Dr. Linda C.N. FAN

BSc(Hons), MSc, DBA, ADipC FCIOB, FHKIE, FASI, MRICS, MAPM, FHKAAST, RPE(Blg)

Associate Professor of Building and Real Estate

 

Tel.: (852) 2766 5818

Fax : (852) 2764 5131

 

E-mail address: bsfan@polyu.edu.hk

 

Linda Fan is a Chartered Builder, Chartered Surveyor, Professional Engineer (building), and Professional Project Manager. After gained some industrial experience in UK and HK she joined the Department in 1981 as Lecturer, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1988, and Associate Professor in 1994. She was Associate Head of Building and Real Estate Department between 2002 and 2005 and Associate Dean of College of Professional and Continuing Education between 2006 and 2007.

 

Linda obtained BSc (Hons) in Building (South Bank Polytechnic, London) in 1979, then awarded MSc in project management in 1987, an advanced postgraduate diploma in management consultancy in 1998 and subsequently a doctoral degree in business administration in 2001 from Henley Management College, UK.

 

Linda is active in professional institutions and community services. At present, she is appointed as a Member of the Land and Building Advisory Committee for the period from April 2005 to March 2009 and a Member of Appeal Tribunal (Buildings) for the period from April 2007 to March 2009.

Teaching

Main areas:

Management for Construction and Real Estate, Project Management, Construction Management and Quality Management in Construction

Research and Scholarly Activities

Research Interests

Professional ethics and social responsibility in construction, strategic alliance and project partnering, procurement systems in China, management for sustainable construction process and quality-environmental systems

Current Research Projects

(1) Reformulating ethical decision-making model for construction professionals: a step forward to social responsibility

 

(2) Performance evaluation of integration management System (IMS) - case study on piling works

 

(3) A knowledge-driven integrated system for managing quality-environmental-safety for the Hong Kong construction industry

 

(4) Feasibility study on the integration of social accountability to quality and environmental management system

 

(5) An index system for evaluating coordinated development of infrastructure in urban and rural areas: a case study of Chongqing municipality

 

(6) Developing a best practice framework for project partnering ¡V a comprehensive study of Australia and Hong Kong

 

Administration

¡±         Discipline Leader of Management

¡±         China Mainland Committee Chairman

¡±         Deputy Programme Leader of MSc/ PgD in Construction and Real Estate

Journal Editorship

Fan, L.C.N. and Kumaraswamy, M. (ed) Journal of Building and Construction Management, HKIE (Building), CIOB (Hong Kong) and AMCA, ISSN 1024-9540 (2003 -now)

Selected Recent Publication List

Book and Research Monograph

(Selected)

Edited Books

Fan, L.C.N. (ed) (2005) Proceedings of The China Institute of Professional Management in Construction of The Architectural Society of China Conference 2005 - Globalization of Construction Industry and Professional Construction Management. The China Institute of Professional Management in Construction of the Architectural Society of China and The Hong Kong Institute of Professional management in Construction, Hong Kong, 164pp

Fan, L.C.N. (ed) (2005) Proceedings on HKIE Building Division 4th Annual Seminar on Quality Building - A Culture or a Myth? The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Building Division, Hong Kong, 71pp

Fan, L.C.N. and LAM, K.C. (ed) (2006) Proceedings of 5th Annual Seminar on Tall Building Construction and Maintenance, Building Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 112pp

Fan, L.C.N. and LAM, K.C. (ed) (2007) Proceedings of 6th Annual Seminar on Globalization of Building Construction and Contracting, Building Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 65pp

Fan, L.C.N. and Tam, C.M. (ed) (2008) Proceedings of the 7th Annual Seminar on Innovative Building Design and Construction, Building Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Hong Kong, 70pp

Fan, L.C.N. and Yim, K.P. (ed) (2008), Construction Management and Civil Engineering Practice in Hong Kong. Association of Engineering Professionals in Society, Hong Kong, 414pp, ISBN 978-988-17643-1-7

Fan, L.C.N. and Yim, K.P. (ed) (2008), Construction Management and Civil Engineering Practice in Hong Kong ¡V Safety Practice and Q and A on civil Engineering Works. Association of Engineering Professionals in Society, Hong Kong, 126pp, ISBN 978-988-17643-2-4

Chapter in an edited book

Hao, J.J.L., Shen, L.Y., Devapriya, K.A.K., Fan, L.C.N. (2006) "Construction and Demolition Waste Management in Hong Kong" in SDP research group, ed., Key issues of sustainable performance for construction projects, Vol. 1, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 73-93, ISBN 962-367-518-6

Fan, L.C.N. (2008) ¡§Engineering Roles in Project Management¡¨ in Fan, L.C.N. and Yim, K.P. ed., Construction Management and Civil Engineering Practice in Hong Kong. Association of Engineering Professionals in Society, Hong Kong, 1-24, ISBN 978-988-17643-1-7

 

Externally Refereed Journal Papers (Selected)

Fan, L.C.N., Ho, C.M.F and Ng, V C.W, (2001), A study of quantity surveyors' ethical behaviour, Construction Management and Economics, 19 (1), 19-36

Fan, L.C.N., Ho, C.M.F and Ng, V C.W (2001), Effect of professional socialization on quantity surveyors¡¦ ethical perceptions in Hong Kong, Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management, 8(4), 304-312

Fan, L.C.N. and Scott, D. (2002), Partnering as management strategy for achieving performance outcomes of construction projects, Journal of Building and Construction Management, 7, 15-20

Fan, L.C.N. (2003), Decision-making models for handling ethical dilemmas, proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer, 156(ME4), 229-234

Fan, L.C.N., Fox, P.W. (2005), "Ethical issues in the construction industry". Construction Industry Institute - Hong Kong

 (http://www.ciihk.org.hk/r&d/en/download_search_result.php) (E-Journal)

CHAN, A.P.C., CHAN, D.W.M., Fan, L.C.N., LAM, P.T.I., YEUNG, J.F.Y. (2006) Partnering for construction excellence - a reality or myth?" Building and Environment, 41, 1924-1933

 

Chen, Z., Li, H., Fan, L.C.N. and Xu, Q. (2006), ¡§Environmental Ethics and Performance Management in China¡¨, Construction Information Quarterly, 8(2)

Doctoral Dissertation

Fan, L.C.N. (2001) Strategic Quality Management For Construction Organizations, Henley Management College/ Brunel University, 272pp