Interorganizational governance of transnational infrastructure programmes across multiple national environments
The south American BiOceanic Corridor as ‘the new Panama Canal’
Alfons van Marrewijk (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management, BI Norwegian Business School , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Abstract
Increasingly, global connectivity is being shaped by transnational infrastructure megaprojects, which are commonly organized as programmes relying on specific interorganizational governance mechanisms. While previous research on programmes has examined how governance mechanisms address institutional conflicts, it has largely overlooked the pressures generated by multiple national environments. This paper examines a unique case study of the transnational BiOceanic Corridor programme in South America, which aims to construct a road connection between Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile in the absence of a central coordinating authority. The study identifies a balanced configuration of seven interorganizational governance mechanisms operating across three levels. The findings extend current debates on governance of transnational infrastructure programmes by showing how governance mechanisms are distributed and enacted across levels to manage institutional complexity. In addition, the study contributes to literature on governance mechanisms by presenting an empirical case where relational governance mechanisms predominate in facilitating programme progress.
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