163184 20251107103408.0 doi 10.1080/14719037.2025.2561112 sideral 145644 ART-2025-145644 eng Fleta-Asín, Jorge Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3582-116X Bridging politics and projects: how political affinity and government support affect delays in public–private partnership initiation 2025 Drawing on institutional theory, this article examines the delays in the initiation of international public–private partnership projects, with a particular emphasis on the role of political affinity between investors’ origin and project destination. We also investigate how political affinity interacts with government support to impact delays in project initiation. The analysis encompasses 2,902 projects across 84 developing economies, from 1985 to 2021, sourced from the World Bank. The findings highlight the significance of these factors in starting projects on time, offering valuable insights for project stakeholders. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Jiménez, Alfredo Muñoz, Fernando Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9481-1466 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 4002 230 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas Área Economía Finan. y Contab. (2025), 1-33 Public Management Review Public Management Review 1471-9037 550290 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163184/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-03-20 1468047 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163184/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-03-20 oai:zaguan.unizar.es:163184 articulos driver 2025-11-07-10:32:21 ARTICLE