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Integrity Research Journals
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DOI: 10.31248/RJBEM
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Assessing the influence of monitoring and knowledge –related challenges on compliance with public procurement law in North-West, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/RJBEM2019.036 | Article Number: D2CF30B91 | Vol.3 (1) - February 2020
Received Date: 13 December 2019 | Accepted Date: 13 January 2020 | Published Date: 28 February 2020
Authors: Mohammed Lawal Yahaya* , I. A. Hamid-Mosaku , Henry. N. Onukwube and A.J Babalola
Keywords: knowledge, challenges, compliance, monitoring, procurement, public organization.
The increasing cases of non-compliance to public procurement Act (PPA) 2007 is a pervasive problem in public sector procurement of infrastructure, and this development poses a threat to achieving the main goals of enacting the public procurement Act 2007. Studies have shown that improving the knowledge based of procurement personnel and effective monitoring are correlates of compliance, but the nexus between these parameters and compliance lack empirical validation in the literature. This is aiming at purging the public sector competition, efficiency and transparency. This study explored the influence of knowledge and monitoring on compliance with public sector procurement law in Nigeria. A questionnaire survey involving 143 public sector procurement professionals in North-West Zone, Nigeria was undertaken to assess the influence of monitoring and knowledge related factors on compliance with public-sector procurement. The data were analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The PLS- SEM results show that monitoring and knowledge and compliance with public procurement Act are positively correlated. Knowledge and monitoring factors were responsible for 0.38 (38%) variance in compliance with PPA. The model goodness of fitness GoF indicated a well fitted figure of 0.537 which is above the threshold baseline. Based on the results therefore, improving monitoring and knowledge of personnel by the bureau of public procurement (BPP) can lead to total compliance with the PPA, hence, only trained and certified procurement personnel should oversee procurement process in all public sector organization.
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