[HTML][HTML] Value for money assessments for public-private partnerships: characteristics, research directions, and policy implications

J Zhao, HJ Liu, PED Love, D Greenwood… - Developments in the Built …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Value for Money (VfM) has been used as a critical criterion for evaluating Public-
Private Partnerships (PPPs), a popular procurement strategy for delivering transport …

Risk allocation, transfer and management in public–private partnership and private finance initiatives: A systematic literature review

M Tallaki, E Bracci - International Journal of Public Sector …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper examines risk and risk management in public–private partnership and
private finance initiatives (PPP/PFI). Despite growing interest in PPP/PFI, there are …

The perceived efficacy of public-private partnerships: A study from Canada

M Opara, P Rouse - Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the 1990s, Public–Private Partnerships (P3s) have become a widely used
public infrastructure financing policy tool. However, there is a vast body of evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Value for money in transport infrastructure investment: An enhanced model for better procurement decisions

J Zhao, D Greenwood, N Thurairajah, HJ Liu, R Haigh - Transport Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the nebulous value for money (VfM) concept and its widely-criticised
use in justifying the adoption of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for transport …

Public-private partnership in Alberta, Canada: a path dependence perspective

M Opara, R Rankin, R Ling, T Le - Accounting, Auditing & …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose In this study, the authors revisit Alberta's public-private partnership (P3) program
after 20 years of field level experience by retracing its historical emergence and institutional …

Institutional entrepreneurship: collaborative change in a complex Canadian organization

M Opara, ON Okafor, A Ufodike, K Kalu - Accounting, Auditing & …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study adopts an institutional entrepreneurship perspective in the context of
public–private partnerships (P3s) to highlight the role of social actors in enacting institutional …

State audit of public–private partnerships: Effects on transparency, auditor's roles, and impact on auditee's reactions

L Cracel Viana, JA Moreira… - Financial Accountability & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) play an active role in the government's
accountability to the parliament. Public–private partnerships (PPPs) are a different route …

Contract duration: Barrier or bridge to successful public-private partnerships?

P Hartman, J Ogden, R Jackson - Technology in Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are predominantly executed through the use of formal
contracts which define the relationship between a public agency and private supplier. As …

Managing risk for better performance—not taking a risk can actually be a risk

P Barrett - Public Money & Management, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
IMPACT Governments in Australia have provided variable support to, and actual
involvement in, successive public sector reforms over the past 40 years. The latter's success …

Invisible actors: Understanding the micro‐activities of public sector employees in the development of public–private partnerships in the United States

M Opara, ON Okafor, A Ufodike - Australian Journal of Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Public–private partnerships (P3s) have continued to grow in importance both as an
alternative infrastructure delivery model and a management practice in many jurisdictions …