Locatelli, G orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-2249, Mariani, G, Sainati, T et al. (1 more author) (2017) Corruption in Public projects and Megaprojects: There is an elephant in the room! International Journal of Project Management, 35 (3). pp. 252-268. ISSN 0263-7863
Abstract
Despite the relevance of corruption in project selection, planning and delivery, the project management literature pays little attention to this crucial phenomenon. This paper sets the background to foster the discussion concerning how to select, plan and deliver infrastructure in corrupt project contexts. It presents the different types of corruptions and the characteristics of projects that are more likely to suffer from it. Corruption is particularly relevant for large and uncommon projects where the public sector acts as client/owner or even as the main contractor. Megaprojects are “large unique projects” where public actors play a key role and are very likely to be affected by corruption. Corruption worsens both cost and time performance, and the benefits delivered. This paper leverages the institutional theory to introduce the concept of “corrupt project context” and, using the case study of the Italian high-speed railways, shows the impact of a corrupt context on megaprojects.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License. |
Keywords: | Corruption; project context; procurement; public projects; megaprojects; project performance |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) > Institute for Resilient Infrastructure (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2016 12:18 |
Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2017 15:38 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.09.010 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.09.010 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:105253 |