International Approaches to Conflicts of Interest in Public Procurement: A Comparative Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-257
Author(s):  
J. Jurich
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Comparative Review

Fraud triangle in public procurement: evidence from Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 951-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ni Wayan Rustiarini ◽  
Sutrisno Sutrisno ◽  
Nurkholis Nurkholis ◽  
Wuryan Andayani
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Fraud Triangle ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Procurement Fraud

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of fraud triangle (pressure, opportunity and rationalization) on individual fraudulent behavior in Indonesian public procurement. Empirical research in this area is relatively sparse. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using laboratory experiments. Findings The results revealed that fraudulent behavior is higher when an individual has high pressure and high opportunity. These factors play an important role in determining individual rationalization. Most of participants used “displacing responsibility” to rationalize their actions. This study also demonstrated that negative affect mediates the relationship between fraudulent behavior and rationalization. Research limitations/implications First, fraudulent behavior research cannot be separated from social desirability bias. Second, the experiments only involved individual decision-making, not in groups. Finally, this study did not examine the effectiveness of rationalization in reducing negative affect. Practical implications Over the years, the government has only focused on the identification of pressure and reduction of opportunities, but ignored individual psychological reasons. Considering that procurement fraud is always increasing, the government must more focus on individual reasons to design an effective prevention and detection system. Social implications There are various conflicts of interest in public procurement budgeting. These conflicts can distort resource allocation and causes budget leakage. As a result, the government is incapacitated to achieve social and economic goals of the community. Originality/value There is limited research about fraud in public procurement budgeting, especially in developing countries. In addition, the fraud triangle research, which focuses on rationalization is still limited.

Publishing ethics in paediatric research: A cross-cultural comparative review

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger Brännström
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Systematic Bias ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Publishing Ethics

The present article aims to scrutinize publishing ethics in the fields of paediatrics and paediatric nursing. Full-text readings of all original research articles in paediatrics from a high-income economy, i.e. Sweden, and from all low-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, were reviewed as they were indexed and stored in Web of Science for the search period from 1 January 2007 to 7 October 2009. The application of quantitative and qualitative content analysis revealed a marked discrepancy in publishing frequencies between the two contrasting economies. Authors from 16 low-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, with at least one article stored, were obviously closely linked to co-authorships and foreign funding sources, predominantly from Europe and the USA. Statements concerning conflicts of interest were frequently missing (both regions), even when multiple financial sources, including companies, were involved. It is necessary to be aware of possible systematic bias when using electronic databases to search for certain topics and regions. Further research regarding publishing ethics in paediatrics and paediatric nursing is emphasized.

scholarly journals Inoculation of Safety in Healthcare

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Bojan Dobovšek ◽  
Boštjan Slak
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Informal Institutions ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
Informal Networks

The purpose of this paper is to analyse - through a prism of informal institutions - the role and importance of security in healthcare and the manner in which healthcare sector copes with security threats in postmodern society. We note that bad informal institutions are differently reflected in Slovenia. In the forefront are the problems of systemic corruption, various forms of clientelism and nepotism. This is (in)directly reflected in the (lack of) quality of Slovenian healthcare system. Inadequate public procurement system and conflicts of interest in healthcare sector are causing inferior quality of the healthcare system, while informal institutions in politics and economics are weakening Slovenian economy, consequently affecting the funding of Slovenian healthcare system which is also undermined by the financial crisis. Additionally, globalisation, which has a (negative) impact on human health, has caused the importation of improper business practices into healthcare system. It is therefore necessary to develop a preventive action that will inoculate the idea of a safe country for the benefit of people and not for the benefit of bad informal networks.

A Comparative Review of Three Introductory Texts

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 836-838
Author(s):  
Virginia Greendlinger
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Review
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