Stakeholders and Critical Factors in the Brazilian Government´ s Public Private Partnerships

Abstract

This study identifies the relationship between stakeholders and critical success factors in the Brazilian Government Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). We have studied two Brazilian Government PPPs using an exploratory and descriptive qualitative approach. Stakeholders were categorized based on the Mitchell et al. (1997) and Frooman (1999) models. We have showed that i) the models are complementary since the most influential stakeholders are also the most powerful; ii) beyond stakeholders and critical factors already mentioned in literature, we have found one new stakeholder (PNUD) and two other critical factor (compliance with recommendations of oversight bodies and budget restrictions). This research has a practical contribution as it identifies critical factors associated with the most important stakeholders, enabling decision makers to design a relationship strategy for dealing with such players, taking into account the factors that facilitate or hinder the PPP structuring process.