Jingfeng Yuan, Alex Yajun Zeng, Mirosław J. Skibniewski, Qiming Li
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been applied widely in the global construction market. During the life cycle of PPP projects, their performance could be affected by a number of factors and their interactions, which might cause the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the projects. Previous re...
Jeanette Raymond
Purpose This paper investigates the technique of benchmarking to improve the quality of the public procurement process and discusses the importance of benchmarking to overcome perceived weaknesses with these processes. This is followed by a case study of Sri‐Lanka, exploring the difficulties faced b...
Jingfeng Yuan, Chao Wang, Mirosław J. Skibniewski, Qiming Li
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasing in popularity. Major challenges in the development of PPPs have resulted from the global financial crisis. However, with respect to their monetary value, PPPs are still an attractive option for public sector projects. Performance management and measu...
Shakeel Mahmood
In new democracies like Bangladesh code of conduct, the ethics and issues of conflict of interest have not been accorded a high priority for legislative and administrative reforms. To discuss the role of public administration in Bangladesh and recommends measures to be adopted to prevent corruption ...
Jingfeng Yuan, Mirosław J. Skibniewski, Qiming Li, Lei Zheng
Over the years, public-private partnership (PPP) has been acknowledged by many as an innovative approach to the procurement of public projects. The desire for more efficient and effective PPP projects renders the performance management to be increasingly important, in which the influence of the stak...
Jingfeng Yuan, Wei Li, Jiyue Guo, Xianbo Zhao et al.
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become increasingly important in improving the sustainability of society in China, with transportation being the largest investment area. However, the Social Risk Factors (SRFs) of transportation PPPs in China, which serve as a useful tool for distinguishing s...
John Stewart
Abstract Government by contract is replacing government by administrative hierarchy in many fields. There have been some benefits in terms of tighter management and clearer definition of responsibilities but the approach has limitations. This article argues against the view that contracts are the mo...
Andreas Wieland, Robert Handfield
Recent press reports about unsafe work conditions and the loss of life in apparel factories in Bangladesh have highlighted the need for greater oversight over sourcing in low cost countries. That is especially so for companies with a commitment to corporate social responsibility, or CSR. However, ma...
Muhammad Azizul Islam, Craig Deegan, Rob Gray
This study investigates the use of social compliance audits in the supply chain of multinational corporations (MNCs). Particularly, we explore the use of such audits in assessing and managing the working conditions of factory workers in the garment industry in a developing nation. Through a range of...
Malik Khalfan, Neda Azizi, Omid Haass, Tayyab Maqsood et al.
Project implementations normally fail due to sustainable development problems that inhibit the usage levels required to facilitate successful implementations. This paper explores the successful implementation from a Bangladesh perspective. In particular, it identifies the possible applications of Bl...
Tengyuan Chang, Bon‐Gang Hwang, Xiaopeng Deng, Xianbo Zhao
International construction projects are plagued with political risk, and international construction enterprises (ICEs) must manage this risk to survive. However, little attention has been devoted to political risk management strategies in international construction projects. To fill this research ga...
Bilal Anwar, Zhongdong Xiao, Sharmin Akter, Ramiz Ur Rehman
Contemporary urbanization appears as a conundrum especially in developing nations. This study will act as an accelerator to spill out snags caused by urbanization with a new approach in the development of sustainable infrastructure through Public–Private Partnerships (3Ps). This study first explains...
Philip James, Lilian Miles, Richard Croucher, Mark Houssart
Abstract This paper examines how far the workplace inspection program established under the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety has served to improve safety in Bangladesh garment factories, and the extent to which its operation has been influenced by factors that the literature suggests are impo...
Quamrul Alam, Humayun Kabir, Vivek Chaudhri
Public private partnerships (PPPs) have evolved as a strategic response to public sector resource deficits and for pooling technical, managerial, and financial resources from the private sector. In this article, we identify the key factors necessary for a collaborative management strategy and analyz...
Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Ross Guest, Christine Smith
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop weights of key performance areas (KPAs) and performance indicators for public private partnerships (PPPs) in Bangladesh. Since a variety of PPP arrangements is observable, different performance measurement approaches exist in the literature. However, a...