Background
Dr Xiao obtained his Bachelor Degree
in Engineering in 1985, and MSc in
Construction Management in 1988 from
the Department of Civil Engineering
of Hunan University, China. Since
then, he has been teaching Construction
Economics and Construction management
in the same department. In 1999,
he started his PhD study at the University
of Wolverhampton. His research is
an international comparison of contractor
performance between Japan, the UK
and the US. He obtained his PhD in
2002. Currently, he is doing a DTI
research project “An approach
to knowledge management for SMEs” at
the School of Property and Construction
in the University of Central England
in Birmingham.
Research Publications
1. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2002)
The performance of contractors in Japan,
the UK and the US: a comparative evaluation
of construction cost. Construction
Management and Economics, 20, 425-35
2. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2002)
Construction time performance: an evaluation
of contractors from Japan, the UK and
the US. Engineering, Construction and
Architectural Management, 9|2, 81-9
3. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2002)
The performance of contractors in Japan,
the UK and the US: an evaluation of
construction quality. International
Journal of Quality and Reliability
Management, 19(6), 672-87
4. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2002)
An investigation into factors influencing
construction costs based on Japanese,
UK and US contractor practice. The
Australian Journal of Construction
Economics and Building, 2(2), 27-3
5. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2003)
Factors influencing contractor performance:
an international investigation. Engineering,
Construction and Architectural Management,
10(5), 322-32
6. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D.G. (2004)
Contractor relationships: a comparison
in Japan, the UK and the US. Journal
of Construction Procurement (accepted)
Conference Papers
1. Xiao, H., Proverbs, D., Shaw, T.
and Holt, G. (2000) A conceptual methodology
for international comparison of contractor
performance. Proceedings of Bizarre
Fruit Postgraduate Research Conference
in the Built and Human Environment
in the UK, University of Salford, 9-10
March 2000, pp. 188-97
2. Xiao, H., Proverbs, D., Shaw, T.
and Holt, G. (2000) A new approach
to comparing the performance of contractors
internationally. ARCOM Sixteenth Annual
Conference 2000, Glasgow Caledonian
University, pp. 117-25
3. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D. (2001)
A Comparison of Contractor Performance
in Japan, the UK and the US: Some Preliminary
Findings from a New Approach. ARCOM
Seventeenth Annual Conference 2001,
Salford University, pp. 661-9
4. Xiao, H., Proverbs, D.G. and Heesom,
D. (2003) The Development of Appropriate
Measurements for the International
Comparison of Contractor Performance.
The 2003 Construction Research Congress,
Honolulu, Hawaii, March 19-21, 2003
5. Xiao, H. and Proverbs, D. (2003)
Cost certainty and time certainty:
an international investigation. ARCOM
Nineteenth Annual Conference 2003,
University of Brighton, pp. 22-32
Contact Details
School of Property and Construction
University of Central England
Perry Barr
Birmingham B42 2SU
Tel: +44 (0) 121 331 5662
Fax: +44 (0) 121 331 5172
Email: hong.xiao@uce.ac.uk
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