Corruption and public procurement: example from Croatia

Ateljevic, Jovo; Budak, Jelena

doi:10.1080/19448953.2010.531202

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“…Firms may be exposed to corrupt pressure on the global market due to an unfair competitive advantage gained by other companies that offer corruption deals to a third party. Companies doing business with the public sector may use corrupt practices more often because public procurement is especially sensitive to corruption (Ateljević and Budak, 2010;Grødeland and Aasland, 2011).…”

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Corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the Western Balkans: A business sector perspective

Budak

Rajh

2013

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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In countries with a high prevalence of corruption, understanding attitudes towards corruption could help in designing effective measures to eliminate it as a barrier to doing business. Utilising original survey data from over 1800 business owners and managers in seven Western Balkans countries, this study explores businesspeople’s experiences and views on the ways that the business sector is dealing with corruption. A factor analysis produced three distinct factors: (1) understanding corruption as ‘greasing the wheels’; (2) individual action can contribute to curbing corruption; (3) corruption is a government-related issue. The results show that the country of origin strongly determines businesspeople’s attitudes towards corruption. Respondents with corruption experience tend to justify it as ‘greasing the wheels’ more than ‘clean’ respondents. Findings on the perceived role of private and government agents in curbing corruption enabled the study to suggest some specific policy recommendations.

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Corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the Western Balkans: A business sector perspective

Budak

Rajh

2013

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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“…Ateljevic and Budak (2010, 385) reflect on the decentralization efforts that emerged as a result of the democratization and economic liberalization steps in western Balkans as the major culprit behind the increased corruption levels. Instead of eradicating or reducing corruption, they argue that such policies have instead encouraged the spread of its mutant forms, which have proven even more resistant to interference (Ateljevic and Budak 2010).…”

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A critical assessment of the transformative power of EU reforms on reducing corruption in the Balkans

Eskisar

Komsuoğlu

2015

Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

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The widespread existence of corruption in the Balkans has been subject to numerous studies so far, many of which underline its cultural underpinnings. While valuable, they do not explain why the region has generally failed to eradicate such activities despite receiving extensive external assistance to fight corruption and promote democratization in recent years. We therefore explore the possibility that the ongoing corruption in the Balkans is linked to foreign assistance for democratization. Although further research is necessary to draw firm conclusions, we suggest that there are at least two ways in which foreign assistance can be related to corruption in the region. First, foreign financial assistance in polities where judicial control is weak or nonexistent may lead to predatory behaviour by the elites, who treat them as spoils that are readily available and expendable for their own gains. Second, foreign assistance to combat corruption may elevate public expectations and alter their perceptions, and thus make it difficult to rely on global surveys and indices that measure corruption levels. On a broader level, these arguments can help to rule out the possibility that external assistance for democratization efforts and corruption are irrelevant, and can further promote future research dedicated to explore the nature of their relationship.

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“…Contracts are awarded to those private firms that have political affiliations with performed public servants instead of based on the tenderer's performance (Khan et al, 2019). This point of view is supported by Ateljevic and Budak (2010) who state that one of the challenges towards the growth of SMCEs is when more and more contracts cannot be secured by SMCEs as they do not have political influence in government contracting bidding process. The illegal connection between performing public servants and private organization are formed by paying bribes and other benefits.…”

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Capacity Building Needs of Small and Medium Contracting Enterprises in Klang Valley Malaysia

Lee

Toh

Lew

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IJIM

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This study investigated the issues constraining the growth of small and medium-scale contracting firms, which can, in turn, reflect the small and medium-scale contractors’ needs that are corresponding to the needs or supports required by small and medium-scale contractors. The purpose of this study is to help SMCEs realise their own needs and also to assist government and policymakers to discover the approaches that should be executed and allocate scarce resources to the critical parts through needs identification and appraisal. A closed-ended questionnaire survey was deployed and the responses collected only reflecting the construction players that are currently working in CIDB registered Grade 1 to Grade 6 contracting enterprises in the Klang Valley area. Through factor analysis, five critical needs have been identified. They are technical and technological needs, job accessibility needs, favourable fiscal and monetary policy needs, business development needs and anti-corruption needs. Besides, this study revealed that the success of SMCEs can be perceived in the aspects of their business growth, profit growth and employment growth. Research studies on this topic are limited in the Malaysian construction industry. Therefore, this study provides guidance and references for SMCEs and policymakers concerning the capacity building needs and how their successes can be achieved so that SMCEs can be assisted in a way that is truly able to build their capabilities in today’s construction sector in Malaysia.

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Corruption and public procurement: example from Croatia

Cited by 24 publications

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Corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the Western Balkans: A business sector perspective

Corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the Western Balkans: A business sector perspective

A critical assessment of the transformative power of EU reforms on reducing corruption in the Balkans

Capacity Building Needs of Small and Medium Contracting Enterprises in Klang Valley Malaysia

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