Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania
With an increasing emphasis on ethical practices among public procurement practitioners, transparency and accountability will remain critical in ensuring effective and efficient procurement operations. This paper examines the influence of transparency and accountability in enhancing regulatory compl...
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| author | Goodluck G. Ntangeki Ismail A. Changalima Scholastica N. Justus Denis C. Kawishe |
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| description | With an increasing emphasis on ethical practices among public procurement practitioners, transparency and accountability will remain critical in ensuring effective and efficient procurement operations. This paper examines the influence of transparency and accountability in enhancing regulatory compliance in public procurement. This study was quantitative in nature and utilised a quantitative analysis approach to analyse data from 202 public procurement practitioners in Dodoma, Tanzania. The study applied structural equation modelling to examine the relationship between transparency, accountability, and regulatory compliance in public procurement. The results indicate a positive and significant relationship between transparency and regulatory compliance (β = 0.148, p = 0.048). The study also reveals that accountability is a significant and positive factor that promotes regulatory compliance (β= 0.366, p < 0.001). The study’s findings offer valuable insights for public procurement practitioners to establish well-defined standards of practice concerning transparency and accountability in procurement operations, with the aim of improving regulatory compliance. The research contributes to the existing literature on enhancing procurement compliance in the public sector by exploring the role of transparency and accountability in procurement regulatory compliance in Tanzania. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1c4411dee6b4eff8199b43a08bc7f672025-08-20T02:13:41ZengThe University of DodomaAfrican Business Management Journal2799-20552799-20472023-12-0111294010.58548/2023abmj11.2940Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from TanzaniaGoodluck G. Ntangeki0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8261-8263Ismail A. Changalima1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-0558Scholastica N. Justus2Denis C. Kawishe3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7542-8832Department of Procurement and Supply Management, College of Business Education, Dodoma, TanzaniaDepartment of Business Administration and Management, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, TanzaniaDepartment of Local Government Accounting and Finance, Local Government Training Institute, Dodoma, TanzaniaDepartment of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaWith an increasing emphasis on ethical practices among public procurement practitioners, transparency and accountability will remain critical in ensuring effective and efficient procurement operations. This paper examines the influence of transparency and accountability in enhancing regulatory compliance in public procurement. This study was quantitative in nature and utilised a quantitative analysis approach to analyse data from 202 public procurement practitioners in Dodoma, Tanzania. The study applied structural equation modelling to examine the relationship between transparency, accountability, and regulatory compliance in public procurement. The results indicate a positive and significant relationship between transparency and regulatory compliance (β = 0.148, p = 0.048). The study also reveals that accountability is a significant and positive factor that promotes regulatory compliance (β= 0.366, p < 0.001). The study’s findings offer valuable insights for public procurement practitioners to establish well-defined standards of practice concerning transparency and accountability in procurement operations, with the aim of improving regulatory compliance. The research contributes to the existing literature on enhancing procurement compliance in the public sector by exploring the role of transparency and accountability in procurement regulatory compliance in Tanzania.https://journals.udom.ac.tz/index.php/abmj/article/view/123/59transparencyaccountabilityprocurementregulatory compliancepublic procurement |
| spellingShingle | Goodluck G. Ntangeki Ismail A. Changalima Scholastica N. Justus Denis C. Kawishe Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania African Business Management Journal transparency accountability procurement regulatory compliance public procurement |
| title | Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full | Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_short | Do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement? Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_sort | do transparency and accountability enhance regulatory compliance in public procurement evidence from tanzania |
| topic | transparency accountability procurement regulatory compliance public procurement |
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