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Title
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ZIMBABWE'S STATE
UNIVERSITIES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ZIMBABWE'S STATE
UNIVERSITIES
Creator
CHARLES MASSIMO, PHD
Description
A weakness of the extant Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) literature to date has been its
normative approach to the subject, creating in effect, a 'one size fits all view' of the
preconditions or Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the implementation of PPPs yet they vary
with the context and sector. This study challenges the existing prominent CSFs model for the
implementation of PPP which it perceives to be broader and biased towards economic
infrastructure in rich industrial nations and excludes the realities of post-colonial third world
countries. The research developed a refined sector-specific Educational Infrastructure Critical
Success Factor Model (EICSFM) that will inform effective implementation of educational
infrastructure PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities. Validated suggestions from research
participants were compared to the existing model used to guide this study and results showed
that some of the suggested CSFs for PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities tallies with this extant
widely accepted CSFs model for PPPs, whereas some differ. The new suggested emerging
sector-specific CSFs for effective implementation of PPPs in state universities include; the
need for state universities to have absolute autonomy, the establishment of institutional PPP
Committees, state universities to be creative and aggressive, vibrant leadership at state
universities, universities to have good business orientation, the establishment of innovative
PPPs models for educational infrastructure projects (social infrastructure projects), the creation
of project bankability and attractiveness to investors, the need for political will and creation of
trust. Comparing such suggestions to the extant CSFs model, the study concluded that even
though some these preconditions for successful implementation of PPPs may be similar to
some of the existing ones, their application is not similar but context-based. The study thus
recommends governments avoid a ‘one size fits all’ perception and approach, but rather encompass sector-specific considerations when adopting and implementing PPPs as an alternative funding option for infrastructure development.
normative approach to the subject, creating in effect, a 'one size fits all view' of the
preconditions or Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the implementation of PPPs yet they vary
with the context and sector. This study challenges the existing prominent CSFs model for the
implementation of PPP which it perceives to be broader and biased towards economic
infrastructure in rich industrial nations and excludes the realities of post-colonial third world
countries. The research developed a refined sector-specific Educational Infrastructure Critical
Success Factor Model (EICSFM) that will inform effective implementation of educational
infrastructure PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities. Validated suggestions from research
participants were compared to the existing model used to guide this study and results showed
that some of the suggested CSFs for PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities tallies with this extant
widely accepted CSFs model for PPPs, whereas some differ. The new suggested emerging
sector-specific CSFs for effective implementation of PPPs in state universities include; the
need for state universities to have absolute autonomy, the establishment of institutional PPP
Committees, state universities to be creative and aggressive, vibrant leadership at state
universities, universities to have good business orientation, the establishment of innovative
PPPs models for educational infrastructure projects (social infrastructure projects), the creation
of project bankability and attractiveness to investors, the need for political will and creation of
trust. Comparing such suggestions to the extant CSFs model, the study concluded that even
though some these preconditions for successful implementation of PPPs may be similar to
some of the existing ones, their application is not similar but context-based. The study thus
recommends governments avoid a ‘one size fits all’ perception and approach, but rather encompass sector-specific considerations when adopting and implementing PPPs as an alternative funding option for infrastructure development.
Publisher
Journal of Public Administration and Governance
Date
2024
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