How Does Policy Implementation Affect the Sustainability of Public–Private Partnership Projects? A Stakeholder-Based Framework. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xue, Bin; Cen, Jun; Liu, Bingsheng; Qian, Lei; Yuan, Jingfeng
• Is Part Of: Public performance & management review. Volume 45:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 1029
• Page End: 1065
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: policy implementation -- public–private partnership -- sustainability; Civil service -- Labor productivity -- Periodicals; Civil service -- Labor productivity -- United States -- Periodicals; Government productivity -- Periodicals; Government productivity -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Periodicals; Public administration -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service -- Labor productivity; Government productivity; Public administration; United States; Periodicals; 351.05
• DOI: 10.1080/15309576.2022.2107029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1530-9576

Abstract

Abstract: Sustainability is an imperative goal for developing public–private partnership (PPP) projects, which are largely affected by policies. However, few studies have explored the impact of policy implementation on the sustainable development of PPP projects. This study examines the impacts of PPP policy implementation on PPP sustainability by conducting a comprehensive analysis that is grounded in a proposed stakeholder-based framework of the PPP policy implementation process. Critical factors are identified through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of 275 survey responses from PPP practitioners in China. Subsequently, ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis is used to examine the effects of policy implementation on project sustainability in PPPs. The results reveal five factors that can explain the construct of PPP policy implementation, namely, the implementing organization's capacity (F1), policy quality and resources (F2), the environment (F3), the involvement of the target group (F4), and the sustainability of the PPP projects (F5). F1, F3, and F4 have significant positive impacts on PPP sustainability, which is measured in terms of its economic, social, and environmental dimensions.