eprintid: 3606
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datestamp: 2021-07-27 06:04:49
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Leereveld, Theun
creators_id: S3004031
creators_email: t.leereveld@student.rug.nl
title: Explaining cost overrun in Dutch infrastructure projects  by the influence of boundary spanning activities
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: A DBFM contract gives private organizations much room for design and own interpretation to the contract. Boundary spanners must function as a builder between boundaries. They must attempt to break the boundaries when building trust, and simultaneously protect their own interests This research looks beyond the formal contractual agreements and tries to find out how certain activities of boundary spanners might influence cost overrun in PPP projects. Two Dutch DBFM infrastructure projects are compared, and within these projects, in-dept interviews of public and private actors are conducted. The data that is acquired will be laid against already existing literature, which will attempt to answer the main research question. Getting a better understanding of these complex social interactions might improve the relationship between the private and public sector in future PPP projects, potentially improving collaboration and the feeling of trust within the design and building phase of a PPP project, resulting in less conflicts and a higher level of performance overall. An increase in collaboration and trust will not only be valuable in completing a projects in time, which is one of the main factors when it comes to costs, but also in creative problem solving throughout the building phase of a PPP project.
date: 2021
pages: 26
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Verweij, S.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: S.Verweij@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Public-Private Partnership
keywords_local: Boundary spanner
keywords_local: DBFM
keywords_local: Cost overrun
keywords_local: Infrastructure projects
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-07-24
citation:   Leereveld, Theun  (2021) Explaining cost overrun in Dutch infrastructure projects by the influence of boundary spanning activities.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3606/1/Final%20Thesis%20Theun%20Leereveld.pdf