Developing a Measurement Scale of Opposition in Tourism Public-Private Partnerships Projects

Alaa M. S. Azazz, Ibrahim A. Elshaer and Marwa Ghanem
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Alaa M. S. Azazz: Social Studies Department, College of Art, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim A. Elshaer: Management Department, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Marwa Ghanem: Department of Tourism Studies, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Stakeholder opposition is reported as a central aspect of public-private partnership (PPP) failure; however, it has not gained much attention in either tourism or general PPP studies. Therefore, this study seeks to explore stakeholder opposition and develop a measurements scale of opposition in tourism PPP projects. An exploratory-sequential mixed methods approach is employed to holistically understand the subject. The results confirmed that lack of perceived value, relational strength, stakeholder management approach, and a conflict (and power) management mechanism, in addition to inadequate capabilities of stakeholders and poor experience outcomes, are antecedents of opposition to tourism PPP projects. Other notable results and their implications for theory and practice are included in the article.

Keywords: public-private partnership; tourism; stakeholder opposition; Egypt; an exploratory-sequential approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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