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Ailabouni, N (2010) Factors affecting employee productivity in the UAE construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton.
Alaqad, M (2021) Critical success factors for integration of value, financial risk, and environmental management systems in medium sized design and build projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Brighton.
Alkhadim, M (2019) Risk management: the effect of perceived safety on users behaviour in crowded large space buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Brighton Business School, University of Brighton.
Alkharmany, A (2017) Project management: the effect of Saudi national culture on the attitudes of key stakeholders towards delay in construction projects in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton.
Ashton, P (2003) A system designed to improve site investigation procedures and for the reduction of risk associated with uncertain site conditions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of the Built Environment, University of Brighton.
Davidson, R (2021) Innovation within private finance initiative projects: the influence of governance throughout the first stage of post-contract implementation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Brighton.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: governance; improvement; innovation; investment; life cycle; private finance initiative; street lighting; sub-contractor; value for money; qualitative research
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- URL: https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/50b90dd3-dc44-43a4-9a5a-cd6719f36eca
- Abstract:
The objective of this research is to study street lighting Private Finance Initiative projects to determine how governance systems influence, encourage and sustain innovation in the first and subsequent stages of the project life cycle following contract award. The purpose of such innovation is to achieve further value for money from the investment programme particularly into the later stages of a project. The research took a six-case qualitative research methodology approach. The empirical findings for the projects in the study show that the governance system for the project is shared and collaborative. Innovation found in the project was not influenced directly through the governance system. Although Schedule 18 of the Private Finance Initiative standard includes innovation as a Network Board responsibility, there is a distinct difference in perception at the project level with the authority managers viewing the projects as improvements whereas the sub-contractor views the projects as bringing innovation to the street lighting systems. This represents an interesting feature specific to Private Finance Initiatives, not previously reported. The application of Internet of Things technology has brought disruptive change to the management, control and service delivery of the street lighting systems. Exploiting the new technology will bring opportunities to achieve additional benefits in service delivery and further reductions in energy consumption. Contributions to governance and project management literatures and a proposal that the addition of a governance policy to the leadership and direction within the governance system promotes the creation of an environment, at the project level, to innovate where opportunities arise. A contribution to methodology is also made by using a qualitative data analysis tool to include analysis of the literature corpus. The background and motivation for the study is presented in the first chapter. The second chapter reviews the innovation literature, considering issues in the governance of innovation and the types of innovation found in these projects. Chapter 3 reviews issues of the Private Finance Initiative, innovation and value for money and Chapter 4, the governance literature. The methodology and methods used in the research is the subject of chapter 5. Chapters 6 to 12 present the case studies from the empirical work and Chapter 13 the findings and discussion. Chapter 14 concludes the research and includes the limitations of the study and proposals for further research.
Elnaas, E (2014) The decision to use off-site manufacturing systems for housebuilding projects in the UK , Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton.
Gidado, K I (2012) Determination of complexity rating of a building project with particular reference to effect on time, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Brighton.
Ojebode, A J (2016) Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a mechanism for the provision of affordable housing delivery in Nigeria , Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton.
Panta, M (2018) Approaches to the resilience and the potential for adaptation through community-driven construction projects in the global South, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Architecture and Design, University of Brighton.
Rosso, S (2007) Environmental life-cycle of domestic kitchen refurbishment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Envioronment and Technology, University of Brighton.
Wood, H L (2010) Modelling project complexity at the pre-construction stage , Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton.