Impact of Corruption on the Investment Volume of Public-Private Partnership in Abia State

Abstract

The study examined “Impact of Corruption on the Investment Volume of Public-Private Partnership in Abia State”. To accomplish the research objectives, the study adopted a survey research design, and the Taro Yamane sample size determination formula was used to select 379 respondents as the sample size for the study. The study employed two research questions and one hypothesis. The questionnaire schedule was used to generate data while simple percentages and Pearson product correlation analyses was used. The study revealed that there is no significant relationship between corruption and the profitability level of public-private enterprises. The study also revealed that high costs of doing business, increased prices of products and the enhancement of monopolies are the effects of trade restrictions on the investment volume of public-private enterprises. The study revealed that managing conflicts of interest, systems of rewards and incentives, and codes of conduct are ways of curtailing corruption and enhancing public-private partnerships. This study recommended that Abia State Government should establish a corruption prevention mechanism that prohibits certain types of conduct and also includes codes of conduct and ethics for public officials.