Semigroup-theoretic matrix model for corruption in government procurement
Abstract
Corruption in government procurement remains a persistent global challenge, undermining economic efficiency, transparency, and public trust. Contemporary studies emphasize statistical, machine learning, and network-based detection approaches; however, there is limited exploration of algebraic structures in modelling corruption dynamics. This paper presents a semigroup theoretic matrix model to formalize corruption interactions within procurement systems. Consequently, we give some analysis arising from our matrix representation. This interdisciplinary study offers a novel algebraic perspective to complement existing models of corruption.
- Published
- 22 September 2026
- Volume
- 2026 (2026)
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- CC BY 3.0
Copyright © 2026 Chidiebere G. Holget, R. U. Ndubuisi, M. C. Obi, Ignatius Philip Ngwongwo, Isaac Ogazie Nwagwu, C. Nwutara, Victory Onyekachi Obi, Miletus Obinna Duru. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Cite this article
C. G. Holget, R. U. Ndubuisi, M. C. Obi, I. P. Ngwongwo, I. O. Nwagwu, C. Nwutara, V. O. Obi, M. O. Duru, Semigroup-theoretic matrix model for corruption in government procurement, Algebra Lett. 2026 (2026), 2. https://doi.org/10.28919/al/10050
BibTeX
@article{Holget2026,
author = {Holget, Chidiebere G. and Ndubuisi, R. U. and Obi, M. C. and Ngwongwo, Ignatius Philip and Nwagwu, Isaac Ogazie and Nwutara, C. and Obi, Victory Onyekachi and Duru, Miletus Obinna},
title = {Semigroup-theoretic matrix model for corruption in government procurement},
journal = {Algebra Lett.},
volume = {2026},
year = {2026},
pages = {2},
doi = {10.28919/al/10050}
}