Academic and Professional Qualifications

Doctor (Building Management and Economics), Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Master (Management Science and Engineering), Chongqing University

Bachelor (Engineering Management), Chongqing University

Brief Biography

Dr. Ye is an associate dean of the School of Construction Management and Real Estate of Chongqing University. As a professor and doctoral supervisor, he has broad research accumulation in infrastructure construction, competition and competitiveness, international engineering and urban construction & development. He acts as a reviewer of journals like the International Journal of Construction Management and an expert of research projects like the Humanities and social sciences research projects of the Ministry of Education, he through which he maintains various exchanges and contacts with more than 500 engineering management scholars home and abroad. He also hosted the China Construction Management Association (Hong Kong) Annual Conference as the Executive Secretary, which attracted more than 200 domestic and foreign scholars and has made a huge impact on the “the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong” and the Australian engineering management academic circle.

Teaching (Courses Taught)

Undergraduate

· International Practice of Project Cost 

· Project Procurement Management 

· Construction Project Risk Management

· Architectural Economics

Graduate

· Architectural Economics

Sustainable Construction

Doctor

· Management Research Methodology

Research

· Infrastructure construction

· Competition and competitiveness

International engineering

Urban construction and development

Selected Publications

· Zhang, R.X., Xing, J.D., Ye, K.H., Lu, W.S., and Shan, Y. (2018) "Synchronicity of Global Construction Cost Indices", Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Accepted. (SCI/SSCI).

· Xiong, B., Skitmore, M., Xia, P., Ballesteros-Perez, P., Ye, K.H., Zhang, X., (2018) "Impact of Corporate Credit Scoring on Construction Contractors: A China Study", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Accepted. (SCI/EI).

· Ye, K.H., Zeng, D., and Wong, Johnny (2018) "Competition Rule of the Multi-criteria Approach: What Contactors Really Want?" Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 24(2): 155-166. (SCI).

· Xing, J.D., Ye K.H., Zuo J., and Jiang, W.Y. (2018) "Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?" Sustainability, 10(8): doi.org/10.3390/su10082945. (SSCI).

· Ye, M., W. S. Lu, R. Flanagan, and Ye, K.H., (2018). "Diversification in the International Construction Business." Construction Management and Economics 36(6): 348-361. (SSCI).

· Tianyi Nie and Ye K.H. (2017) "Demystifying the Barriers to Transport Infrastructure Project Development in Fast Developing Regions: The Case of China", Sustainability, 9(10): doi:10.3390/su9101915. (SSCI) .

· Ye K.H., Guo Liu, and Yongwei Shan (2016) "Networked or Un-Networked? A Preliminary Study on KIBS-Based Sustainable Urban Development: The Case of China", Sustainability, 8(6): 509-512. (SSCI).

· Gan, X.L., Zuo, J., Ye K.H., Li, Dezhi, Chang, Ruidong, and Zillante George (2016) "Are Migrant Workers Satisfied with Public Rental Housing? A Study in Chongqing, China", Habitat International, 56(1): 96-102. (SSCI).

· Mao P., Li S., Ye K.H., and Cai H. (2016) "A Field Theory Based Model for Identifying the Effect of Organizational Structure on the Formation of Organizational Culture in Construction Projects", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 21(1): 45-53. (SCI).

· Hu, X., Xia, B., Ye K.H., & Skitmore, M. (2016) "Underlying Knowledge of Construction Management Consultants in China", Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, 142 (2): 04015015. (SCI/EI).

· Lu, Weisheng, Ye, M., Flanagan, R. and Ye K.H. (2016) "Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures in International Construction Business: Trends and Prospects", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142 (1):  DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001034. (SCI/EI).

· Jiang, W.Y., Hu, X., Ye K.H., and Wong, Johnny (2016) "Market Structure of International Construction Professional Services: Evidences from Top Design Firms", Journal of Management in Engineering. 32(1): DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000395. (SCI/EI).

· Ye K.H., Zhu W.N., Shan Y.W., and Li S. (2015) "Effects of Market Competition on the Sustainability Performance of the Construction Industry: A China Case", Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(9): 04015025. (SCI/EI).

· Gan, X., Zuo, J., Ye K.H., Skitmore, M., and Xiong, B. (2015) "Why Sustainable Construction? Why not? An Owner's Perspective." Habitat International, 47(1): 61-68. (SSCI).

· Ye K.H., Shen L.Y., Lu W.S. (2014) "A Discriminant Model for Measuring Competition Intensity of Construction Market." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 21(2): 152-169. (EI).

· Lu W.S., Ye K.H., Flangan R., and Jewell C. (2014) "The Nexus between Contracting and Construction Professional Services: Empirical Evidence from the International Market." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 140(2): 1-9. (SCI/EI).

· Shi L.G., Ye K.H., Lu W.S., and Hu X. (2014) "Improving the Competence of Construction Management Consultants to Underpin Sustainable Construction in China." Habitat International. 41(1): 236- 242. (SSCI).

· Mao, C., Shen, Q., Pan, W., and Ye K.H. (2015). "Major Barriers to Off-site Construction: The Developers' Perspective in China."  Journal of Management in Engineering, 31(3): 04014043-04014043. (SCI/EI).

· Xiong B., Skitmore M., Xia B., Masrom A., Ye K.H., and Bridge A., (2014) "Examining the Influence of Participant Performance Factors on Contractor Satisfaction: A Structural Equation Model." International Journal of Project Management. 32(3): 482-491. (SSCI).

· Ye K.H., Shen L.Y., Xia B. and Li B.H. (2014) "Key Attributes Underpinning Different Markup Decision between Public and Private Projects: A China Study." International Journal of Project Management. 32(3): 461-472. (SSCI).

· Ye, K.H., Li, B.H., and Shen, L.Y. (2013) "Key Factors Considered in Compiling Tenders for Public Project Works in China." Journal of Management in Engineering. 29(3): 206-215. (SCI/EI).

· Lu W.S., Ye K.H., Flangan R., and Jewell C. (2013) "Developing Construction Professional Services in the International Market: A SWOT Analysis of China." Journal of Management in Engineering. 29(3): 302–313. (SCI/EI).

· Ye K.H., Shen L.Y., and Zuo J. (2012) "Utilizing the Linkage between Domestic Demand and the Ability to Export to Achieve Sustainable Growth of Construction Industry in Developing Countries." Habitat International. 38(1): 135-142. (SSCI).

· Xiang P.C., Zhou J., Zhou X.Y., and Ye K.H. (2012) "Construction Project Risk Management Based on the View of Asymmetric Information." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 138(11): 1303-1311. (SCI/EI).

· Ye K.H., Jiang W.Y., and Shen L.Y. (2008) "Project Competition Intensity (PCI) in the Construction Market: A Case Study in China." Construction Management and Economics. 26(5): 463 - 470. (EI).

· Ye K.H., Lu W.S., and Jiang W.Y. (2009) "Concentration in the International Construction Market." Construction Management and Economics. 27(12): 1197-1207. (EI).

· Ye K.H., Shen L.Y., and Tan Y. T. (2010) "Response Strategies to the Competition in the Chinese Construction Market." Construction Management and Economics. 28(1): 115-124. (EI).

· Zhang X.L., Skitmore M., Wu Y. and Ye K.H. (2010) "A Regional Construction R&D Evaluation System for China" Construction Management and Economics. 28(12): 1287-1300. (EI).