Social Cohesion, Groupthink and Ethical Behaviour of Public Procurement Officers

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dc.contributor.authorMpeera Ntayi, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorByabashaija, Warren
dc.contributor.authorEyaa, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorNgoma, Muhammed
dc.contributor.authorMuliira, Alex
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T21:10:12Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T21:10:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWhereas 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJoseph 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-B003en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps:// doi.org/10.1108/JOPP-10-01-2010-B003
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Public procurementen_US
dc.subjectSocial Cohesionen_US
dc.subjectGroupthinken_US
dc.subjectEthical Behaviouren_US
dc.subjectPublic Procurement Officersen_US
dc.titleSocial Cohesion, Groupthink and Ethical Behaviour of Public Procurement Officersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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