Development of a Model for Corruption Prevention in Governmental Development Projects

Subject Areas : human resource management

Seyyed Saeed Khodaparast Moghaddam ¹ , Hamid Rezaiefar ² , Mehdi Mahmoodzadeh ³ , Mohammad Mohammadi ⁴

1 - PhD student, Department of Management, B.C. , Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, B.C. , Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, B.C. , Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, B.C. , Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.

Received: 2025-06-23 Accepted : 2025-07-29 Published : 2025-11-06

Keywords: Prevention of corruption, construction projects, administrative corruption,

Abstract :

Background and purpose: Corruption has emerged as a pervasive issue affecting the majority of nations worldwide. To put it differently, no country remains entirely unaffected by corruption. The objective of this research is to develop a comprehensive model aimed at preventing corruption within government agency construction projects.

Research method: The methodology employed in this research was content analysis. The participants comprised professors specializing in management, senior managers, and inspectors from various government agencies in South Khorasan, selected through purposive and snowball sampling techniques. To ensure the reliability of the data, the inter-coder agreement was assessed using the kappa coefficient.

Findings: The research findings indicated that the model for preventing corruption in construction projects within governmental organizations comprises four overarching themes: the integrity of project preparation, the integrity of project implementation, the supervision of project execution, and the evaluation of construction projects. Additionally, fourteen organizational themes were identified, namely: the health of foundational and research studies, the health of technical criteria and standards, the health of project quality, the health of tendering and transaction processes, the health of delegation procedures, the health of public participation, supervision of materials and equipment, supervision of economic factors, transparency and accountability, technical supervision, audit oversight, ethical evaluation, human resource assessment, and final project evaluation.

Conclusion: The criteria identified hold significant importance as key factors in the prevention of corruption within construction projects conducted by government organizations. By taking them into account, corruption can be effectively mitigated.

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