Table 2 Qualitative data collection; overview
From: The continuous search for new port governance models: experiences from a developing country
Phase | Time-period | Main stakeholders | Focus, topics | Type of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preparation and building of port Phase I | October 2016–June 2019 | CHEC China APM Terminals Ltd and Bolloré Logistics | Delivery on time, with high-quality standards | Historical documents; quantitative data, and post hoc qualitative interviews |
Planning, training, technological change etc | November 2017–March 2020 | Mapping of training and development initiatives, which groups of employees: port authority, state border agencies and local companies, and partly in concert with Danish specialised companies | Skills, knowledge, and abilities based on the use of modern technologies | Documents and post hoc qualitative interviews |
Initial interview round by PEPP’s (Port effectiveness and public private cooperation for competitiveness) research group (what is going on?) | February 2019 | Representatives from all actors mentioned in the model | Implications of the new port, efficiency, effectiveness | Ad hoc interviews, snowballing, documents and quantitative data |
Start-up of phase I of the new port, inauguration | July 2019 | Government, media | Change, speed in capacity use, productivity dip? | Quantitative statistical data |
Running of new port | July 2019 =  > | Representatives from all actors mentioned in the model | Operations, capacity build-up, use and further development, bottlenecks etc | Structured interviews among key actors; documents and quantitative data analysis on performance |