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dc.contributorDepartment of Building and Real Estateen_US
dc.creatorLe, Yen_US
dc.creatorShan, Men_US
dc.creatorChan, APCen_US
dc.creatorHu, Yen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-11T08:23:36Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-11T08:23:36Z-
dc.identifier.issn0733-9364en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/6732-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineersen_US
dc.rights© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers. This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. The open URL of the article: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000886en_US
dc.subjectCorruption vulnerabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectCauseen_US
dc.subjectPublic construction sectoren_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectLabor and personnel issuesen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the causal relationships between causes of and vulnerabilities to corruption in the Chinese Public Construction Sectoren_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage05014007-1en_US
dc.identifier.epage05014007-12en_US
dc.identifier.volume190en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000886en_US
dcterms.abstractUnderstanding relationships between causes of and vulnerabilities to corruption are essential in corruption research in construction because it addresses the fundamental issues of the widespread corruption in the public construction sector. Through an empirical survey, this study aims to investigate effects of the two causes of corruption, the flawed regulation systems and lack of a positive industrial climate, on five various kinds of corrupt vulnerabilities in China. The data were collected from officials, practitioners, and academics involved in the Chinese public construction sector, and then analyzed by factor analysis and partial least-squares structural equation modeling. The analysis results suggest that the flawed regulation systems have a higher influence on corruption vulnerabilities than the lack of a positive industrial climate. The results also indicate that the most influential item on the flawed regulation systems is negative leader roles, followed by inadequate sanctions, lack of rigorous supervision, and multifarious licenses and permits. The most influential item on the lack of a positive industrial climate is interpersonal connections, followed by overclose relationships among contracting parties, great project complexity, and poor professional ethical standards. Based on these research findings, this study contributes to knowledge by validating the theoretical hypothesis in China. Finally, recommendations for future practice and research are provided in this study.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationJournal of construction engineering and management, 21 May 2014, v. 140, no. 9, 05014007, p. 1 – 12en_US
dcterms.isPartOfJournal of construction engineering and managementen_US
dcterms.issued2014-05-21-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000342830300009-
dc.identifier.eissn1943-7862en_US
dc.identifier.rosgroupidr71203-
dc.description.ros2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalen_US
dc.description.oaAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.FolderNumberOA_IR/PIRAen_US
dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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