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Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Causes of Corruption in Iranian Construction Projects

이란 건설 프로젝트의 부패 원인에 대한 탐색적 요인 분석

  • 김수용 (부경대학교 토목공학과) ;
  • Received : 2017.12.08
  • Accepted : 2018.03.15
  • Published : 2018.04.01
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Abstract

The majority of construction projects, from the initiation phase to the project completion and operation phase, are influenced by various types of corruption. Iran, as a developing country, has been suffering from this issue in bidding, tendering procedure, contracts etc. Therefore, due to the importance of this issue, this study attempted to identify the causes of corruption and evaluate the most significant factors in the construction projects in Iran. To this aim, an intensive literature review was performed to investigate the various types of corruption and identify the potential factors causing corruption in construction projects. The questionnaire survey was designed, considering twelve forms of corruption, including 77 causes of corruption in construction projects in Iran. Out of 220 distributed questionnaires, 188 were returned by the participants. The valid collected data sets were analyzed and then Exploratory Factor Analysis was applied. It was discovered that "Inappropriate power-sharing," "Lack of obligation for human resources to properly use resources and abide by the rules and regulations" and "Lack of any monitoring of the government's performance" are the most significant factors. Findings from the study would be valuable for the construction projects authorities and academia in order to combat corruption in the construction projects.

대부분의 건설 프로젝트는 초기단계에서부터 준공 운영단계에 이르기까지 다양한 유형의 부패에 영향을 받고 있다. 개발 도상국인 이란은 입찰, 투찰 과정, 계약 등에서 부패 문제로 어려움을 겪고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이란 건설 프로젝트를 대상으로 부패의 원인을 파악하고 그 중요도를 평가하고자 한다. 이를 위해 문헌연구를 통해 다양한 유형의 부패에 대해 조사하고 건설 프로젝트에 부패를 유발할 수 있는 잠재적 요소를 설문조사를 통해 파악하고자 한다. 설문지는 이란 건설 프로젝트에서 77가지 부패 원인을 포함하여 12 가지 유형의 부패를 고려하여 고안되었다. 수집된 설문지의 분석 및 탐색적 요인분석(EFA)을 통하여 "부적절한 권한 배분" 등 4가지의 주요 요인이 도출되었다. 본 연구 결과는 건설관계자와 학자들에게 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

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