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5) take responsibility. Hong Kong practices in the construction industry by experts are cordiality, blessings,
Ethics Development Committee such as bribery, fraud, collusive actions, rewards, earth security, and
(HKEDC) (2003) explained that tendering, withdrawal of tender bid, well- being, as well as political and
professionalism implies a high level bid shopping, payment games such social behaviour.
of behaviour and social responsibility as holding due payments, claims
that a construction professional games i.e. exaggerated claims, false Negligence
expects when exercising their claims, extortion and threats, conflict
expertise, judgment and supervisory of interest, professional negligence, Negligence is defined as “failure to
responsibility for managing or negligence to environment are toxic exercise that degree of care which,
implementing a construction project. to the construction environment in the situations, the law requires for
(Vee and Skitmore, 2003; FMI and the fortification of those interests
Ethical Issues in the CMAA, 2004; Pearl et al., 2005; of other persons which may be
injuriously affected by the want of
Shah and Alotaibi,2017). Olatunji
Construction Industry (2007) cited in Ferrell and Weaver such care” (Delbridge et al, 2000).
(1978) identified negative tendencies Poon (2004) clarified that negligence
The construction industry has a like Quantity Surveyors’ frequent deals with the needs for proper care
bad image in terms of ethics (Poon, temptation to provide trade secret and the failure to carry out such a
2004), unethical or illegal behaviour in exchange for unscrupulous duty of care for others. There are
(Berawi, Abdul-Rahman, and Wei inducements, compromise to several forms of negligence such
Siang, 2008) which is indicated dispense professional service with as poor documentations, poor
when many parties claimed that very despicable low level of honesty, workmanship, poor material quality,
construction professional such as such as competency challenges inadequate safety standards and
architect, surveyor and engineer traceable to negligence and stern short payment and late payment
has been involved in some unethical denial of fault. Common practice (Poon, 2004; Berawi et al., 2008).
cases. Unethical professional in tendency to exaggerate services
provided to deceive client into paying Conflict of Interest
more than necessary.
Conflict of interest happens
Various literatures have shown between the personal interest and
Previous studies that most unethical behaviour in organisation interest which put the
professional in conflict. Conflict
the construction industry takes the
have shown that form of unfair conduct, negligence, of interest falls within “grey area”
according to Abdul-Rahman et
most unethical conflict of interest, collusive al. (2009), in as much as it often
tendering, fraud and bribery (Vee
behaviour in the and Skitmore, 2003; Pearl et al., involves a personal interpretation of
whether or not certain behaviour is
2005). There are obviously important
construction areas of concern relating to the commonly acceptable. Conflict of
interest occurs when an individual
industry takes ethical conduct of construction or organisation such as engineer,
professionals (Abdul- Rahman et
the form of al., 2010). The instances of ethical architect and quantity surveyor has
an interest that might compromise
issues are explained as follows:
unfair conduct, their reliability. Olatunji (2007)
provided good example of conflict
negligence, Dishonesty of interest such as “diverting from
conflict of Poon (2004) explained dishonesty the organisation for personal
has a stronger linkage to illegal
interest, for business opportunity,
interest, collusive behaviour and is thus more use organisation’s tool or assets
appropriately linked to fraudulent
for personal interest or benefit,
tendering, fraud activity and Vee and Skitmore (2003) accepting any valuable thing
from organisation’s customers or
and bribery. stated unfairness can be combined suppliers and having a financial
with dishonesty. Rahman et al.
(2009) stated that the most parts interest in an organisation’s
of dishonest conduct experienced competitor”.
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