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Risk allocation in public-private partnerships

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• Cross-sectional analysis of critical risk factors for PPP water projects in China

  Chan, A. P. C., Lam, P. T. I., Wen, Y., Ameyaw, E. E., Wang, S. Q., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Infrastructure Systems · 2015

• Risk misallocation in public-private partnership projects in China

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Chan, A. P. C.

  International Public Management Journal · 2013

• PPP project risk relationships based on the interpretive structure model

  Sheng, H., Liang, W., Wang, S. Q., & Ke, Y.

  Advances in Information Sciences and Service Sciences · 2013

• Risk management practice in China’s public-private partnership projects

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Chan, A. P. C.

  Journal of Civil Engineering and Management · 2012

• Empirical study of risk assessment and allocation of public-private partnership projects in China

  Chan, A. P. C., Yeung, J. F. Y., Yu, C. C. P., Wang, S. Q., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Management in Engineering · 2011

• Equitable risk allocation of projects inside China: Analyses from Delphi survey studies

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Chan, A. P. C.

  Chinese Management Studies · 2011

• Understanding the risks in China’s PPP projects: Ranking of their probability and consequence

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., Chan, A. P. C., & Cheung, E.

  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management · 2011

• Preferred risk allocation in China’s public-private partnership projects

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Chan, A. P. C.

  International Journal of Project Management · 2010

• Risk allocation in public-private partnership infrastructure projects: Comparative study

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Chan, A. P. C.

  Journal of Infrastructure Systems · 2010

• Developing a risk assessment model for PPP projects in China: A fuzzy synthetic evaluation approach

  Xu, Y., Yeung, J. F. Y., Chan, A. P. C., Chan, D. W. M., Wang, S. Q., & Ke, Y.

  Automation in Construction · 2010

Defining and reviewing the PPP field

• Making sense of the definition of public-private partnerships

  Ke, Y., Cheng, Z., Zhang, J., & Liu, Y.

  Built Environment Project and Asset Management · 2024

• Comparative analysis on the PPP research in Chinese and international journals: A bibliometric perspective

  Sun, Q., Zhang, S., Ke, Y., Ma, X., & Galvin, S.

  International Journal of Construction Management · 2023

• A holistic review of public-private partnership literature published between 2008 and 2018

  Ma, L., Li, J., Jin, R., & Ke, Y.

  Advances in Civil Engineering · 2019

• Critical review on PPP research: A search from the Chinese and international journals

  Zhang, S., Chan, A. P. C., Feng, Y., Duan, H., & Ke, Y.

  International Journal of Project Management · 2016

• Research trend of public-private partnership in construction journals

  Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., Chan, A. P. C., & Cheung, E.

  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 2009

Where PPPs are used, and how they perform

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• Critical strategies for building urban community resilience through public-private partnerships: A system dynamic modelling

  Osei-Kyei, R., Narbaev, T., Ampratwum, G., & Ke, Y.

  International Journal of Construction Management · 2026

• How performance-based are China’s public-private partnership road projects? A KPI framework and scoring method

  Shi, X., Ke, Y., Wu, X., Gong, X., & Zhang, J.

  Built Environment Project and Asset Management · 2026

• Local government’s intention to use public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects in China: Antecedents in a technology acceptance model

  Jiang, M., Cui, C., Xia, B., Skitmore, M., Ke, Y., & Liu, Y.

  Sustainability · 2025

• Public-private partnerships: Pro-cyclical or counter-cyclical? An empirical study

  Albornoz, V., Ke, Y., & Millán, J.

  International Journal of Construction Management · 2024

• Developing a suitability assessment model for public private partnerships: A case in urban China

  Cheng, Z., Zhu, Y., Wang, H., & Ke, Y.

  Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · 2024

• Identifying critical influencing factors of the value creation of urban rail transit PPPs projects in China

  Li, X., Yuan, J., Liu, X., Ke, Y., & Jia, S.

  Buildings · 2022

• Diversification or convergence: An international comparison of PPP policy and management between the UK, India, and China

  Cheng, Z., Ke, Y., Yang, Z., Cai, J., & Wang, H.

  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management · 2020

• Formation of optimal private involvement in urban rail public-private partnership projects in China

  Ke, Y.

  International Journal of Project Organisation and Management · 2018

• Public-private partnerships in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China: An illustrative case study

  Wang, K., & Ke, Y.

  Advances in Civil Engineering · 2018

• Factors influencing the private involvement in urban rail public-private partnership projects in China

  Ke, Y., Hao, W., Ding, H., & Wang, Y.

  Construction Economics and Building · 2017

• Spatio-temporal dynamics of public-private partnership projects in China

  Cheng, Z., Ke, Y., Lin, J., Yang, Z., & Cai, J.

  International Journal of Project Management · 2016

• Is public-private partnership a panacea for infrastructure development? The case of Beijing National Stadium

  Ke, Y.

  International Journal of Construction Management · 2014

• Public private partnership in China: Where to from here

  Ke, Y., Jefferies, M., Shrestha, A., & Jin, X.

  Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal · 2014

• A comparative study of critical success factors for public-private partnerships between Mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  Cheung, E., Chan, A. P. C., Lam, P. T. I., Chan, D. W. M., & Ke, Y.

  Facilities · 2012

• Critical success factors for public-private partnerships in infrastructure developments: Chinese perspective

  Chan, A. P. C., Lam, P. T. I., Chan, D. W. M., Cheung, E., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 2010

• Potential obstacles to successful implementation of public-private partnerships in Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  Chan, A. P. C., Lam, P. T. I., Chan, D. W. M., Cheung, E., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Management in Engineering · 2010

• Drivers for adopting public-private partnerships: Empirical comparison between China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  Chan, A. P. C., Lam, P. T. I., Chan, D. W. M., Cheung, E., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 2009

Relational and psychological contracts

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• Does opportunism always reduce stakeholder satisfaction in public-private partnership (PPP) projects? A theory of benign opportunism

  Xu, X., Wang, L., Sankaran, S., Ke, Y., & Müller, R.

  Production Planning & Control · 2025

• Managing relationships in large public projects: Comparative study of China and Singapore

  Ke, Y., Ling, F. Y. Y., Ning, Y., & Zhang, Z.

  Built Environment Project and Asset Management · 2019

• Psychological contracts: A framework for relationships in construction procurement

  Davis, P., Jefferies, M., & Ke, Y.

  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 2017

• A conceptual model of psychological contracts in construction projects

  Ke, Y., Davis, P., & Jefferies, M.

  Construction Economics and Building · 2016

• Are relational contracting approaches applicable to public projects in China?

  Hao, W., Ding, H., Ke, Y., & Wang, Y.

  Frontiers of Engineering Management · 2015

• Effects of contract strategy on interpersonal relations and project outcomes of public-sector construction contracts in Australia

  Ke, Y., Ling, F. Y. Y., & Zou, P. X. W.

  Journal of Management in Engineering · 2015

• Key relational contracting practices affecting performance of public construction projects in China

  Ling, F. Y. Y., Ke, Y., Kumaraswamy, M. M., & Wang, S. Q.

  Journal of Construction Engineering and Management · 2014

• Drivers and barriers to adopting relational contracting practices in public projects: Comparative study of Beijing and Sydney

  Ling, F. Y. Y., Ong, S. Y., Ke, Y., Wang, S. Q., & Zou, P.

  International Journal of Project Management · 2014

• Public construction project delivery process in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong and Sydney

  Ke, Y., Ling, F. Y. Y., & Ning, Y.

  Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction · 2013

• Modelling relational transaction and relationship quality among team members in public projects in Hong Kong

  Ling, F. Y. Y., Ning, Y., Ke, Y., & Kumaraswamy, M. M.

  Automation in Construction · 2013

Project networks and governance

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• Cross-boundary tensions between the project owner and project manager in value creation

  Sun, N., Ning, Y., Ke, Y., Zheng, F., & Li, Y.

  Project Management Journal · 2026

• A (meta)governance framework for multi-level governance of inter-organizational project networks

  Müller, R., Alix-Séguin, C., Alonderien˙e, R., Bourgault, M., Chmieliauskas, A., Drouin, N., Ke, Y., Wang, L., Pilkien˙e, M., Minelgaite, I., Šimkonis, S., Unterhitzenberger, C., Vaagaasar, A. L., & Zhu, F.

  Production Planning & Control · 2024

• A multi-level governance model for inter-organizational project networks

  Unterhitzenberger, C., Müller, R., Vaagaasar, A. L., Ke, Y., Alonderien˙e, R., Minelgaite, I., Pilkien˙e, M., Wang, L., Drouin, N., Chmieliauskas, A., Šimkonis, S., & Mongeon, M.

  Project Management Journal · 2023

Social infrastructure and social sustainability

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• Achieving social sustainability in public-private partnership elderly care projects: A Chinese case study

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  Buildings · 2025

• Towards sustainable development: Assessing social sustainability of Australian aged care system

  Wang, K., & Ke, Y.

  Sustainable Development · 2024

• Social sustainability of communities: A systematic literature review

  Wang, K., & Ke, Y.

  Sustainable Production and Consumption · 2024

• How socially sustainable is the institutional care environment in China: A content analysis of media reporting

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  Buildings · 2024

• The social pillar of sustainable development: Measurement and current status of social sustainability of aged care projects in China

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  Sustainable Development · 2024

• Are public-private partnerships still an answer for social infrastructure? A systematic literature review

  Ma, L., Hu, Y., Zhu, L., & Ke, Y.

  Frontiers of Engineering Management · 2023

• Social sustainability of aged care public-private partnership projects in China: Critical practices and realisation paths

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  Journal of Cleaner Production · 2023

• Social sustainability in public-private partnership projects: Case study of the Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., Liu, T., & Sankaran, S.

  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management · 2022

• Problems in the home and community-based long-term care for the elderly in China: A content analysis of news coverage

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., Sankaran, S., & Xia, B.

  International Journal of Health Planning and Management · 2021

• Social responsibility initiatives for public-private partnership projects: A comparative study between China and Ghana

  Osei-Kyei, R., Chan, A. P. C., Yu, Y., Chen, C., Ke, Y., & Tijani, B.

  Sustainability · 2019

• Public-private partnerships in non-profit hospitals: Case study of China

  Wang, K., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  International Journal of Health Planning and Management · 2019

Social licence and public acceptance

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• Conceptualizing the state of the art of social license to operate: A visualization-based word frequency analysis

  Chen, Y., Luo, X., Xu, M., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Environmental Science and Policy · 2025

• Effects of emotional amplification on public perceptions of waste-to-energy incineration facilities: Evidence from a behavioral survey experiment

  Jiang, M., Luo, X., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Energy Efficiency · 2025

• Evaluating the resilience of social license to operate towards NIMBY facilities: A cloud model-based approach

  Jiang, T., Xu, Z., He, X., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Environmental Impact Assessment Review · 2025

• Exploring the effect of procedural fairness on the social license to operate of resource development projects: A meta-analysis

  Jin, K., Yu, S., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Resources Policy · 2024

• Impact of psychological distance on public acceptance of waste-to-energy combustion projects

  Zhou, Q., Luo, X., Gao, X., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Environmental Impact Assessment Review · 2024

• How to shape local public acceptance of Not-In-My-Backyard infrastructures? A social cognitive theory perspective

  Bao, W., Chen, Y., Cui, C., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Sustainability · 2023

• Evaluating the social license to operate of waste-to-energy incineration projects: A case study from the Yangtze River Delta of China

  He, X., Xu, M., Cui, C., Xia, B., Ke, Y., Skitmore, M., & Liu, Y.

  Journal of Cleaner Production · 2023

• Social acceptance of NIMBY facilities: A comparative study between public acceptance and the social license to operate analytical frameworks

  Xu, M., Liu, Y., Cui, C., Xia, B., Ke, Y., & Skitmore, M.

  Land Use Policy · 2023

• Exploring the effects of spatial distance on public perception of waste-to-energy incineration projects

  Zhou, Q., Xu, M., Liu, Y., Cui, C., Xia, B., Ke, Y., & Skitmore, M.

  Waste Management · 2022

• Testing a social-psychological model of public acceptance towards highway infrastructure projects: A case study from China

  Ge, Y., Cui, C., Zhang, C., Ke, Y., & Liu, Y.

  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management · 2021

Digital transformation and AI in construction

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• The future of project management in industry 5.0: A narrative literature review

  Dani, I., Ke, Y., & Alkilani, S.

  Project Management Journal · 2026

• A new framework to evaluate and optimize digital transformation policies in the construction industry: A China case study

  Zhang, J., Chen, M., Ballesteros-Pérez, P., Ke, Y., Gong, Z., & Ni, Q.

  Journal of Building Engineering · 2023

• System framework for digital monitoring of the construction of asphalt concrete pavement based on IoT, Beidou navigation system and 5G technology

  Zhang, J., Zhu, Z., Liu, H., Zuo, J., Ke, Y., Philbin, S. P., Zhou, Z., Feng, Y., & Ni, Q.

  Buildings · 2023

• Data-driven platform framework for digital whole-process expressway construction management

  Chen, S., Zhang, J., Skitmore, M., Ballesteros-Pérez, P., Ke, Y., Zuo, J., & Sun, H.

  Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2022

• Systematic identification of the influencing factors for the digital transformation of the construction industry based on LDA-DEMATEL-ANP

  Li, H., Han, Z., Zhang, J., Philbin, S. P., Liu, D., & Ke, Y.

  Buildings · 2022

• Social media use in project management: An exploratory study of multiple transport projects

  Ke, Y.

  Project Governance& Controls Annual Review · 2021

• An exploratory study of the use of social media to assess benefits realization in transport infrastructure projects

  Mathur, S., Ninan, J., Vuorinen, L., Ke, Y., & Sankaran, S.

  Project Leadership and Society · 2021

• Developing a building information modeling-based performance management system for public-private partnerships

  Yuan, J., Li, X., Ke, Y., Xu, W., Xu, Z., & Skibniewski, M.

  Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management · 2020