Nagogo, U B (2022) A strategy for stakeholder engagement in public private partnership urban infrastructure provision in Nigeria. PhD thesis, University of Salford, UK.
Abstract
This thesis examines how external stakeholders are engaged in Public Private Partnership Urban Infrastructure Projects. The study aims to develop a framework to improve stakeholder engagement in the delivery of PPP urban infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The research is based on a survey of key personnel in government and private sector agencies that have been involved in the delivery of PPP projects in Nigeria. The area of focus is urban infrastructure projects delivered in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The study takes a broad insight to their views on certain aspects of external stakeholder engagement, such as processes, critical success factors, challenges, and governance mechanisms. Aligning with researchers' epistemological and ontological assumptions, an abductive approach is used which culminates in the development of a framework to enhance stakeholder engagement in PPP urban infrastructure in Nigeria. The study is exploratory in nature, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data to elicit the views of study participants. The data analysis was conducted using inferential and descriptive statistical analysis in addition to content analysis methods. The study presents an explanation of critical success factors that are important to the accomplishment of a successful stakeholder engagement in PPP urban infrastructure provision in Nigeria. Challenges and barriers to stakeholder engagement were also identified coupled with steps that can be taken to prevent these challenges or barriers from negatively influencing the stakeholder engagement process. This study documents stakeholder consultation, negotiation and partnerships, and management functions as the top three key principles adopted for stakeholder engagement. It further presents governance mechanisms that need to be co-opted in the stakeholder engagement process. Corruption control, trust, the rule of law, and government effectiveness were identified as the major governance mechanism for stakeholder engagement in PPP urban infrastructure provision in Nigeria. Findings reveal that some of these mechanisms are either contained in the contract agreement signed between project sponsors and development or contained in government policies for project execution. A framework for stakeholder engagement is also developed to serve as guide to private and public organizations involved in PPP urban infrastructure projects in Nigeria.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | corruption; personnel; private sector; trust; governance; government; negotiation; urban infrastructure; Nigeria; content analysis; statistical analysis; abductive approach; infrastructure project; partnership; stakeholder; critical success factor |
| Index terms: | Abuja, agency, external stakeholder, critical success factor, documents, corruption, survey, urban infrastructure, content analysis, strategy, data analysis, project sponsor, personnel, public private partnership, negotiation, infrastructure project, abductive approach, stakeholder engagement, effectiveness, government policy, Nigeria, statistical analysis, private sector, partnership, governance, rule of law |
| Subjects: | legal systems, contractual arrangements, public policy, Geography, professional ethics, control systems, community and social dimensions, data collection methods, research design and methodology, business, data analysis and analytics, data science, professional development, management, performance management, industry analysis, infrastructure and transport systems, conflict resolution, partnership management, sociology |
| Topics: | Urban Studies, Human Resources, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management, Stakeholder Management, Governance, Legal Issues, Quality Management, Geographical Context, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Procurement |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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