Resumo
Objetivo: O estudo tem como objetivo mapear a estrutura intelectual e o panorama global da pesquisa sobre fraude em compras públicas, identificando os principais temas, periódicos, autores, países e lacunas de pesquisa que caracterizam esse campo científico emergente.
Metodologia: Adotou-se uma abordagem bibliométrica com ênfase em science mapping. Foram analisados 336 documentos indexados na base Scopus até março de 2024. Utilizaram-se técnicas de análise de citações, cocitação, acoplamento bibliográfico, coocorrência de palavras-chave e coautoria, com apoio do software VOSviewer (versão 1.6.20), permitindo a visualização das redes intelectuais e temáticas da literatura sobre fraude em compras públicas.
Resultados: Os resultados indicam que a fraude em compras públicas permeia todas as fases do ciclo de contratação e carece de uma definição conceitual universal. A produção científica concentra-se majoritariamente no setor público, com escassez de estudos voltados ao setor privado. Os principais temas emergentes incluem fraude e corrupção em compras públicas, projetos de construção, conluio, suborno, falsificação, baixa auditabilidade dos processos e uso de inteligência artificial para detecção de fraudes. O Journal of Public Procurement e Critical Perspectives on Accounting destacam-se como os periódicos mais influentes. Os Estados Unidos e a Austrália lideram a produção científica, enquanto a África apresenta participação limitada.
Contribuições: O estudo contribui ao oferecer uma visão integrada da base de conhecimento sobre fraude em compras públicas, servindo como referência para pesquisas futuras e para o desenvolvimento de políticas e frameworks de prevenção e detecção de fraudes.
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