Deterrence of Punitive Measures on Collusive Bidding in the Construction Sector

Zhu, Wenhui; Zheng, Yuhan; Ye, Kunhui; Zhang, Qian; Zhang, Minjie

doi:10.1155/2021/9913413

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“…Therefore, local governments should take the local market environment and project types into consideration and reasonably regulate the competition level of projects for different project types to control the collusion phenomenon. Furthermore, the government's guiding role should be fully exerted to realize the synergistic control of internal and external environments [43][44][45].…”

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How to effectively control vertical collusion in bidding for government investment projects-Based on fsQCA method

Chen

Zhu

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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The impact of collusion during the bidding processes of Chinese government investment projects is a major concern in academic and policy circles, as collusion breeds corruption and destroys the credibility of governments. Furthermore, it negatively impacts successful project completion, leading to cost overruns and the illegitimate enrichment of colluding agents, regardless of the intended social benefits. Using data from 166 selected regional policy implementations as the research sample, this paper uses the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis method to conduct a group analysis of typical cases. The purpose of this study is to identify and better understand the cooperative regional policy implementation environments in China and to identify effective methods to improve the governance quality of collusion controls in construction investment project bidding processes. Five key control paths are identified, covering 94% of the cases. It is also found that in lower social collusion situations, reasonable market competition regulations can directly reduce collusive behavior. The research results will help the government to formulate more adaptive control policies and promote high-quality development of government investment projects.

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How to effectively control vertical collusion in bidding for government investment projects-Based on fsQCA method

Chen

Zhu

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Traditional production systems in the construction industry have long been associated with ecological imbalances and social hurdles [7]. Environmental degradation, pollution, social inequality, collusive bidding, and corruption are traceable to traditional production systems and technologies [8][9][10]. Grounded in legitimacy theory, meeting the expectations and requirements of diverse stakeholders-such as carbon emission reductions-is recognized as a catalyst for superior organizational performance [11].…”

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Demystifying the Influencing Factors of Construction 4.0 Technology Implementation from a Sustainability Starting Point: Current Trends and Future Research Roadmap

Zhang,

Liu,

Zhu

et al. 2024

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Given the challenges of innovation and adaptation to change, Construction 4.0 (C4.0) is triggering a revolution within construction and industry firms from automation to a greater level of digitalization. Despite the plethora of advantages and growing research interest in certain aspects of C4.0 technology implementation (C4.0TeIm), previous discourses have been largely fragmented and lack a comprehensive investigation of the factors influencing C4.0TeIm. To this end, this study aims to holistically investigate the influencing factors of C4.0TeIm and propose guidelines for future research directions. Informed by the United Nations twin green and digital transition perspectives, this study initiated its exploration in the background by delving into the potential intersections between C4.0 and sustainability. To achieve the aim, this study (i) reviewed 77 relevant articles and discerned a comprehensive list of factors influencing C4.0TeIm; (ii) outlined and quantified the influence and importance of the identified factors using social network analysis and validated results against the simplified analysis; and (iii) revealed gaps in the literature and proposed a research roadmap directing future research needs. The results show that 60 factors could collectively influence construction firms’ C4.0TeIm; they can be categorized into the external environment, technology competence, organizational factors, project-based factors, and technology challenges. The findings also reveal that further endeavors should emphasize those understudied factors such as “perceived overall organizational performance improvement”, “corporate strategy and management policy”, and “availability of resources”. Practically, the proposed research guidelines provide valuable references to accelerate C4.0TeIm in both academics and the business world and offer strategies for the top management of firms to maximize potential benefits and gain competitiveness.

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“…The construction industry is famous for its destructive impact on the environment (Hu et al, 2018), unfair business practices (Son et al, 2019;Zhu et al, 2021), and adversarial and unsafe work environments (Xia et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2018b). With the increasing awareness of and concern about its environmental and societal impacts, there is a strong push among academics and business circles that construction firms should be more socially responsible for their business activities.…”

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“…, 2018), unfair business practices (Son et al. , 2019; Zhu et al. , 2021), and adversarial and unsafe work environments (Xia et al.…”

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Modeling influence mechanism of factors on corporate social responsibility implementation: evidence from Chinese construction firms

Qian

Lim

2022

ECAM

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PurposeThe interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become burgeoning in the construction industry as firms are under constant pressure from socially conscious stakeholders to demonstrate their efforts to address various CSR issues. This study aims to unveil the key practices and impact factors (KPIFs) of CSR implementation in construction firms and the interrelationships among different key impact factors toward attaining CSR practices.Design/methodology/approachMobilizing the integrated institutional, stakeholder and self-determination theories, a theoretical framework was first developed to elaborate the potential inter-relationships among the key impact factors toward CSR implementation. Data were collected from extra-grade contractors through an online questionnaire survey and was then analyzed by the partial least square structural equation modeling method.FindingsThe results show that construction firms' CSR practices could be classified into eight distinct key dimensions, e.g. shareholders' interests, government commitment and environment preservation. It is found that three groups of key impact factors – external institutional factors (especially coercive-normative factors), intrinsic factors (especially strategic business direction and organizational culture) and identified factors (i.e. the perceived importance of CSR practices) – have statistically significant positive impacts on most key dimensions of CSR practices.Practical implicationsThe research findings have implications for top management to better understand CSR implementation, thereby helping them secure legitimacy to survive and advance in the competitive construction businesses.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to the theoretical body of knowledge in CSR by modeling and empirically demonstrating the influence mechanism of CSR implementation in construction within an integrated model.

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Deterrence of Punitive Measures on Collusive Bidding in the Construction Sector

Cited by 13 publications

References 77 publications

How to effectively control vertical collusion in bidding for government investment projects-Based on fsQCA method

How to effectively control vertical collusion in bidding for government investment projects-Based on fsQCA method

Demystifying the Influencing Factors of Construction 4.0 Technology Implementation from a Sustainability Starting Point: Current Trends and Future Research Roadmap

Modeling influence mechanism of factors on corporate social responsibility implementation: evidence from Chinese construction firms

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