Malaysian construction industry corruption: Views of government agencies, contractors, and consultants

• Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings
• Main Author: Nordin R.M.; Ahnuar E.M.; Masrom A.N.; Ali N.A.; Nasir N.M.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2023
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85176788628&doi=10.1063%2f5.0167609&partnerID=40&md5=a5e396c0e18eb65e3856d3f1cbafeb7d

Corruption is believed to slowly penetrate the construction sectors around the world due to it involves a multitude of players, different phases of work, and a great deal of inputs from both the public and private sectors. Due to the construction's central role in development, corruption in construction can be especially harmful in term of poor quality of the finish product, reduce the economic return to investments, injury, and death. Hence, a commitment to rooting out corruption is critical. This paper aims to test the perception of different stakeholders on the issues of corruption. Questionnaire surveys were conducted with the three groups of construction stakeholders namely clients (government agencies), consultants and contractors. The result shows that there is difference in perception between the respondents in the vulnerable areas for corruption in the construction project development. This could assist policy reform in designing more effective anti-corruption strategies in order to reduce corruption. © 2023 Author(s).