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Factors constraining the implementation of public private partnership in the Croatian airport sector

The objective of this paper is to identify the constraints on the development and implementation of PPPs in the Croatian airport sector and measure their relative importance as perceived by experts, i.e. airport managers. Relevant determinants and constraints identified from the literature and current practice were incorporated into a questionnaire for primary data collection. The target population consisted of top and middle management of all Croatian airports, actively involved in creating airport policy and airport development projects. The results have revealed that the most significant constraints are political interference in project approval and poor coordination between governmental institutions, weak employees’ competence, a lack of familiarity with the advantages and disadvantages of different PPP models and lengthy project approval process, i.e. bureaucratic procedures. These findings are of the utmost importance for the identification of the constraining factors in order to facilitate the implementation of PPPs on the Croatian airport sector. Moreover, these pieces of information help recognize the possibility of PPPs in supporting the growth and further development of airport business.

public private partnership; airport business; Croatia; constraints; airport managers` perceptions

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