Developing A Public Value Framework for Infrastructure Projects in Ghana
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ISSN: 3057-3939 (Print) | 305-39207 (online)
Publication Date:
02-02-2025
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Empirical evidence has shown the significance of public value implementation to the
realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, assessing public value in
infrastructure projects has become popular in recent years. However, the assessment of
public value is a long way from being translated into practice due to the lack of a framework
for the implementation of public value infrastructure projects. Therefore, this study aimed
at developing a public value implementation framework for infrastructure projects in Ghana.
The study adopted a mixed research method using data from 82 survey questionnaires and 9
interview responses. The findings of the study showed an adequate awareness of public value
by the practitioners but a scanty understanding of its implementation. Additionally, they
acknowledge some critical challenges that could hinder the implementation of public value
including political interferences, conflicting stakeholder perceptions of value, resistance to
change and poor stakeholder engagement. Based on the theoretical and empirical findings
of the study, an implementation framework for public value in infrastructure projects
was developed and subsequently validated to assess the adequacy of the framework in
terms of its overall content and completeness. This framework will guide practitioners in
ensuring the implementation of public value in infrastructure projects. With the lack of an
implementation framework, the outcome of this study provides a solid basis for ensuring
public value implementation in infrastructure projects.