In recent years, the Lagos State Government has attempted to adopt public private
partnerships (PPP) with little success, largely as a result of implementation barriers. The
purpose of this quantitative, ex-post facto design study was to evaluate which factors are
considered most predictive of success of PPP implementation in the state, whereby the
prescribed quality of products/services is achieved within a specified time frame and at
the agreed cost. Wood and Gray's theory of collaboration and the network and
collaborations theory by Kamensky and Burlin guided this study. A self-constructed and
validated structured questionnaire was utilized in the collection of survey data from 105
government officials and private sector partners who had experience in the state's PPP
process. To ensure validity of survey data collected, data triangulation was carried out
against information from the State's bulletins on its PPP projects. Data were analyzed
using ANOVA. Key findings indicated that statistically significant (p = .05) factors
include the development of a legal framework for PPPs, perception of value of intended
projects, identification and allocation of risks, engineering and technical structure, proper
identification of required competencies, and staffing and training. Factors that were not
significant included economic, political, and social conditions, planning, involvement of
affected persons at the planning stage, bidding process, understanding of the goals and
objectives of each partner, financing structure, project monitoring and evaluation,
effective communication, good leadership, and transparency and trust. To encourage
positive social change, it is recommended that the state enhances the success factors
identified by this study to strengthen PPP practices and improve infrastructure in Lagos.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:waldenu.edu/oai:scholarworks.waldenu.edu:dissertations-1752 |
| Date | 01 January 2015 |
| Creators | Igboka, Franca |
| Publisher | ScholarWorks |
| Source Sets | Walden University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies |
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