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Abdulmajid, S A D (1967) Resource forecasting models for private housing projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Adams, C D (1995) Procurement of microtunnelling projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Adul-Hamid, R (1996) Construction duration prediction using neural network methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Coram, W R (1997) The privatisaton of the property services agency, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: market; government; privatisation; public sector; UK; private sector; employee; owner
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2768276503
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The UK public sector has changed enormously over the past 20 years. Many of the changes have arisen from the introduction of market forces into the public sector and the transfer of responsibility for service provision to the private sector. Some services have been totally transformed by these developments. This is especially the case with the provision of construction and maintenance services. Previously, this work was carried out by the Property Services Agency (PSA) whose role was to provide, manage, maintain and furnish the property used by government. However, in the mid-1980s, the Efficiency Scrutiny Unit advised that construction and maintenance functions should in future be controlled by departments themselves and not the PSA. This removed a great deal of the PSA’s role and eventually led to its breakup and privatisation in 1992 and 1993.This Thesis will examine the ‘Process of Change’ experienced by the PSA. It includes an examination of the effects of change on: PSA employees; the newly privatised companies; and government User departments. The Thesis will show that those responsible for managing the privatisation of the PSA initially used a Planned Approach to change. However, as the PSA encountered an increasingly dynamic and unpredictable environment, the Planned approach gave way to an Emergent approach to change. It will be shown that the changing environment created serious problems during PSA’s transition. Though these problems continued after privatisation, the newly privatised companies chose to tackle the resultant changes through a combination of Planned and Emergent Approaches.Not only has the privatisation affected the PSA and its new owners, but it has also affected the relationship between the public and private sectors in terms of the commissioning and execution of contracts. Therefore, this Thesis will also examine the impact of the PSA’s privatisation on customer-supplier relationships. It will be shown that relationships between government departments and private contractors tend to be on a short-term and adversarial basis. However, in recognition of the drawbacks of such relationships, both the public and private sectors are taking steps to improve this situation. The Thesis concludes by offering a new framework for managing change and advice on improving customer-supplier relationships.
Eldosoky, A I (1987) Dealing with uncertainty in construction projects with particular reference to Egypt, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Fenn, F P (1999) An aetiology of construction disputes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Holden, S L (2021) Land, materials, and construction site: Decommodification through alternative construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Inyang, E D (1983) Some aspects of risk analysis for decision making in engineering projects management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Luo, J (1998) The transitional construction industry and sino-foreign construction joint ventures in the p.R. Of China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Luo, J and Gale, A (1998) The transitional construction industry and sino-foreign construction joint ventures in the p. R. Of China, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Merna, T (2004) Assessing methods to analyse portfolios of projects and their risks procured by project finance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Mohamed Sultan, A A B (2019) Decision tools for recycling with a focus on fibre reinforced composites, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Ng, S-t T (1996) Case-based reasoning decision support for contractor prequalification, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Nosair, I A R (1987) The relevance of computerised modelling techniques to construction management problems and training in Egypt, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Nour, H A (2003) An information approach for enhancing the health and safety file, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Parvar, J (2003) Neural networks decision support system (decision to bid), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Peacock, W S (1990) Site investigation procedures and risk analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Samo, S R (1999) Energy conservation in UK housing and the effect of building regulations, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester (United Kingdom).
Sansone, R (2020) Latent matters: Megaprojects and political imaginaries in post-revolution Tunis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Shakeri, E (2002) An investigation of privately promoted infrastructure (ppi) strategy in developing countries: Public-private partnership (ppp) approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Sigonda, G G G (2000) The impact of infrastructural projects on the environment in Tanzania: The case of mindu dam, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Suraji, A (2001) Development and validation of a theory of construction accident causation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Tipple, C (1993) An analysis of the development of the construction industry since the 18th century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Wearne, S H (1969) Organization of large engineering design departments, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.
Yeo, K T (1982) A systems approach to cost management of large scale offshore oil projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The University of Manchester.