Stakeholder perceptions on critical success factors for public-private partnership projects in Nigeria

Babatunde, SO; Perera, S; Zhou, L; Udeaja, CE

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the perceptions of stakeholders on
critical success factors (CSFs) for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Nigeria.
Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the
CSFs for PPP projects, which were employed to design a questionnaire survey. In order to capture a
broad perception of stakeholders, the questionnaires were administered to five different stakeholder
organisations involved in different PPP projects implementation in Nigeria. Data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistics, mean score, Kruskal-Wallis test, analysis of variance (ANOVA),
and factor analysis.
Findings – The study revealed the result of mean score ranking, which indicated that all the
stakeholders considered the identified 26 CSFs important and crucial for the successful implementation
of PPP projects in Nigeria. Thus, the results of Kruskal-Wallis test and ANOVA indicated that except
for six (out of 26) identified CSFs, there is no statistically significant difference in the perceptions of the
stakeholders on CSFs for PPP projects in Nigeria. The study, through factor analysis, grouped the 26
identified CSFs into six principal factors.
Practical implications – This research would be of benefit to stakeholders in PPPs to be aware of
CSFs that demand utmost consideration. Also the identified CSFs are expected to enhance the success
rate of PPP projects.
Originality/value – The findings would be useful for PPP stakeholders in making decisions and in
implementing PPP projects towards achieving value for money. This research will also be of interest to
other academic researchers intending to investigate CSFs for PPP projects in other locations.

Keywords: Nigeria, Stakeholders, Developing countries, Implementation, Critical success factors,
PPP projects

Citation

Babatunde, S., Perera, S., Zhou, L., & Udeaja, C. (2016). Stakeholder perceptions on critical success factors for public-private partnership projects in Nigeria. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(1), 74-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-11-2014-0061

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2016
• Journal: Built Environment Project and Asset Management
• Print ISSN: 2044-124X
• Publisher: Emerald
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 74-91
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-11-2014-0061
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-11-2014-0061
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