The demand hierarchy of the government and investors in PPP projects
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
ISSN: 0969-9988
Article publication date: 28 November 2022
Issue publication date: 2 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to determine the demand category and level of government and investors in public–private partnership (PPP) projects. It emphasizes the importance of meeting the demands of stakeholders and controlling the unreasonable demands. This study aims to improve the demand management of stakeholders in the PPP project and lay a foundation for the research on behavior based on the motivation theory.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper opted for a questionnaire survey to collect data based on indicators identified through literature. The participants come from the government and private sector (investors, contractors, operators, etc.) in China PPP Lecture Hall. The reliability, validity and variance analyses are used to test the reliability of data. Factor analysis and entropy method are used to determine demand categories and weights.
Findings
The government’s 14 demands are divided into four groups: satisfy public activities, self-interest, responsibility and relief financial pressure; 6 investor's demands are divided into development ability and satisfy social activities. The self-interest of government is higher than that of the publicity in PPP projects; investor's social reputation is most important, it is a foundation for obtaining external resources and achieving enterprise development.
Research limitations/implications
Because of the chosen research approach, the demand indexes cannot be exhausted. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to enrich relevant contents further.
Practical implications
This paper includes implications for a targeted demand control mechanism and for managing the unreasonable demand.
Originality/value
This paper comprehensively identifies the demand hierarchy of the government and investors, and provides the theoretical basis for the target management of stakeholders.
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant number 71571149] and doctoral fund project of Southwest University of Science and Technology [Grant number: 22sx 7105] for funding this research.
Citation
Liu, J. and Liu, J. (2024), "The demand hierarchy of the government and investors in PPP projects", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 1539-1555. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-01-2022-0052
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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