Social Responsibility Initiatives for Public-Private Partnership Projects: A Comparative Study between China and Ghana

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作者
Osei-Kyei, Robert [1 ]
Chan, Albert P. C. [2 ]
Yu, Yao [2 ,3 ]
Chen, Chuan [3 ]
Ke, Yongjian [4 ]
Tijani, Bashir [1 ]
机构
[1] Western Sydney Univ, Sch Comp Engn & Math, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
[2] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Bldg & Real Estate, Kowloon, Hong Hum, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Sichuan Univ, Business Sch, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Technol Sydney, Sch Built Environm, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
关键词
public-private partnership; social responsibility; sustainability; sustainable development; China; Ghana; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; WATER-SUPPLY PROJECTS; HONG-KONG; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; CRITERIA; IMPLEMENTATION; EXPERIENCES; PROCUREMENT;
D O I
10.3390/su11051338
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
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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