Anti-corruption measures in large-scale construction projects

IF 1.9 3区工程技术 Q3 MANAGEMENT

IMA Journal of Management Mathematics Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI:10.1093/imaman/dpad030

Pardis Nikoonam Nezami, Payam Shojaei, Aboalghasem Ebrahimi

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Abstract

Corruption is affecting many developing countries, manifested often in construction projects. This study identifies the factors causing corruption and prioritizes anti-corruption measures in large-scale urban construction projects with empirical data from a developing country: Iran. The model consists of six main dimensions including 24 measures and was developed by systematically reviewing the literature as well as collecting primary data through interviewing experts. The model prioritizes the anti-corruption measures through an integrated method of Fuzzy Best-Worst Method (FBWM) and Fuzzy Measurement Alternatives and Ranking according to the COmpromise Solution (FMARCOS). The field of corruption has a multifaceted nature and inherent uncertainty, which necessitates this integrated approach for its analysis. The results reveal that the “lawlessness and deregulation in public construction projects” and “top management and leader commitment” are the most important causes of corruption. This study offers two main contributions. First, it develops a conceptual model to evaluate and prioritize anti-corruption measures; second, it generates practical solution for reducing corruption in municipal and urban management, thus enhancing the prospects of successful construction projects in developing countries.

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大型建设项目中的反腐败措施

腐败影响着许多发展中国家，在建筑项目中经常出现。本研究通过一个发展中国家的经验数据，找出了导致腐败的因素，并确定了大型城市建设项目中反腐败措施的优先次序：伊朗。该模型由六个主要维度组成，包括 24 项措施，是通过系统地查阅文献以及与专家访谈收集第一手数据而建立的。该模型通过模糊最佳-最差法（FBWM）和根据妥协方案（FMARCOS）进行模糊衡量替代和排序的综合方法，对反腐败措施进行优先排序。腐败问题具有多面性和内在不确定性，因此有必要采用这种综合方法进行分析。研究结果表明，"公共建设项目中的违法乱纪和放松管制 "以及 "高层管理和领导承诺 "是导致腐败的最重要原因。本研究有两大贡献。首先，它建立了一个概念模型，用于评估反腐败措施并确定其优先次序；其次，它为减少市政和城市管理中的腐败现象提出了切实可行的解决方案，从而增强了发展中国家成功开展建筑项目的前景。

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IMA Journal of Management Mathematics OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE-MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

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4.70

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17.60%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The mission of this quarterly journal is to publish mathematical research of the highest quality, impact and relevance that can be directly utilised or have demonstrable potential to be employed by managers in profit, not-for-profit, third party and governmental/public organisations to improve their practices. Thus the research must be quantitative and of the highest quality if it is to be published in the journal. Furthermore, the outcome of the research must be ultimately useful for managers. The journal also publishes novel meta-analyses of the literature, reviews of the "state-of-the art" in a manner that provides new insight, and genuine applications of mathematics to real-world problems in the form of case studies. The journal welcomes papers dealing with topics in Operational Research and Management Science, Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Transportation Science, Marketing Science, Analytics, and Financial and Risk Modelling.