Phasing the Market?: A study of the first phase of Dutch public two phase ground, water and road infrastructure projects

This study investigates the effects of the first phase of the Dutch two phase process project delivery method design on the information risk, the client-contractor <br/>relationship and risk allocation between client and contractor. The two phase process is a collaborative project delivery method which is used for infrastructure projects with...

Transaction Cost and Agency Perspectives on Eco-Certification of Existing Buildings: A Study of Hong Kong

Eco-certification schemes are usually launched with various incentives provided by local governments to facilitate green building development and building energy retrofits. A number of barriers to building energy retrofitting have been identified in previous literature, while the barriers to the eco-certification of existing buildings are under...

The benefits of participatory value evaluation in a company environment: A masters thesis on the possible benefits from the use of PVE in a company environment by conducting a PVE survey for Liander asset management

This thesis explores how the benefits and drawbacks found in previous government-citizen use cases of Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) translate to a company environment PVE use case. This research is conducted at and with the help of Liander. Liander is one of three energy distribution system operators in the Netherlands. The following...

From Agents to Stewards? Experiences from a Dutch Infrastructure Case Study

In the construction industry clients largely depend on contractors to deliver projects. According to agency theory problems of goal conflict and information asymmetry arise in this delegation of work because both the principal and the agent are self- interested. The control-oriented governance mechanisms that agency theorists propose as a means...

Analyzing and improving client-contractor relationships at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - an agency theory and transaction cost theory approach

Large infrastructure promotors progressively outsource parts of their organization to contractors. For them, outsourcing brings along a dependency on contractors for the realization of their objectives. With control over outsourced processes declining, these large organizations risk failure to capitalize on the economic and ecologic potential of...

Upscaling the process for the collection, analysis, and delivery of information about emerging or existing technologies for enhanced decision making

Standardized technology intelligence products nowadays have come within reach of almost any interested organization. The question remains how this can be applied on a large scale while maintaining on-time delivery and the quality of results. This paper develops and evaluates such a standardized TI process. The key elements for upscaling the...

A Typology of Strategic Behaviour in PPPs for Expressways: Lessons from China and Implications for Europe

In line with governance trends around the world, a growing number of expressways in the People’s Republic of China are managed as Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). The tremendous growth in demand for mobility in newly emerging economies has led to a gap between investment needs and available public funding. Using private funds is potentially...