Identification of critical capacity building challenges in public-private partnerships (PPPs) projects: the case of Tanzania

Chileshe, Nicholas; Kavishe, Neema; Edwards, David John

doi:10.1080/15623599.2021.1892947

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“…The purpose was to generate new emergent theories on and insights into this phenomenon, that is, curriculum design (cf. Edwards et al, 1998; Smith et al, 2021; Aghimien et al, 2021; and Chileshe et al, 2021). As a methodological approach, a two-phase cascade process was adopted.…”

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Curriculum development in the higher education literature: A synthesis focusing on construction management programmes

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Edwards

Roberts

et al. 2021

Industry and Higher Education

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This research first contextualises curriculum development in higher education institutions (HEIs) before focusing specifically on construction management programmes in order to engender wider polemic discourse and new insights into current provisions. The overarching epistemology adopts both interpretivist and pragmatist philosophical stances, couched within inductive reasoning, to critically analyse extant literature as a secondary data source, with each publication representing a unit of analysis. Thematic groupings of research activity are then clustered and interconnections between researchers and research themes are identified using bibliometrics. The findings illustrate that while curriculum development in HEIs has received increasing scrutiny and attention, there is a notable lack of connectivity among the studies conducted. This lack of a cohesive body of knowledge is exacerbated by the prevailing academic notion of ‘individualism and self’ vis-a-vis the ‘collective team’. This leads to an emergent working hypothesis, namely, that bespoke curriculum development occurs within an ‘every person for themselves’ mentality. Cumulatively, these issues reported upon serve to illustrate a fundamental absence of a clear agenda for curriculum development in construction management programmes. In turn, this finding underscores the urgent need for a more prominent collaborative and global community of practice to optimise future educational provisions.

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Section: Methodological Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Curriculum development in the higher education literature: A synthesis focusing on construction management programmes

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Roberts

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“… Training – PPP u nits and governments : This also presents an opportunity for PPP units to flourish by contributing to the HCB agenda through designing and tailoring of specific PPP training initiatives. However, as observed by Chileshe et al. (2021), these PPP Units are also beset with capacity building challenges.…”

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“…This paper is part of a bigger project and builds on previous studies by Chileshe and Kavishe (2021), Chileshe et al. (2021) which investigated and ranked the critical capacity building challenges impacting the Tanzanian PPPs projects, The emphasis of our current study is around not only the identification of the HCB strategies, but how to effectively apply them.…”

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Human capacity building strategies for improving PPP implementation in Tanzanian construction projects

Chileshe

Kavishe

2022

BEPAM

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PurposeImplementation of public–private partnerships (PPPs) in African projects is inundated with a number of capacity building challenges which affects growth and project performance. Further, there is paucity of empirical studies on the strategies for overcoming these challenges. Therefore, this research addresses that knowledge gap by examining the human capacity building (HCB) strategies for improving PPP implementation in construction projects in developing countries, with a focus on Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachHCB strategies identified from the scoping review were administered to 81 handpicked Tanzanian practitioners attending PPP training course. To examine the differences in the perception of the identified HCB strategies, and the relationships between different pairs of the HCB strategies, the data were subjected descriptive statistics, parametric tests, Kendall’s concordance and Pearson correlational analysis, including group wise correlation analysis.FindingsBased on the overall sample, “Engagement of stakeholders on capacity development”, “Organization of PPP seminars and training” and “Introduction of in-house training to Public institutions expected to undertake PPP projects” are the top ranked HCB strategies. “Development of study tours to stakeholders involved in PPP projects” is the least ranked. Significant differences between the sub-groups of “no PPP experience” and “some PPP experience” were evident for “Invitation of International experts to share experiences” and “Sharing of responsibilities” HCB strategies. The “no PPP experience” group rated both strategies higher than those with “some PPP experience”.Practical implicationsThe identified HCB strategies can be used as a “road map” for the development of appropriate engagement strategies with various stakeholders for the successful implementation of PPP thereby, enhancing the performance of the construction firms.Originality/valueEight strategies have been identified from the literature and tested for the Tanzanian context. The uniqueness of Tanzanian PPP implementation context arising from varying cultural, organizational, political and economic conditions differentiates the priority of HCB strategies when compared to other contexts where these strategies were investigated. This is germane to the PPP research.

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“…Opinions are distinctively polarised, for example, Construction Enquirer (2018a) states the UK has had multiple voluntary late payment initiatives introduced over the last two decadesnone of which proved of to be of any use whatsoever in the face of notorious late payers like Carillion (Construction Enquirer, 2018a). This stance is supported by Cable Talk (2019), who states that payment performance in the UK has worsened over the same period and is still showing no signs of long-term improvement (Cable Talk, 2019). In contrast, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2017) states that: [.…”

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The late payment epidemic in UK construction

Stewardson

Edwards²,

Asamoah³

et al. 2023

JFMPC

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Purpose The UK government has elaborated the effect of late payment on the economy, with its impact on the construction sector being particularly pronounced. This paper aims to evaluate the late payment epidemic that persists within the construction industry, specifically analysing the effectiveness of government-led voluntary payment initiatives. Design/methodology/approach A mixed philosophical lens is adopted that incorporates both pragmatism and post-positivism to examine the late payment phenomena. Couched within deductive reasoning and a case study strategy, a questionnaire survey was conducted to elicit responses from one-hundred construction professionals. Elucidating upon respondents’ perceptions of the UK’s late payment epidemic, a comparative analysis was undertaken of upstream (main contractor) and downstream (subcontractors/suppliers) contractors through Cronbach’s alpha, descriptive statistics, independence chi-square test, Kruskal–Wallis test and Mann–Whitney U test. Findings Emergent findings reveal that in practice, the monitoring and enforcement of government-led voluntary payment initiatives has been unprosperous with numerous contractors being forced to adopt indefensibly poor and punitive payment practices. Survey responses and extant literature substantiate and underscore the industry’s need to strengthen voluntary government-led payment initiatives. To create a responsible payment culture, any future code created should be mandatory and enforceable as a self-regulating approach has failed dismally. The work concludes with practical additional measures that could be introduced to create a responsible payment culture and promote ethical trading within the UK construction industry. Originality/value This paper constitutes a novel vignette of, and reflection upon, contemporary practice in this area of construction finance and serves to emphasise that very little has changes in the sector despite numerous UK government led reports and interventions.

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Identification of critical capacity building challenges in public-private partnerships (PPPs) projects: the case of Tanzania

Cited by 12 publications

References 39 publications

Curriculum development in the higher education literature: A synthesis focusing on construction management programmes

Curriculum development in the higher education literature: A synthesis focusing on construction management programmes

Human capacity building strategies for improving PPP implementation in Tanzanian construction projects

The late payment epidemic in UK construction

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