International Journal of Academic Accounting, Finance & Management Research (IJAAFMR)   Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Page No.: 33-42 Transparency in Public Procurement: The Case of Ethiopian private higher institution Derese Simegnew Alehegn Abstract: Public procurement serves public bodies in acquiring goods, works, and services through legal procedures using public funds to achieve public objectives. This study has mainly emphasized the transparency in public procurement. The study has given special emphasis to the procurement practices of the Ethiopian private higher institution. Transparency in public procurement is basically related to performing procurement activities openly and exposing malpractices, and reporting procurement performances to those who demand it. Thus, the basic objective of this study is to examine the procurement related transparency of the Ethiopian private higher institution. The research questions have been designed to examine the major factors that affect transparency in public procurement, and how transparency could be maintained in public procurement. Accordingly, the data show that transparent communications, disseminations of information, and debates and investigations of information haven't been ensured in the organizations considered in this study. It has been suggested that it is good to rediscover the transparency issues basically in ensuring value for money and communicating procurement information to the respective authority as well as to the general public.