... are driving innovation negativism in the UK public sector. Notably, the emerging themes are incomprehension, lacking evidence, communication, relationship history, bad experiences, uncertainty, inadequate experimentation, the business case and localism. Originality/value This study is the first...

.... There is a growing literature indicating that there is poor public sector expertise in managing PPP projects. Design/methodology/approach The study, being an exploratory one, relied on a questionnaire survey of the Malaysian PPP unit (UKAS) and five Malaysian regulatory agencies responsible for regulating...

... to the improvement in communication, and level of transparency made possible by the adoption of e-bidding systems. The descriptions of these drivers are presented below. Efficiency Saudi Arabia Construction Public sector Traditionally, the process of preparing the bidding documents for contractors...

... the lack of expertise in managing PPP-related projects within the public sector prompted this study. Design/methodology/approach The study, being an exploratory one, relied on a survey of 207 survey responses from a sample of PPP experts across the globe. The data from the survey are a rich mix...

...-cultural groups and removal of formal irrationalities deterring the progress of construction projects. The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of project cultures in the public sector construction projects. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory case study was selected as the research...

... are more likely to feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created rules and regulations to try to avoid these. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only China Public sector Quality Time Cost efficiency Performance levels...

..., BPR is increasingly popular in office environments, and now government (Niehaves et al., 2013). However, unique public sector characteristics make removing non-value adding activities, and adopting private sector BPR lessons difficult. Unique characteristics include their non-profit driven...

...Z. Ren; P. Kwaw; F. Yang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance of the traditional procurement approach (TPA) under Ghana's procurement reform and explore if other possible procurement strategies could help to improve value for money in the Ghanaian public sectors...