Social Cohesion, Groupthink and Ethical Behaviour of Public Procurement Officers
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Date
2010
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Journal of Public procurement
Abstract
Whereas social cohesion has been widely studied and
researched by sociologist and psychologists, its application to public
procurement is sparse. This study explores the connection between social
cohesion, groupthink, ethical attitudes and ethical behavior of procurement
officers. The study is based on a survey of 405 public procurement officers
in central government. A cross-sectional survey design was used and a
response rate of 58.5% attained. Self report items were used to study all the
constructs. All the hypothesized relationships were found to be significant.
Social cohesion, groupthink, and ethical attitudes were all significant
predictors of ethical behavior, accounting for 56% of the variance. The
strength of this prediction suggests the need for concerted policy
intervention for dealing with unethical conduct and behavior of the
procurement professionals.
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Social Cohesion, Groupthink, Ethical Behaviour, Public Procurement Officers
Citation
Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, Warren Byabashaija, Sarah Eyaa, Muhammed Ngoma, Alex Muliira, (2010) "Social cohesion, groupthink and ethical behavior of public procurement officers", Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 10 Issue: 1, pp.68-92, https:// doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-10-01-2010-B003