... interest among academics during the global financial crisis of 2008. Some called for the development of an ethical code to help prepare a cadre of academic degree holders for public procurement, thus holding them more accountable (Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council Governance Board, 2009...

...Olive Etsula Purpose This study aims to explore and present discussions regarding the interconnectedness of procurement fraud, supply chain education, professional maturity and ethics, and their relevance to adopting a transcendence concept as well as proposing research directions thereof...