Defining the nature of the relationship between contractual and relational governance is
critical for understanding how to maintain commitment and coordination between private …

The use of qualitative data has so far received relatively little attention in methodological
discussions on qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). This article addresses this lacuna by …

Abstract Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a powerful method originating in the
fields of political science and sociology, where it is becoming a mainstream method. This …

This article investigates how managers in public-private partnership (PPP) projects respond
to social or physical events during the implementation of their projects, and which of their …

Infrastructure projects are notoriously hard to manage so it is important that society learns
from the successes and mistakes made over time. However, most evaluation methods run …

Abstract Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) includes two main components: QCA “as a
research approach” and QCA “as a method”. In this study, we focus on the former and, by …

The complexity of many cases, such as public projects and programs, requires evaluation
methods that acknowledge this complexity in order to facilitate learning. On the one hand …

An understudied aspect for the successful completion of PPP infrastructure projects is the
extent to which they are satisfactorily implemented. Studying PPP implementation is …

An important reason to procure transport infrastructure projects through Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs) is that they are expected to have a better cost performance compared to …

An important contributor to cost overruns of infrastructure projects is contract changes after
the construction contract has been concluded. Using mainly descriptive statistics and non …