Paul W FOX

	Paul W. Fox HND Bldg.,MSc, PhD, MCIOB, MHKICM
	Assistant Professor

	Tel.: (852) 2766 5828
	E-mail address: bsfox@polyu.edu.hk

With extensive experience in construction management and project management, over a thirteen-year period in both London based and international building and civil engineering companies, Paul came to Hong Kong in 1981 for his first academic appointment as a Lecturer. He has been at the forefront of undergraduate and postgraduate course development within the Department since 1984. He undertook a study into the application of Systems Theory to the Hong Kong construction industry, completing his research MSc. at the University of Salford, in 1989. Following this, he was appointed as the team leader and Chief Editor of the Shui On Construction Review, commissioned by the Shui On Group, which ran successfully for five years. Through his leadership over four years, the Department developed its first postgraduate award of "MSc/PgD in Construction and Real Estate", which has been very much in demand since its launch in 1995. From this the Department spawned the MSc/PgD in Project Management in 1997, and for this Paul has been involved in writing distance learning materials, as well as a web based E-learning version delivered through the CyberU. These programmes are offered in both Hong Kong and China mainland. In 2003, Paul completed his second postgraduate research degree, a PhD in the topic area of construction industry development. This uses both grounded theory and statistical factor analysis of empirical data from an international survey. Through this work he was commissioned by the International Labour Office to co-author an ILO Working Paper on the Chinese construction industry together with Professor Lu You-Jie of Tsinghua University, Beijing. Over the past ten years, he has also supervised postgraduate research and published in the area of construction industry development, construction management and construction productivity. Paul strives for higher levels of professionalism in building production roles. This commitment is reflected in his thirty years membership of the Chartered Institute of Building, of which twelve years service was given on Regional / Branch Councils, in both the UK and Hong Kong.
Teaching
Main areas	Construction and Project Management Managing People in Projects Construction Engineering Projects Dissertation Supervision
Research and Scholarly Activities
Research Interests	Construction Industry Development Ethics/Values in Construction Construction Industry Culture Productivity and Performance Measurement Education and Training in Construction
Current Research Projects	Analysis and synthesis of factors contributing to the development of the construction industry A study of ethical behaviour of construction professions in the construction industry Identification of Critical Factors Affecting the Communication of Safety-Related Information between Main Contractors and Sub-Contractors in Hong Kong (Occupational Safety and Health Council) Developing a Project Environmental Management Information System (PEMIS) Development of a simulation model for better managing construction and demolition waste in Hong Kong E-Learning in construction
Administration
	Deputy Programme Leader of MSc/PgD in Construction & Real Estate Management Laboratory Manager Project Studios Manager Audio-Visual Equipment Officer Member of Faculty Board (Construction and Land Use)
Consultancy and Professional Service
International Professional Service	1999-2001 Consultant. Sectoral Activities Programme, International Labour Office (ILO) of the United Nations (2000/01) Preparation of a case study report of China as a contribution into the report for the 'tripartite' meeting of Employers, Workers and Governments in the construction industry of 23 countries. The title of the meeting was "The Construction Industry in the 21st Century: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements." The work was done jointly with Professor LU You-Jie, Tsinghua University Beijing. Member of CIB Working Commission W107 Construction in Developing Countries External Examiner for PhD candidate in a European university. Member of editorial board of Journal of Construction in Developing Countries jointly produced by Penerbit USM and CIB W107.ISSN 1-823-6499
Selected Publication List
Research Monograph	Lu, Y. J. and Fox, P. W. (2001) *The Construction Industry in China: Its image, employment prospects and skill requirements*, Working Paper ref. WP 180 for the International Labour Office, United Nations, Geneva. 50pp, ISBN 92-2-112858
Doctoral Dissertation	Fox, P. W. (2003) *Construction industry development: Analysis and synthesis of contributing factors,* unpublished PhD Dissertation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Masters Dissertation	Fox, P. W. (1989) *A study of the* *Hong Kong* *construction industry using a systems approach,* unpublished Masters Dissertation, University of Salford, UK
Chapter in Edited Book	Fox, P. W. (2007) "The culture of the construction industry: emergence, recognition and nature?", In Dainty, Green and Bagilhole, Eds. People and Culture in Construction: A Reader, Ch. 16, 280-301, Spon Research, Taylor & Francis ISBN -10: 0-415-34870-6 Fox, P. W. (2002) Training for quality in the construction industry: lessons from Hong Kong . In Ogunlana, S. Ed. Publication of CIB W107, Best Practices Project: *Training for Construction Industry Development*, CIB publication?282, ISBN 974-8208-52-4.
Externally Refereed Papers	Fox, P. W. and Skitmore, R.M. (2007) “Factors facilitating construction industry development", *Building Research & Information* [Due Spring 2007] Cheng, Eddie; Li, Heng; and Fox, P. W. “Job performance dimensions for improving final project outcomes: an empirical examination”, (2007) ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management [Accepted February 2007] Chung, Jacky K.H., Shen, Geoffrey Q.P., Leung, Barbara Y.P., Hao, Jane J.L., Hills, Martyn J., Fox, P. W., and Zou, Patrick X.W. (2006) “Using e-learning to deliver construction technology for undergraduate students – a case study in Hong Kong” Architectural Engineering and Design Management, ISSN 1745-2007, 1, 4, 295-308, Fox P.W. & Skitmore, R.M. (2005) " Developing the Hong Kong construction industry", *Construction Industry Institute – Hong Kong* Fan, Linda C N and Fox, P. W. (2005) " Ethical issues in the construction industry", Construction Industry Institute – Hong Kong Shen, L Y; Fan, C N Linda; Wong, Lucille; and Fox, Paul (2004) "Implementing Environmental Management in Construction Projects", *NICMAR Journal of Construction Management, Mumbai [ India ]: National Institute of Construction Management and Research, ISSN 0970-3675, 19, 2, 1-17 Law, D. M. Y. and Fox, P. W.* (2004) "Job stress of construction professionals", *The Hong Kong Surveyor, Journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, 15, 1, 88-92 Wong, F K W; Chan, A P C; Fox, P W; Tse, K T C and Ly, E (2004) Identification of Factors Affecting the Communication of Safety-related Information between the Main Contractors and the Sub-Contractors in Hong Kong, Joint publication of?Hong Kong Occupational Safety and Health Council and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dept. of BRE, Construction Safety Group, ISBN 962-367-410-4 (English version) and 962-367-452-X (Chinese version). Fox, P. W.* and Yuen, R.W. S. (2004) "Multiskilling as a response to globalisation", *Globalization and construction: Proceedings of International Symposium, organised by?CIB W107 Construction in Developing Economies, Bangkok, Thailand,17-19 November 2004, ISBN?974-8208-56-7 Hills, M. J. and Fox, P. W.* (2004) "Traditional and online delivery of a postgraduate distance education programme in construction project management" *Clustering in Construction Project Management: Proceedings of 3^rd Scientific Conference in Construction Project?Management, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 24-25 September 2004, ISBN 960-254-642-5. Fox, P.W.* and Skitmore, R.M. (2003) "Developing the construction industry: The case of Hong Kong ", *Proceedings of Joint CIB W55, W65 and W107 International Symposium on Construction in the Knowledge* *Economy* , Singapore 22-24 October 2003. Vol. 3, 711-722 ISBN 981-04-9769-5 Fan, L C N; Fox, P W and Wan J C W (2003) "An Investigation of Ethical Behavior of Construction Professionals in Quality Management", *Sustainability and Innovation in Management and Technology, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century [CITC-II],* Hong Kong, 10-12 December 2003, ISBN 988-97370-1-9, 208-203 Wong, F K W; Chan, A P C; Fox, P. W.; Tse, KTC and Ly, E (2003) "Communication of Safety-related Information in Construction", *Sustainability and Innovation in Management and Technology, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century [CITC-II],* Hong Kong, 10-12 December 2003, ISBN 988-97370-1-9, 189-193 Wong, F K W; Chan, A P C; Fox, P. W.; Tse, KTC and Ly, E (2003) "Factors Affecting the Communication of Safety-related Information between the Main Contractors and the Sub-Contractors", *Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Safe Communities, Safety & Health Expo, Hong Kong, 18-20 March 2003 Fox, P.W.* and Skitmore, R.M. (2002) "Key factors in the future development of the construction industry", *Proceedings of CIB W107 International Conference: "Creating a sustainable construction industry in developing countries*" CSIR, Pretoria , South Africa , 11-13 November 2002. pp.543-553, ISBN 0-7988-5544-4

Last Updated: 12 March 2007