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Abdenour, J I (2021) A cost estimation model for improving the budget estimates of industrial plant construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Adoko, M T (2016) Developing a cost overrun predictive model for complex systems development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Alves, L F (2006) Stochastic approach to risk assessment of project finance structures under public private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Bersson, T F (2012) A framework for application of system engineering process models to sustainable design of high performance buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Boyer, E J (2012) Building capacity for cross-sector collaboration: How transportation agencies develop skills and systems to manage public-private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: skills; organization theory; standards; collaboration; governance; government; learning; organizational learning; partnership; public-private partnership; employee; content analysis; case study; interview; qualitative research
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/1038151296
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This dissertation reports on case studies of two state-level agencies, as well as data collected from thirteen states, to investigate how transportation administrations develop skills for designing and implementing public-private partnerships for infrastructure (PPP) in the U.S. Case studies were conducted of the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Texas Department of Transportation, and findings were analyzed in respect to a theoretical framework developed from literature on organizational learning and networked governance. The qualitative research included a review of more than 120 peer-reviewed articles and publications on public management, organization theory, and organizational learning; content analysis of interviews with forty-six public and private sector experts through the software application, Atlas.ti; and a review of more than 100 government documents on PPPs in Virginia and Texas. Research questions addressed the processes and practices of capacity-building for PPPs within transportation administrations, the social conditions that underlie collective learning in public sector contexts, and the scale and scope of national resources that support skill development for government agencies pursuing an understanding of PPPs. Interviewees perceived that public sector organizations are initially at a skill-disadvantage in working with the private sector on PPPs, but that public sector capacity can be improved. Four core domains of learning were identified as supporting knowledge development within public organizations: assessing & assigning employees; deciphering & integrating external knowledge, discussing & documenting lessons from direct experience, and designing and evaluating performance standards. Case findings also suggest that the tacit and unique nature of knowledge related to designing and implementing PPPs requires interpersonal dimensions to learning. Furthermore, cultivating a social climate where administrators can discuss project error without fear of recrimination was also seen as important throughout the process of conducting project reviews and evaluations. Conclusions imply that goal-oriented learning is central to government learning, and that public interest objectives can direct knowledge generation and accumulation in all four domains of the study's theoretical model.
Charoenphol, D (2017) Using robust statistical methodology to evaluate the performance of project delivery systems: A case study of horizontal construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Cho, S (2000) Sequential estimation and decision-making in project management: A Bayesian way and heuristic approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Elsherbiny, A (2021) Prediction of design error rework cost in EPC industrial projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Farmer, C M (2018) Constructing program management offices for major defense acquisition programs: Factors to consider, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Griffin, M G (2008) The lived experience of first line managers during planned organizational change: A phenomenological study of one firm in the residential construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Holmlin, R M (2016) Pre-design methodology for establishing scope-budget and scope-duration alignment for capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Innocent, M J F, Jr. (2018) Predicting military construction project time outcomes using data analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Joao, Z R (2021) Road construction assessment model (RC-AM) to prevent contract overbilling in Angola, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Kim, E (2000) A study on the effective implementation of earned value management methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Krone, S J (1991) Decreasing the impact of changes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Lounsbury, C R (1983) From craft to industry: The building process in North Carolina in the nineteenth century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
McDavid, H A (1996) Construction and economic development: A stimulus or constraint in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Momtazi, S (2021) Reducing cost overruns in construction projects using lean methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Ngamthampunpol, D (2008) An assessment of safety management in the Thai construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Park, J (2015) Essays on the delivery of public infrastructure projects: Empirical analyses on transportation projects in Florida, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Reid, J S (2019) Evaluating the impact of using agile methodologies in heavy-civil construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Schulte, W D, Jr. (1999) The effect of international corporate strategies and information and communication technologies on competitive advantage and firm performance: An exploratory study of the international engineering, procurement and construction (IEPC) industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Shamma, E M (1988) A dynamic model for the growth of construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Stuban, S M F (2011) Employing risk management to control military construction costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Taku, A M (2021) Predicting modular efficiency in oil and gas capital projects using multi-criteria decision analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Toliver, B L (2018) Implementing project management plans to control construction costs on military projects in Korea, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Tonimoghadam, F (2021) A predictive model for reducing cost and time for the detection of clashes in residential and commercial constructions projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Wenzelberger, J P (1987) The economic analysis of tall buildings (Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts; Kansas City, Missouri), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Zhou, G (2021) Machine learning-based cost predictive model for better operating expenditure estimations of U.S. light rail transit projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.