Infrastructural development is characteristically multifaceted, but studies tend to be focused on limited context which has shed more light on structural issues at the cost of increased ambiguity as regards institutional factors that influence infrastructural development. Combining institutional theory and institutional analysis and development framework (IADF), this research studies how institutional factors influence infrastructural development. In particular, it explores three questions: what are the main differences that exist in policymaking processes? How do stakeholders interact in infrastructural development in Nigeria? How can institutions enhance infrastructural development? The findings show that institutional arrangements and legitimacy pressures are the main reasons for organizational passivity which produce under-performing infrastructures. Initially, mimetic pressures influenced infrastructural development practices as companies imitated other company’s structures that were perceived to be beneficial to attain certain goals. However, coercive pressures by government and normative pressures wielded through professional network of actors appear to be more potent institutional instruments for reducing unresponsiveness. We concluded that favourable institutional pressures support infrastructural development practices, which indicates the need for more structured decision-making process based on collective participation of relevant stakeholders.

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尼日利亚基础设施发展的制度进程

基础设施发展的特点是多方面的，但研究往往集中在有限的背景下，这以增加对影响基础设施发展的制度因素的模糊性为代价的结构性问题得到了更多的关注。本研究结合制度理论和制度分析与发展框架（IADF），研究制度因素如何影响基础设施发展。具体来说，它探讨了三个问题：决策过程中存在的主要差异是什么？利益相关者如何在尼日利亚的基础设施发展中互动？机构如何促进基础设施发展？研究结果表明，制度安排和合法性压力是导致基础设施表现不佳的组织被动的主要原因。最初，模仿压力影响了基础设施开发实践，因为公司模仿其他公司的结构，这些结构被认为有利于实现某些目标。然而，政府的强制压力和通过专业参与者网络施加的规范压力似乎是减少反应迟钝的更有效的制度工具。我们得出结论，有利的制度压力支持基础设施发展实践，