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Information systems procurement process risk and control: Insights from a public sector organization
Accountancy Business and the Public Interest
  • Gary PAN, Singapore Management University
  • Manjari MEHTA, KPMG Australia
  • Poh Sun SEOW, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
Publisher’s Version
Publication Date
1-2012
Abstract

This case highlights the specific risks and issues that may be encountered in the information systems (IS) procurement process in a country where bribery and corruption are more common. PSO is a large Indian public sector organization involved in energy-related business. Being financially deprived, PSO relied on government funding to build its infrastructures. Besides the funding support, PSO also inherited the bureaucratic structure and the corruption practices. Lately, PSO was involved in several IS infrastructure and applications upgrading projects and wanted to review its IS procurement process. Does PSO understand the process risks in public IS procurement? Does PSO have the maturity to implement control mechanisms in order to mitigate its IS procurement process risks?

Keywords
  • IS procurement,
  • risk,
  • control,
  • public sector.
Publisher
AABA
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
http://visar.csustan.edu/aaba/SEOW2012.doc
Citation Information
Gary PAN, Manjari MEHTA and Poh Sun SEOW. "Information systems procurement process risk and control: Insights from a public sector organization" Accountancy Business and the Public Interest Vol. 11 (2012) p. 123 - 142 ISSN: 1745-7718
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_pan/43/