Social responsibility initiatives for public-private partnership projects: A comparative study between China and Ghana

Osei-Kyei, R; Chan, APC; Yu, Y; Chen, C; Ke, Y; Tijani, B

Social responsibility initiatives for public-private partnership projects: A comparative study between China and Ghana

Osei-Kyei, R Chan, APC Yu, Y Chen, C Ke, Y

Tijani, B

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Citation:: Sustainability (Switzerland), 2019, 11 (5)
Issue Date:: 2019-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Osei-Kyei, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chan, APC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chen, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ke, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3426-703X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tijani, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainability (Switzerland), 2019, 11 (5)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/136702
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 by the authors. Sustainability is a global issue and its enhancement through modern forms of procurements, such as public-private partnership (PPP), has become topical considering the huge impact of PPP activities on society, the economy, and the environment. However, one way of promoting sustainability thorough PPPs is the adoption of social responsibility (SR) initiatives/factors. This paper aims to empirically investigate the SR factors in PPPs through a comparative study between China and Ghana. An empirical questionnaire survey was conducted in both China and Ghana. Further, the mean score ranking, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results show that SR factors related to the economic efficiency of PPP projects and climate change adaptation are critical in China, whereas in Ghana, SR factors directly related to job creation and environmental protection are critical. The outputs of this study inform investors of the critical SR initiatives to consider when engaging in PPPs in Asia and Africa. In addition, they provide a solid knowledge base for the continuous international debate on how sustainability could be enhanced through PPP policy.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainability (Switzerland)	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/su11051338	en_US
dc.title	Social responsibility initiatives for public-private partnership projects: A comparative study between China and Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.for	1503 Business and Management	en_US
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	11	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 by the authors. Sustainability is a global issue and its enhancement through modern forms of procurements, such as public-private partnership (PPP), has become topical considering the huge impact of PPP activities on society, the economy, and the environment. However, one way of promoting sustainability thorough PPPs is the adoption of social responsibility (SR) initiatives/factors. This paper aims to empirically investigate the SR factors in PPPs through a comparative study between China and Ghana. An empirical questionnaire survey was conducted in both China and Ghana. Further, the mean score ranking, Kendall's coefficient of concordance, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results show that SR factors related to the economic efficiency of PPP projects and climate change adaptation are critical in China, whereas in Ghana, SR factors directly related to job creation and environmental protection are critical. The outputs of this study inform investors of the critical SR initiatives to consider when engaging in PPPs in Asia and Africa. In addition, they provide a solid knowledge base for the continuous international debate on how sustainability could be enhanced through PPP policy.

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