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Awawdeh, S A (2010) The potential of building regulations to improve the energy efficiency of high-rise residential buildings in the Gulf Countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Brooks, T (2020) Implementation and effectiveness of the ISO 9001 quality management system in the construction sector in the UK and Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast.

Burke, R (2014) Risk management in Republic of Ireland PPP toll roads, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, Queen's University Belfast.

Clarke, R N (1988) A managerial approach to forecasting for the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Cockerill, J E (1993) The construction industry in belfast 1800-1914, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Curran, M (2020) External stakeholder management and engagement on urban construction projects in the UK and Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Built and Natural Environment, Queen's University Belfast.

Flynn, C (2020) Risk transfer in operational public private partnerships in the education sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Management School, Queen's University Belfast.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: flexibility; private sector; subjectivity; transaction cost; value for money; schools; documentation; policy; public private partnerships; public sector; relational contracting; partnership; stakeholder; interview
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  • URL: https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808594
  • Abstract:

    Despite risk transfer being deemed a key driver in attaining value for money in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), plus the substantial resources already committed to PPPs globally, prior studies have tended to focus on PPP procurement, projects in their early stages or on the accounting treatment of PPPs, with limited research being conducted on risk transfer in operational PPPs. There is also a dearth of comparative investigations into risk allocation in PPP and traditionally procured (TP) projects. Drawing on Principal Agent Theory, Lonsdale’s modified Transaction Cost Economics framework, relational contracting and the relational theory of risk this research sought to address this gap by examining whether risks have been transferred as intended. Planned levels of risk allocation were identified by analysing the procurement documents for a sample of operational PPP and TP schools in NI and ROI. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key public and private sector stakeholders to capture their experiences and perceptions of risk allocation at the operational stage of PPP and TP school projects. As anticipated, risks largely remained with the public sector for the TP schools examined. However, as interviewees’ responses regarding risk allocation in PPP schools differed somewhat from the analysis of the procurement documentation and the findings from prior studies, the results of this research challenge the technicist view of risk which contends that it can be transferred and priced. Variation between expected versus actual risk allocation appears to be a consequence of contract subjectivity and flexibility, which is associated with relational contracting, together with disparities in contract knowledge, one of Lonsdale’s factors. Examples of good practice, recommendations for policy makers and suggested areas for future research were also identified.

Lisk, D R (2014) Equal opportunities for women in construction trades: Issues of education, training and employment in northern Ireland, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Spillane, J P (2013) Challenges and strategies for confined site construction: The case of personnel, plant and material management (PPMM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Von Meding, J K (2013) NGO competency-based framework for the delivery of post-disaster reconstruction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.

Wang, H (2021) BIM-based knowledge management for the use of construction and facilities management knowledge in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Queen's University Belfast.