Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects

Examining the interrelationships among critical success factors (CSFs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects is of importance for improving PPP project performance and maintaining the sustainability of PPP project implementation. Previous studies mostly focused on the identification of the C...

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Main Authors: Shiying Shi, Heap-Yih Chong, Lihong Liu, Xiaosu Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/12/1313
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spelling doaj-3dd403aed2cb41ec96b4ed6033d8d5562020-11-24T23:54:18ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502016-12-01812131310.3390/su8121313su8121313Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure ProjectsShiying Shi0Heap-Yih Chong1Lihong Liu2Xiaosu Ye3School of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaDepartment of Construction Management, School of Built Environment, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, AustraliaSchool of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaExamining the interrelationships among critical success factors (CSFs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects is of importance for improving PPP project performance and maintaining the sustainability of PPP project implementation. Previous studies mostly focused on the identification of the CSFs for PPP projects; limited studies investigated the interrelationships among CSFs. Hence, the research objectives are (a) to determine the interrelationships among CSFs of PPP projects taking into account the public and (b) to identify influence paths contributing to take advantage of CSFs in the process of PPP implementation. A literature review and expert interviews were adopted to construct the CSFs framework; nine hypotheses were constructed and tested by the structural equation modelling (SEM) based on the data collected from a questionnaire survey. This research reveals that the relationship between public and private partners is the leader-follower relationship, not the partnership relationship, in PPP projects, indicating that the responsibilities, power or resources existing among partners are very unequal. It also highlights that public involvement has a negative effect on the process of service provisions, and costs and risks exist in the process of public involvement in PPP projects. The determined interrelationships among CSFs will contribute to the sustainability and success of a PPP project.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/12/1313public private partnershipinterrelationshipcritical success factorsustainabilitystructural equation model
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Xiaosu Ye
Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
Sustainability
public private partnership
interrelationship
critical success factor
sustainability
structural equation model
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Heap-Yih Chong
Lihong Liu
Xiaosu Ye
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title Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
title_short Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
title_full Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
title_fullStr Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
title_full_unstemmed Examining the Interrelationship among Critical Success Factors of Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
title_sort examining the interrelationship among critical success factors of public private partnership infrastructure projects
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2016-12-01
description Examining the interrelationships among critical success factors (CSFs) for public private partnership (PPP) projects is of importance for improving PPP project performance and maintaining the sustainability of PPP project implementation. Previous studies mostly focused on the identification of the CSFs for PPP projects; limited studies investigated the interrelationships among CSFs. Hence, the research objectives are (a) to determine the interrelationships among CSFs of PPP projects taking into account the public and (b) to identify influence paths contributing to take advantage of CSFs in the process of PPP implementation. A literature review and expert interviews were adopted to construct the CSFs framework; nine hypotheses were constructed and tested by the structural equation modelling (SEM) based on the data collected from a questionnaire survey. This research reveals that the relationship between public and private partners is the leader-follower relationship, not the partnership relationship, in PPP projects, indicating that the responsibilities, power or resources existing among partners are very unequal. It also highlights that public involvement has a negative effect on the process of service provisions, and costs and risks exist in the process of public involvement in PPP projects. The determined interrelationships among CSFs will contribute to the sustainability and success of a PPP project.
topic public private partnership
interrelationship
critical success factor
sustainability
structural equation model
url http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/12/1313
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