Abstract
It is generally accepted that effective risk management is key to successful project management. However, relevant questions pertinent to risk management can only be answered satisfactorily when the appropriate research methodology is adopted. This paper presents the research methodology adopted for a doctoral research aimed at managing risks in Public Private Partnerships in housing in Nigeria. The paper adopted the research ‘onion’ as a guide in the designing the research. The study outlines the research philosophy, approach, strategy, choice, time horizon and techniques and procedures for conducting the research and at the same time tries to justify those choices based on the nature of the research and the research questions as recommended in research methodology literatures. The paper contributes by highlighting justifications for the adoption of research methods to address the research objectives.
Highlights
Background to the StudyThe problem of adequate housing has been major problem in most developing countries including Nigeria
This paper presents the research methodology adopted for a doctoral research aimed at managing risks in Public Private Partnerships in housing in Nigeria
The purpose of this study presents a type of research in which the researcher has influence on the methods and process of data collection and may likely exert control over the phenomenon being researched; risk is more of a contemporary issue than historical; the research does not aim at developing a new theory; the research questions posed by this study are basically ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions seeking to explore, explain and describe the phenomenon being studied
Summary
In attempt to ameliorate this problem different governments have adopted different strategies for the purpose of providing housing to their teeming population One of such strategies is collaboration between the public agencies and private sectors known in the business parlance as the Public Private Partnership. Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a contractual arrangement between a public agency and a private sector party, with the clear agreement on shared objectives for the provision of public infrastructure and services traditionally provided by the public sector (Republic of Ghana, 2011). These collaborations are based on the principles of comparative advantage because PPP recognizes that there are some activities that the public sector does best and others, where the private sector has more to offer (Pessoa, 2006). The basic assumption behind PPP is that in collaboration, the strength of one sector will help to overcome the weakness of the other sector thereby increasing efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of basic services (Payne, 1998)
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