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Professor Charles Egbu holds the Chair in Project Management and Strategic Management in Construction at the University of Salford, England, UK. He was previously Professor of Project Management at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK. His First Degree was in Quantity Surveying [First Class Honours - Leeds Metropolitan University, UK] and he worked briefly as a site Quantity Surveyor for a large construction company. His Doctorate [PhD University of Salford, UK] was in Construction Management.

He is a Chartered Builder, a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a Director and member of the Board of Trustees for the Association for Project Management (APM), and a Director of APM Publishing.

He lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of Construction Management, Project and Programme Management. He supervises post-doctoral students and doctoral (PhD) students in varied areas of Project and Programme Management, Strategic Management in Construction, Sustainable Development as well as in Innovation and Knowledge Management. He is an author of 6 books in Construction Management, Knowledge Management, Sustainable Development, Refurbishment Management, and Health & Safety in Construction.

He is a Member of the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Peer Review College (2006 - 2009). He is also a member of a list of 'experts' for reviewing research bids for funding councils, including the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the UK Economic and Social Sciences Research Council. He also sits on many national and international scientific committees to do with research in construction management, project and programme management, innovation and knowledge management, and sustainable development.

He has contributed over 200 publications in various international journals and conferences and has hosted and chaired many international conferences in his areas of expertise. In addition, he has produced many practitioner-based reports, policy and guidance documents, and conducted many workshops and seminars internationally in his areas of discipline. He is also a member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction's Working Commission - CIB-W65 in Construction Management. He is a joint co-ordinator of the CIB W102 on Information and Knowledge Management, and the CIB TG61 on 'Benchmarking Construction Performance Data'.


Recently Published Text Books


Knowledge Management In Construction The Practice of Construction Management: People and Business Performance



Professor Charles Egbu
Recently Published Text Books:

Anumba, C; Egbu, C; and Carrillo, P (2005) Knowledge Management in Construction, Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 1-4051 2972-7

Recently Published Journal Papers:

Lee, C. Cynthia and Egbu, C. (2007) "Information technology tools for capturing and communicating learning and experiences in construction SMEs in developed and developing countries". ITcon Vol. 12, Special Issue on construction information technology in emerging economies, pg. 167-180
Egbu, C. O (2006), "Knowledge Production and Capabilities - Their Importance and Challenges for Construction Organisations in China" The Journal of Technology Management in China, Vol 1., No.3, ISSN 1746-8779

Liyanage, C. and Egbu, C. (2006), "The integration of key players in the control of Healthcare Associated Infections in different types of domestic services" Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 4, No. 4, pg 245 - 261., ISSN: 1472-5967

Hari S, Egbu C and Kumar B (2005), "A knowledge capture awareness tool: an empirical study on small and medium enterprises in the construction industry " Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, ISSN 0969-9988, Volume 12, Issue 6, pp 533-567

Hunter K, Hari S, Egbu C and Kelly J (2005) “Grounded Theory: Its Diversification and Application Through two Examples From Research Studies on Knowledge and Value Management”, The Electronic Journal of Business Research Methodology, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp 57-68, available online at www.ejbrm.com

Liyanage C., Egbu C. (2005), Controlling Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) and the role of FM in achieving ‘Quality’ in Healthcare: A Three-Dimensional View, Facilities, 23 (5/6), pp. 263-277.

Charles O Egbu, Subashini Hari, and Suresh H Renukappa, (2005) "Knowledge management for sustainable competitiveness in small and medium surveying practices" Structural Survey, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 7-21

Egbu, C.O. (2004) "Managing Knowledge and Intellectual Capital for Improved Organisational Innovations in the Construction Industry: An Examination of Critical Success Factors" Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM) Journal, Vol. 11 No 5., pp. 301 - 315.