The internal determinants triggering corruption in Sabah Construction Industry.

Abstract

orruption is like an endemic of problem in the construction industry which has
been known for a long time, undeniably this global phenomenon eventually touched on issues
of sensitivity to many parties. The construction industry plays an important role towards the
country’s economic development as this influences investors to place their funds in this
industry. It is found by many researchers as one of the most corrupt and riskiest sectors.
Malaysian government and anti-corruption institutions have created ways to combat different
corruption forms for construction industry. Corruption in the construction industry is not easy
to be mitigate. Such of cases in Malaysia’s construction industry especially in Sabah for the
year 2016-2022 notable the trends cases it is something to worry about. Hence, the main
objective of this paper is to identify the most potential internal determinants that trigger
corruption in the Sabah construction industry. Extensive literature review covers two
independent variables i.e., cost project involvement and level of income as the internal
determinants and corruption as the dependent variable. A conceptual framework deliberates
the connection between these variables as discussed in the literature review. This paper
contributes to the existing research providing knowledge on corruption specifically in Sabah.