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Managing Sustainable Megaprojects along China's New Silk Roads

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 26548

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Willie Tan

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Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 117566, Singapore
Interests: megaprojects; project finance; geomatic engineering; urban management
Dr. Robert Lee Kong Tiong

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Interests: pubic private partnership; international project management; climate change and sustainability

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

China's ancient, maritime, digital, and polar silk roads are an ambitious program to connect China to Asia, Africa, and Europe. It involves many countries and more than USD 1 trillion worth of megaprojects. The program involves considerable risks such as Chinese lending to indebted developing countries, political instabilities and public resistance in host countries, as well as geopolitical opposition.

We invite case studies of megaprojects that cover, but not exclusively, the following themes in a sustainable way:

  • Institutional and policy frameworks for megaprojects;
  • Public sector project identification, feasibility, project preparation, structuring, and procurement Sponsor's bid preparation;
  • Lender's due diligence;
  • Sponsor's pre-construction activities;
  • Project mobilization;
  • Construction and close out;
  • Operation and maintenance;
  • Handing over.

Hopefully, these studies contribute towards a more sustainable global infrastructure development program.

Prof. Dr. Willie Tan
Dr. Robert Lee Kong Tiong
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • megaprojects
  • sustainability
  • institutional and policy frameworks
  • project structure
  • project preparation
  • procurement
  • project financing
  • bid preparation
  • due diligence
  • pre-construction
  • construction
  • operation and maintenance
  • handing over

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3 pages, 171 KiB  
Editorial
Managing Sustainable Megaprojects along China’s New Silk Roads
by Willie Tan and Robert Tiong
Sustainability 2023, 15(5), 4042; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054042 - 23 Feb 2023
Cited by 1 | Viewed by 1345
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This editorial is for the Special Issue on managing sustainable megaprojects along China’s new silk routes [...] Full article
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Project Governance and Project Performance: The Moderating Role of Top Management Support
by Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed and Qin Su
Sustainability 2022, 14(5), 2516; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052516 - 22 Feb 2022
Cited by 10 | Viewed by 5548
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Project governance (PG) has been primarily acknowledged as critical by researchers and practitioners in regard to successfully executing projects. However, project governance of public projects has received less attention from researchers. Therefore, in this study, we studied the effects of project governance and [...] Read more.
Project governance (PG) has been primarily acknowledged as critical by researchers and practitioners in regard to successfully executing projects. However, project governance of public projects has received less attention from researchers. Therefore, in this study, we studied the effects of project governance and top management support (TMS) on project performance (PP) and their interactions in public sector projects. Using the lens of resource dependence theory (RDT), we hypothesize whether TMS moderates the impact of PG on PP. A quantitative deductive approach was employed to examine this relationship. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 346 project managers, team members, and stakeholders. Our results indicated that PG and TMS are positively significantly correlated with project performance. Moreover, we found that TMS acts as a quasi-moderator in the relationship between PG and PP. Full article
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A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Nexus between Critical Delay Factors, Leadership Self-Efficacy, and Transnational Mega Construction Project Success
by Umer Zaman, Laura Florez-Perez, Saba Abbasi, Shahid Nawaz, Pablo Farías and Mahir Pradana
Sustainability 2022, 14(4), 2091; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042091 - 12 Feb 2022
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Delay factors are frequent in the construction industry globally, resulting in significant overruns in project cost and time. In context, megaprojects can be more prone to critical delays, hence, demanding a high degree of self-confident leadership. Despite the continuous scholarly attempts to examine [...] Read more.
Delay factors are frequent in the construction industry globally, resulting in significant overruns in project cost and time. In context, megaprojects can be more prone to critical delays, hence, demanding a high degree of self-confident leadership. Despite the continuous scholarly attempts to examine mega construction project success, the underlying role of critical delay factors and leadership self-efficacy has been largely overlooked. Hence, to address these rarely examined linkages, the present study empirically explored the effects of critical delay factors (CDFs) on transnational mega construction project (TMCP) success with the moderating influence of leadership self-efficacy (LSE). Based on a study sample (N = 211) extracted from the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, the hypothesized relationships were tested through partial least squares–structural equation modeling. The study included nine critical delay factors and three subdimensions of TMCP success, derived from previous research. The findings revealed a negative relationship between CDFs and TMCP success, as a 1% increase in CDFs triggered a 28.8% negative change in TMCP success. A positive moderating effect of LSE on the relationship between CDFs and TMCP success was also empirically supported, as 1% increase in LSE resulted in 18.4% positive change in TMCP success. The present study bridges the fragmented literature on critical delay factors in the global construction industry, megaproject success, and project leadership, by providing the first empirical evidence linking these potential relationships. Moreover, the present study also provides an extension to existing studies to identify the role of CDFs and LSE in impacting multi-faceted success (i.e., management success, ownership success, and investment success) in mega construction projects. Full article
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Measuring Project Governance of Mega Infrastructure in China: A Scale Development Study
by Lan Luo, Yue Yang, Junwei Zheng and Jianxun Xie
Sustainability 2022, 14(2), 593; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14020593 - 6 Jan 2022
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This study builds a measurement framework of project governance for mega-infrastructure considering the institutional situation of mega-infrastructure projects in China, including contractual governance, relational governance, and governmental governance. The factors of governmental governance are identified by the method of grounded theory with six [...] Read more.
This study builds a measurement framework of project governance for mega-infrastructure considering the institutional situation of mega-infrastructure projects in China, including contractual governance, relational governance, and governmental governance. The factors of governmental governance are identified by the method of grounded theory with six cases of megaprojects, and the measures of project governance for mega-infrastructure are refined by expert interviews. The 235 questionnaires are collected, and exploratory factor analysis is used to identify six factors of the governance mechanism for mega-infrastructure projects. The scales are developed, and reliability and validity tests are conducted. Results indicate that (1) the governmental governance mechanism includes government decision, government supervision, and government coordination. (2) The three-dimensional framework of project governance is established as “contractual–relational–governmental” in the field of mega-infrastructure. (3) The measurement scales of project governance are developed and validated for mega-infrastructure, including government regulation, government coordination, risk sharing, revenue distribution, relationship maintenance, and cultural development. This research contributes to (a) the state of the knowledge by gaining a holistic and comprehensive understanding of project governance in mega-infrastructure in China, and (b) the state of the practice by providing a tool for measuring project governance in mega-infrastructure. Full article
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Official Tenure, Fiscal Capacity, and PPP Withdrawal of Local Governments: Evidence from China’s PPP Project Platform
by Yingying Wang, Wenjuan Song, Bo Zhang and Robert L. K. Tiong
Sustainability 2021, 13(24), 14012; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132414012 - 19 Dec 2021
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PPP withdrawal policy is helpful to reduce over-investment in PPPs leading to sustainable development. However, little is known about the role of local governments on over-investment in PPPs. Using the PPP Project Platform Data, a unique dataset, this article is able to quantify [...] Read more.
PPP withdrawal policy is helpful to reduce over-investment in PPPs leading to sustainable development. However, little is known about the role of local governments on over-investment in PPPs. Using the PPP Project Platform Data, a unique dataset, this article is able to quantify over-investment in PPPs by coding PPP withdrawal for the first time. This research tests the influencing factors of PPP withdrawal at the municipal level, according to the centralized withdrawal policy in late 2017 as an exogenous treatment. Based on the theory of over-investment to rapid economic growth, this study develops a two-pillar framework under the combination of political man and economic man assumptions to explain the PPP withdrawal of local governments. The results show that both official tenure and fiscal capacity are significant factors. In addition, debt partially mediates the mayor tenure on PPP withdrawal, and the land revenue growth can hinder the negative relationship between mayor tenure and PPP withdrawal. It implies that over-investment in PPPs is strongly influenced by official leaders’ personal promotion incentive and official group members’ collective benefit. Thus, our findings indicate that the centralized withdrawal policy is an effective instrument to prevent over-investment in PPPs. Moreover, a match should be formed between local development planning and investment plans to promote sustainable of PPP investment. Full article
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Role of Ethical Leadership in Improving Employee Outcomes through the Work Environment, Work-Life Quality and ICT Skills: A Setting of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
by Maria Khan, Asif Mahmood and Muhammad Shoaib
Sustainability 2022, 14(17), 11055; https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711055 - 5 Sep 2022
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The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a multi-billion transformative project. It is expected that the CPEC will cause a massive change in every sphere of life in Pakistan, especially in business organizations. The successful accomplishment of such a huge project depends upon the [...] Read more.
The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a multi-billion transformative project. It is expected that the CPEC will cause a massive change in every sphere of life in Pakistan, especially in business organizations. The successful accomplishment of such a huge project depends upon the sustainable performance of the organizations associated with the project, and the sustainable performance of the organizations largely depends upon their work environment and quality of work life. As most of the organizations associated with CPEC employ a workforce from both countries, i.e., China and Pakistan, creating a work environment fit in such a cross-cultural setting is quite challenging. In this context, this study investigates the role of ethical leadership, workplace environment, quality of work-life and ICT skills (as a moderator) on job-related outcomes, such as job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and team spirit. The data were collected employing the snowball sampling technique from 609 upper and middle-level employees working in organizations connected with CPEC projects. Obtained results were subsequently analyzed using the structural equation modeling technique with the help of AMOS. The results uncover the positive association between variables as represented in the model, and further revealed that ethical leadership positively enhances the work environment dimensions: relationships, personal growth, and system maintenance and change. Furthermore, these factors are also considered vital in developing the quality of work-life, which eventually raises the employee’s job outcomes. Moreover, the study provides empirical justification for managers that ICT skill development is an important catalytic factor that enhances employee job outcomes. The study is invaluable for managers and policymakers in understanding the enablers of productivity for organizations operating in the context of the megaproject (CPEC). Full article
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Systematic Review
China’s New Silk Road and Central and Eastern Europe—A Systematic Literature Review
by Zalán Márk Maró and Áron Török
Sustainability 2022, 14(3), 1801; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031801 - 4 Feb 2022
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The ancient Silk Road was created to promote trade between China and Europe; however, at the end of the fifteenth century, the Silk Road and China’s dominant role began to decline, mostly due to the geographical discoveries. At the same time, today’s globalization [...] Read more.
The ancient Silk Road was created to promote trade between China and Europe; however, at the end of the fifteenth century, the Silk Road and China’s dominant role began to decline, mostly due to the geographical discoveries. At the same time, today’s globalization and the development of rail technologies have once again put the creation of a New Silk Road (NSR) in the crosshairs of China. The aim of this study is twofold: on the one hand, to present the NSR Initiative launched by China and its various important elements. On the other hand, it seeks to map Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), focusing on the 17+1 Mechanism and the Visegrad Group (V4 countries), for the potential impacts of this initiative on these countries. To achieve a wide-ranging overview of the New Silk Road concepts, a comprehensive systematic literature review was conducted. The NSR could benefit most CEE countries and result in more and cheaper products due to the increase in delivery speed and the decrease in delivery time. The initiative’s success depends mainly on the stability and willingness to participate of CEE countries, especially the V4 countries, thus becoming logistics hubs in the region. Full article
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