Institutional Governance in SOEs. An Opportunity for Transparency in Public Procurement Processes

Abstract

The main objective of the research is: To contextualize administrative transparency in public companies from the principles of institutional governance, with the following specific objectives: 1.- To identify the principles of institutional governance from a vision of public companies, 2.- To interpret the position of experts on transparency in public procurement processes from a governance strategy. The unit of study is the E. P. Manabí Produce.  The research paradigm is phenomenological, being of qualitative perspective with the application of the hermeneutic-descriptive method. The research route starts with direct observation within the study unit, in which the researcher makes use of his notes to subsequently provide a narrative based on the descriptive method, in addition to having the participation of experts in the topics of institutional governance, public enterprises, transparency and public procurement; this participation has been through an in-depth interview with which they were able to expose their visions from an academic and research perspective. As an analysis strategy, the Grounded Theory proposal has been used, which is based, in part, on constant comparison and the construction of an axial matrix that facilitates the categorization process, generating as a final result (central category) a proposal that focuses on a Public Enterprise Model based on principles of institutional governance.