Martyn James Hills

	Martyn James Hills CertEd, MSc, PhD, MCIOB, AIMM, HonFICW, HonFHKICW
	Associate Professor

	Tel.: (852) 2766 5833
	E-mail address: bshills@polyu.edu.hk

Martyn became a Chartered Builder in 1990, obtained his MSc in Construction Management from the University of Bath in 1992 and his PhD in Business and Management from the University of South Australia in 1998. Before studying education full-time at Manchester University and subsequently becoming an academic, he had ten year's experience at management level in the construction industry. Martyn specializes in construction management and has a particular interest in contract administration; Longman published his first book on the subject, entitled Building Contract Procedures in Hong Kong, in 1995 and a revised e-book edition was published by Pearson Education in 2001. For his work with the Institute of Clerks of Works of Great Britain Incorporated and the Hong Kong Institute of Clerks of Works, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of both Institutes in 1995 and 2001 respectively.
Teaching
Main areas	Construction Management Contract Administration Human Resource Management
Research and Scholarly Activities
Research Interests	E-Learning Dispute resolution Simulation Modeling
Current Research Projects	A study of factors in developing the construction industry
	E-learning for students of construction and real estate
Research Students Supervision	Establishing a human resource information system for Chongqing construction companies.
	The influence of career, family and work environment on organisational commitment among women in the construction industry: A study in Chongqing, China
Professional Services
Professional Service	Examiner (Regional Examination Board) of the Institute of Clerks of Works Great Britain Inc.
	Academic Advisor to the Hong Kong Institute of Clerks of Works.
Selected Publications
Book	Building Contract Procedures in Hong Kong, Hills, M. J. (188pp). First published by Longman in 1995 republished as an e-book edition by Pearson Education in 2001.
Papers	Chan, H. W.; To, C.,; Hills, M. J.; and Lam, T. I. (2005). Pattern in the use of dispute resolution methods in the international construction industry. Australsian Dispute Resolution Journal. Volume 16, Number 1, February 2005. Hills, M. J. and Fox, P. W. (2004). Traditional and On-line Delivery of Postgraduate Distance Learning Education Programme in Construction Project Management. Third Scientific Conference on Project Management, September 24-25, 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece. Hao, J. L., Scott, D., and Hills, M. J.(2003). Better information management approach for construction joint ventures in China. Proceedings of Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. June 2003, Loughborough University, U.K.
Doctoral & MSc Dissertations	Hills, M. J., Appraisal for University Academics: A Case Study in Hong Kong. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of South Australia, July 1997 (275pp). Hills, M. J., A Case for an Alternative Approach to the Resolution of Disputes Under the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract. Unpublished MSc Dissertation, University of Bath, Sep. 1992 (183pp).