Al-Sharif, F and Kaka, A (2004) PFI/PPP topic coverage in construction journals. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
The introduction of Private Finance Initiatives and similar procurement systems in construction projects has changed the way the construction industry deals with aspects of projects and their stakeholders. PFI was first introduced in UK in 1992, and since then, the number of projects provided through PFI/PPP has increased greatly in both the UK and worldwide. This paper presents an analysis of what has been written in construction journals about PFI/PPP from the beginning of 1998 to the end of 2003. Four major journals were selected to represent the construction journals (Journal of construction Engineering and management, Construction management and economics, International journal of project management, and Engineering, construction and architectural management). The analyses consist of topics salient to PFI/PPP, and include analysis of researchers, research centres, institutions, and countries. Results show that the number of published papers in this area is not comparative with the importance of PFI/PPP and the level of activities associated. The paper identifies a number of research gaps needing to be addressed by the academic community and other research led organizations.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PFI/PPP; construction management; journals; research |
| Index terms: | procurement system, construction engineering, research centre, construction project, architectural management, journal, private finance initiative, project management, construction industry |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, project management theory and practice, construction type, engineering methods, production management, practice management, industry analysis, research dissemination and communication |
| Topics: | Project Management, Construction Technology, Engineering Principles, Design Practice, Research Practice, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here