International Journal of Managing Projects in Business: Volume 9 Issue 1

Implications of the use of different payment models: The context of PPP Road Projects in the UK

Felix Villalba-Romero, Champika Liyanage

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the payment models and financing structures used for road Infrastructure projects under public private partnerships (PPPs) in the UK…

Why local governments rarely use PPPs in their road development projects: Understanding the barriers

Rick Janssen, Robin de Graaf, Marnix Smit, Hans Voordijk

– The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers that prevent local governments from applying PPPs in their road development projects.

Procurement strategy formation: (re-)designing rail infrastructure project alliances

Henrico Plantinga, André Dorée

– The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the reasoning behind the development of new procurement approaches by public sector clients.

Understanding the motivation and context for alliancing in the Australian construction industry

Derek H.T. Walker, Beverley M. Lloyd-Walker

The purpose of this paper is to explore and explain the circumstances in which a highly collaborative integrated project delivery form such an alliance is the most appropriate…

Anatomy of public-private partnerships: their creation, financing and renegotiations

Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Luc Renneboog

As public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become more widespread, doubts and criticisms about this type of infrastructural projects have emerged. The authors describe the PPP…

Preparing a framework for two-stage target-cost arrangement formulation

Pertti Lahdenperä

Early involvement of the project team with the construction resources seems to be gaining popularity as it aims to improve the cost efficiency of a project as there is…

Formularising two-stage target-cost arrangements for use in practice

Pertti Lahdenperä

Early involvement of the project team with the construction resources seems to be gaining popularity as it aims to improve the cost efficiency of a project as there is…

Low estimates – high stakes: underestimation of costs at the front-end of projects

Bjorn Andersen, Knut Samset, Morten Welde

The purpose of this paper is to adopt an in-depth perspective on cost estimation, from the development of the initial idea until the budget is agreed, to obtain new insights into…

Antecedents of team turnover intentions in temporary organizations: Development of a research model

Helge F.R. Nuhn, Andreas Wald

– The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the antecedents of team turnover intentions in temporary organizations such as projects, programs, or temporary teams.

Communication barriers in an interorganizational ERP-project

Annika Andersson

The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze communication patterns and bridging activities to be able to describe communication barriers in an interorganizational…

Enterprise Relationship Management: A Paradigm for Alliance Success

Derek H.T. Walker

Guest editorial

Hans Voordijk

Editorial

Derek H.T. Walker