An analysis of governing factors affecting diversity in local government capital improvement program implementation

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dc.contributor.advisorWyatt-Nichol, Heather
dc.contributor.advisorNaylor, Lorenda
dc.contributor.advisorIyer, Seema
dc.contributor.authorAyala-Collazo, Isami C
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore. College of Public Affairs.en_US
dc.contributor.programUniversity of Baltimore. Doctor of Public Administration.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-10T12:49:08Z
dc.date.available2023-10-10T12:49:08Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-27
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted to the College of Public Affairs of The University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Public Administration
dc.descriptionD.P.A. -- The University of Baltimore, 2023
dc.description.abstractThis research sought to identify the governing factors affecting diversity in local government capital improvement program (CIP) implementation. Diversity was assessed at two phases: capital improvement plans drafting/approval and contract award. In particular, the implementation of small, minority, women owned business enterprise (SMWBE) programs was studied. Four counties in the state of Florida, United States of America served as the case study: Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, and Orange. A mixed methods approach was utilized. Each county’s approved CIP for the years 2010-2020, construction contracts awarded and registries SMWBE were statistically analyzed. Interviews with government executives performing the functions of procurement, business opportunity, and construction management were conducted and included as part of the qualitative analysis. The research confirmed that diversity is not used as a variable in CIP planning. The following governing factors were identified as affecting diversity in CIP implementation: program complexity, certification requirements, and communication inefficiencies.en_US
dc.format.extent193 leavesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genredissertationsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ntht-1rub
dc.identifier.otherUB_2023_Ayala-Collazo_I
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/30033
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States*
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by The University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectpublic administrationen_US
dc.subjectpublic policyen_US
dc.subjectcapital improvementen_US
dc.subjectDiversityen_US
dc.subjectbuilt infrastructureen_US
dc.subjectsmall business enterpriseen_US
dc.subjectminority business enterpriseen_US
dc.titleAn analysis of governing factors affecting diversity in local government capital improvement program implementationen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-8373-8134en_US

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