Evaluating Critical Success Factors of Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Performance: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

The main aim of the current article/ study is to provide a detailed review of critical success
factors (CSFs) of public-private partnership projects (PPP) and sustainable PPP performance. In
the current study, we (researchers) systematically reviewed the selected and relevant articles in
various fields of PPP and sustainability to specify the problem, gap, application, theories,
models, definitions, factors, authors, and locations in these fields. PRISMA (preferred items
reporting and systematic meta-analysis) was used as a method for the selection of articles/ papers
for review. The findings of this review study revealed that several authors have provided
numbers of CSFs according to their own country's dynamics, demands, and requirements. The
main latent variables identified in this study are ninety-two (92) with having 693
constructs/indicators. Among all those researchers have chosen 8 latent variables with 27
indicators of critical success factors for a public-private partnership to obtain sustainable
performance on basis of citations. Different theories for PPP and sustainable performance and
models of PPP have been identified but the most cited theories were agency theory and principalagent
theory in the realm of PPP have been identified in the current study.