Corruption in the South African construction industry: A thematic analysis of verbatim comments from survey participants

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 885-901

  Bowen, Paul Anthony ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^b   Cattell, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corruption; South Africa; thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION; CORRUPTION; DYNAMIC INTERPRETATION; ETHICAL STANDARDS; PRIVATE SECTORS; PROCUREMENT PROCESS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SOUTH AFRICA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; SURVEYS;

CRIME;

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORRUPTION; ETHICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84867639299     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2012.711909     Document Type: Article

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