African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Transaction costs and competitive tendering in public procurement: Moderating role of integrity

Sama Hamisi
  • Sama Hamisi
  • Procurement and Supplies Department, College of Business Education, Dodoma Campus, P. O. Box 2077, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Ndunguru Philibert
  • Ndunguru Philibert
  • Faculty of Science and Technology, Mzumbe University P. O. Box 6, Mzumbe, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Nsimbila Paul
  • Nsimbila Paul
  • Department of Procurement and Logistics, School of Business, Mzumbe University, P. O. Box 6, Mzumbe, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 22 April 2021
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

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