tim-Ashama
Department of Agricultural Science, Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

C. C. Ibekwe
Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

J. N. Obi
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.

E. U. Eze
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

U. A. Essien
Department of Agricultural Economics, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

C. L. Njoku
Department of Agriculture, Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Abakaliki, Nigeria.


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A Brief Study on Institutions, Investment and Economic Growth | Chapter 6 | Modern Perspectives in Economics, Business and Management Vol. 7

 Since the 1990s, there has been a revived interest in the function of institutions in promoting economic progress. Indeed, a robust institutional environment can help accomplish economic growth by boosting domestic and international investment. Exactly within this framework, the goal of this chapter is to survey the empirical literature on the subject before moving on to two econometric investigations to test the effects of institutions on a set of countries' economic growth.

The findings of these numerous studies show that institutional factors have a beneficial direct and indirect impact on investment and economic growth. As a result, the work done within the scope of this chapter reinforces the core premise that a healthy institutional framework can only play a critical role in achieving high economic performance and, ultimately, economic growth.


Author (S) Details

Dr. Hadhek Zouhaier
Superior Institut of Gestion (ISG) of Gabès- Tunisia, ISG Gabès rue Jilani Habib 6002 Gabès, Tunisia.


Ms. Sawsen Nafti
Superior Institut of Gestion (ISG) of Gabès- Tunisia, ISG Gabès rue Jilani Habib 6002 Gabès, Tunisia.


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The Arabic Language's Role in Determining Sunnah Corruption | Chapter 10 | Modern Perspectives in Economics, Business and Management Vol. 6

 Sunnah refers to the words, actions, agreements, and characteristics of Rasulullah S.A.W. A true understanding of the Sunnah necessitates a thorough investigation of its meaning in both literal and contextual terms. Without referring to the explanation for the hadith's revelation, the literal meaning can be deduced from the Sunnah text. To prevent making mistakes in reading Sunnah texts and committing fraud against Rasulullah S.A.W., good Arabic language skills are required. Understanding the literal meaning of a Sunnah book from a practical standpoint necessitates knowledge of the Arabic language in three areas: word meaning, word meaning based on sentence position, and word meaning based on circumstance. The researcher focused on the importance of Arabic language in determining corrupted Sunnah understandings given in earlier scholars' publications, which were generated by flaws in Arabic language, whether intentional or not. The purpose of this research is to look at the impact of Arabic language in determining Sunnah corruption. The qualitative method was used in this research. Document analysis was used to gather data, with a concentration on books pertaining to Sunnah, Tauhid, and Fiqh. Meanwhile, a textual study was conducted using books from the Arabic language discipline connected to the knowledge of araf, Nau, and Balghah. The main reason of corrupted Sunnah understandings, according to this study, is errors in understanding Sunnah literature from an Arabic language perspective. In terms of effect, when it comes to reading Sunnah texts, a lack of knowledge of Arabic allows the meaning to be derived incorrectly from the exact meaning, and therefore forms the foundation for erroneous interpretations. To summarise, Arabic language skills are required to identify errors in Sunnah interpretation, and more research on Arabic language skills among deviant groups is needed.

Author (S) Details

Muhammad Muthi`ul Haqq Bin Fatah Yasin
University Islam Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Malaysia and Kolej Universiti Islam Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia.

Basri Bin Ibrahim
University Islam Malaysia, Cyberjaya, Malaysia and Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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An Investigation to the Persistence Rate of Youth Unemployment in Nigeria | Chapter 7 | Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Technology Vol. 6

The rising youth unemployment in Nigeria is indeed disturbing as engagements of unemployed youths in armed robbery, kidnapping, Boko Haram, prostitution and other related social ills in Nigerian society are attributed to high rate of unemployment. The stated involvement in crimes by the unemployed youths does not only constitute social problems to the entire society but obstructs the development of the country. The main objective of this paper is to examine causes of youth unemployment in Nigeria as it relates mostly to moral bankruptcy in public leadership. Secondary sources were being used as the data for this study and it sets its analysis in the context of the neoliberal theory. The results of this study revealed that youth unemployment is caused mainly by corruption among the public office holders that has led to the degrading nature of infrastructures, insecurity, and neglect of agriculture. This study therefore recommends among other things that Nigerian government ought to make its educational system self-reliance for the youths through the introduction of vocational and technical courses. Above all, Nigerian government should insist that its society has the enabling environment for business activities to thrive and that may as well accommodate investors and other businesses globally. 

Author (s) Details

Galadima Gladstone Wayas
Research for Social, Environment and Development Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

Dr. Sivapalan Selvadurai
Research for Social, Environment and Development Studies, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

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