Abstract
In this paper, the bowtie method was utilized by a multidisciplinary team in the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA)for the purpose of managing corruption risks threatening the Iraqi construction sector. Corruption in Iraq is a widespread phenomenon that threatens to degrade society and halt the wheel of economic development, so it must be reduced through appropriate strategies. A total of eleven corruption risks have been identified by the involved parties in corruption and were analyzed by using probability and impact matrix and their priority has been ranked. Bowtie analysis was conducted on four factors with high score risk in causing corruption in the planning stage. The number and effectiveness of the existing proactive measures to prevent threats from resulting in corruption and were examined for each threat.
Highlights
Corruption is an old phenomenon that threatens the administrative apparatus in Iraq
Identification of the corruption risks during the conception stage, which occurred in some completed construction projects by reviewing the Quarterly reports of the Federal Board of Supreme Audit (FBSA) of projects from 2004-2013 and after some interviews with construction industry experts
We can see that the CR3 is ranked at the first place with a risk score of 0.4196, which makes it a high risk rating
Summary
Corruption is an old phenomenon that threatens the administrative apparatus in Iraq. As it was stated in the reports of Transparency International [1], Iraq is third among 180 countries in corruption and the phenomenon is increasing. The phenomenon of corruption largely stands in the way of the process of construction and progress at all economic levels. It costs money, time, energy, and impedes the performance of responsibilities and the fulfillment of jobs and services. Authors in [3] provided a thorough overview of the corruption causes from certain studies in identified construction management journals for addressing the already-indicated issues. Authors in [4] identified factors which lead to fraudulent practices in every stage of the construction life
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