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The effects of conflict of interest on procurement function performance in state corporation of Tanzania


Y.A. Masoud

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of conflict of interest on the performance of the procurement function. The study's  objectives were to determine the effect of a code of ethics, a lack of openness, and a lack of accountability on the procurement function's performance.


Design/Methodology/ Approach: The study employed an explanatory research approach and collected data from 241 heads of departments at  state corporations in the Dar es Salaam region via a standardized questionnaire. Before doing multiple linear regression, the data were evaluated  using descriptive data analysis and summarized using frequency distribution tables. All analyses were conducted using SPSS version 26.


Findings: The study found that a lack of transparency and lack of accountability had a negative significant relationship with procurement function  performance at p<0.05. The procurement function performance demonstrated a non-significant positive relationship with the code of ethics.


Research Limitation/Implication: The study's biggest shortcoming is its scope, as it only looks at state corporations in the Dar es Salaam region.


Practical Implication: The study's practical consequences include the observation that the presence of a conflict of interest throughout the  procurement process impairs the procuring entity's ability to achieve the desired outcomes from the goods and services purchased.


Social Implication: Conflicts of interest in the procurement function have societal consequences since they make it more difficult for society to  obtain social services such as health care, roads, clean water, and improved education.


Originality/ value: There has not been a study like this in Sub-Saharan African Countries. As a result, the study brings new knowledge and  perspective to the organization's conflict of interest issues affecting public procurement.


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