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Simon P. Philbin is Professor and Director of Engineering and Enterprise in the School of Engineering at London South Bank University (LSBU) in the United Kingdom, where he currently leads the Nathu Puri Institute for Engineering and Enterprise. His primary research interests are in the area of engineering management with a particular focus on sustainability and technology-driven innovation. He holds a PhD (Brunel University London) and BSc (University of Birmingham) both in chemistry as well as an MBA (Open University Business School). He has authored/co-authored over 75 peer-reviewed papers and has presented research studies at various international conferences across North America and Asia. He served as the 2019/20 President of the American Society for Engineering Management. Previous research positions include Visiting Fellow at Imperial College Business School and Visiting Fellow in the School of Business, Economics and Informatics at Birkbeck, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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Simon Philbin. Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6687 .
AMA StyleSimon Philbin. Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6687.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimon Philbin. 2021. "Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6687.
There are few studies analyzing whether different types of environmental regulation have differential impacts on the efficiency of the construction industry. Using 2012-2016 panel data from 30 provinces in China, the green total factor productivity (GTFP) of the construction industry is measured with a global Malmquist Luenberger productivity index based on the epsilon measure (EBM-GML) model. Thereafter, a panel Tobit regression model is proposed to explore the relationship between three types of environmental regulation and the GTFP of the construction industry. The results show that: (1) from 2012 to 2016, the GTFP of the Chinese construction industry grew slowly at an average annual rate of 0.14%; (2) both one-phase lagged command-and-control and current phase market-based environmental regulation had a positive linear relationship with GTFP. One-phase lagged voluntary environmental regulation on the other hand, had an inverted U-shaped relationship with GTFP; (3) the three types of environmental regulation can be combined to establish a suitable environmental regulation system. The findings of this study provide guidance for the sustainable development of the construction industry by combining the actions of different types of environmental regulation.
Jingxiao Zhang; Si Pu; Simon Philbin; Hui Li; Martin Skitmore; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez. Environmental regulation and green productivity of the construction industry in China. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2021, 174, 58 -68.
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Si Pu, Simon Philbin, Hui Li, Martin Skitmore, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez. Environmental regulation and green productivity of the construction industry in China. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2021; 174 (2):58-68.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Si Pu; Simon Philbin; Hui Li; Martin Skitmore; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez. 2021. "Environmental regulation and green productivity of the construction industry in China." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 174, no. 2: 58-68.
In today's digital age, many managers need to find new ways to manage collaborations where complementary partners co-create digital solutions. Collaborations with partners are at the center of digital projects, but managing these collaborations is challenging. This article objective is to investigate how research and development collaborations with scientific and business partners contribute to digital transformation. This has been achieved through an empirical investigation of three Brazilian manufacturers that are already on their journey toward digitalization. The research design involves multiple case studies and qualitative analysis, through data collection by interviews and questionnaires with participants from the tactical and strategic level followed by content analysis as well as nonparticipant observations. The findings indicate that the companies are at the early stage of building a digital ecosystem. However, they have already secured benefits from pursuing open innovation practices in the form of competitive advantage in operational processes. The results indicate that business success depends more on how (disruptive) technologies are developed and used by engaged people to add value to the enterprise, rather than simply adopting new technologies by themselves. Manufacturers need to act now to reshape their mindset, operational processes, and business models, respectively, enabling the understanding that: 1) organizational ecosystems are becoming more open and collaborative; 2) the value of data capture and analysis can be developed and used for data-driven learning, preventive and predictive capabilities, supporting decision-making; 3) customers' preferences need to be internalized to deliver customized experiences.
Clarissa Rocha; Carlos Quandt; Fernando Deschamps; Simon Philbin; Giovani Cruzara. Collaborations for Digital Transformation: Case Studies of Industry 4.0 in Brazil. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2021, PP, 1 -15.
AMA StyleClarissa Rocha, Carlos Quandt, Fernando Deschamps, Simon Philbin, Giovani Cruzara. Collaborations for Digital Transformation: Case Studies of Industry 4.0 in Brazil. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 2021; PP (99):1-15.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClarissa Rocha; Carlos Quandt; Fernando Deschamps; Simon Philbin; Giovani Cruzara. 2021. "Collaborations for Digital Transformation: Case Studies of Industry 4.0 in Brazil." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management PP, no. 99: 1-15.
Environmental regulations (ER) can support or dissuade the reduction of carbon emissions. However, there are limited studies on the impact of ER on carbon emissions for the transportation infrastructure. Using provincial panel data from China for the period 2001–2017, this study measures how ER can affect the carbon emissions efficiency (CEE) of transportation infrastructure. The study uses Hansen’s panel threshold model to analyze current thresholds of ER on CEE. The results show that (1) China’s transportation infrastructure during 2001–2017 experienced a 10.15% decrease of CEE; (2) there are significant heterogeneities across the regions of China regarding CEE; (3) ER produces some CEE threshold effects in China’s current transportation infrastructure. This study proposes alternative evaluation methods and theoretical frameworks for dynamically measuring the CEE of transportation infrastructure, and provides governments with improved criteria to design effective environmental policies.
Jingxiao Zhang; Weixing Jin; Simon P. Philbin; Qing-Chang Lu; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Martin Skitmore; Hui Li. Impact of environmental regulations on carbon emissions of transportation infrastructure: China’s evidence. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 2021, 2, 100010 .
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Weixing Jin, Simon P. Philbin, Qing-Chang Lu, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, Martin Skitmore, Hui Li. Impact of environmental regulations on carbon emissions of transportation infrastructure: China’s evidence. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 2021; 2 ():100010.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Weixing Jin; Simon P. Philbin; Qing-Chang Lu; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Martin Skitmore; Hui Li. 2021. "Impact of environmental regulations on carbon emissions of transportation infrastructure: China’s evidence." Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 2, no. : 100010.
The determination of whether market size can influence industrial agglomeration or selection is an important topic in economic development. To analyse the differential economic development of the construction industry under different market sizes, this research analyses the employment density of China’s provinces and their Total factor productivity (TFP). It also analyses whether the difference in the provinces’ productivity are explained by their agglomeration and selection effects. First, a DEA-Malmquist model is used to calculate the TFP of each construction industry sub-sector. Then, a nested model is used to measure the influence of the selection and the agglomeration effects on the TFP at different market sizes of the construction industry. Results evidence that there are significant differences in the construction productivity at different sub-sectors in different regions of China. These differences are mainly the consequence of the agglomeration effect, rather than the selection effect. Findings of this study suggest that the Chinese construction industry should optimise its structure in different provinces to achieve a balanced growth at different market sizes.
Jingxiao Zhang; Yuhuan Zhang; Simon Philbin; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; You Ouyang; Jiawei Cheng. Influence of agglomeration and selection effects on the Chinese construction industry. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2021, 174, 9 -22.
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Yuhuan Zhang, Simon Philbin, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, You Ouyang, Jiawei Cheng. Influence of agglomeration and selection effects on the Chinese construction industry. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2021; 174 (1):9-22.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Yuhuan Zhang; Simon Philbin; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; You Ouyang; Jiawei Cheng. 2021. "Influence of agglomeration and selection effects on the Chinese construction industry." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 174, no. 1: 9-22.
Reduction of CO2 emissions is a strategic priority for the construction industry, however current schemes do not provide the level of performance that is required. There is also a lack of understanding of how to allocate CO2 emissions targets within regions. Therefore, this research study develops a three-stage empirical system to identify the CO2 emissions allocation scheme for the Chinese construction industry at the provincial level. The results indicate that (a) the construction industry's CO2 emissions need to be reduced by ca. 10% from the base level in 2017; (b) 86.7% of the provinces have a relatively large capacity for CO2 emissions reduction; (c) China's East region accounts for 44.0% of the total amount for CO2 emissions reduction; and (d) about one-third of the provinces face enormous pressure to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 10% on the base of 2017. This research study provides unique insights and guidance to support assessment of the regional allocation of CO2 emissions for the construction industry, which is a valuable reference for other countries and industries.
Jingxiao Zhang; Weixing Jin; Guo-Liang Yang; Hui Li; Yongjian Ke; Simon Patrick Philbin. Optimizing regional allocation of CO2 emissions considering output under overall efficiency. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 2021, 77, 101012 .
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Weixing Jin, Guo-Liang Yang, Hui Li, Yongjian Ke, Simon Patrick Philbin. Optimizing regional allocation of CO2 emissions considering output under overall efficiency. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 2021; 77 ():101012.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Weixing Jin; Guo-Liang Yang; Hui Li; Yongjian Ke; Simon Patrick Philbin. 2021. "Optimizing regional allocation of CO2 emissions considering output under overall efficiency." Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 77, no. : 101012.
Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is the process of capturing unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) and utilizing for further use. CCU offers significant potential as part of a sustainable circular economy solution to help mitigate the impact of climate change resulting from the burning of hydrocarbons and alongside adoption of other renewable energy technologies. However, implementation of CCU technologies faces a number of challenges, including identifying optimal pathways, technology maturity, economic viability, environmental considerations as well as regulatory and public perception issues. Consequently, this research study provides a critical analysis and evaluation of the technology pathways for CCU in order to explore the potential from a circular economy perspective of this emerging area of clean technology. This includes a bibliographic study on CCU, evaluation of carbon utilization processes, trend estimation of CO2 usage as well as evaluation of methane and methanol production. A value chain analysis is provided to support the development of CCU technologies. The research study aims to inform policy-makers engaged in developing strategies to mitigate climate change through reduced carbon dioxide emission levels and improve our understanding of the circular economy considerations of CCU in regard to production of alternative products. The study will also be of use to researchers concerned with pursuing empirical investigations of this important area of sustainability.
Simon P. Philbin. Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Technology Pathways for Carbon Capture and Utilization. Clean Technologies 2020, 2, 492 -512.
AMA StyleSimon P. Philbin. Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Technology Pathways for Carbon Capture and Utilization. Clean Technologies. 2020; 2 (4):492-512.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimon P. Philbin. 2020. "Critical Analysis and Evaluation of the Technology Pathways for Carbon Capture and Utilization." Clean Technologies 2, no. 4: 492-512.
In the current environmentally constrained context, deploying effective environmental regulations (ERs) to promote greener technologies is necessary. Green technology innovation efficiency (GTIE) reflects the efficiency of an industry’s use of resources in the green technology innovation process. However, previous research has considered innovation as a black box regarding the potential contribution and diversity of ERs. In order to analyze the differential impacts of ERs on GTIE, this study classifies ERs into command-and-control, market-based and voluntary. By adopting China's 2000-2017 construction industry as a case study, this study analyzes GTIE evolution based on a network Epsilon Based Measure (EBM) model and analyze the impacts of ERs by Tobit Regression. Findings suggest that: (1) There is a significant disconnection between the Research & Development (R&D) and commercial application stages of green technology in construction industry. The construction industry is able to turn most R&D achievements into profits at the commercialization stage, but a large amount of R&D investment does not produce R&D achievements. (2) Different types of ERs have different impacts on GTIE, but their intended outcomes can only be achieved by a suitable combination of them.
Jingxiao Zhang; You Ouyang; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Hui Li; Simon P. Philbin; Zhaoling Li; Martin Skitmore. Understanding the impact of environmental regulations on green technology innovation efficiency in the construction industry. Sustainable Cities and Society 2020, 65, 102647 .
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, You Ouyang, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, Hui Li, Simon P. Philbin, Zhaoling Li, Martin Skitmore. Understanding the impact of environmental regulations on green technology innovation efficiency in the construction industry. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020; 65 ():102647.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; You Ouyang; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Hui Li; Simon P. Philbin; Zhaoling Li; Martin Skitmore. 2020. "Understanding the impact of environmental regulations on green technology innovation efficiency in the construction industry." Sustainable Cities and Society 65, no. : 102647.
Engineering management and engineering projects are subject to greater levels of uncertainty and complexity as part of the current dynamic and competitive industrial environment. Engineering managers need to navigate the arising challenges and consequently gain access to effective decision-making processes. Engineering education has a clear role to play here. However, formal education in quantitative methods is only part of the solution — engineers and engineering managers should also have access to a broader set of skills and knowledge to be effective in the industrial landscape. Therefore, we now need a new paradigm for engineering management and the decision-making process. This article draws on supporting material from the literature and the insights gained from a series of industrial cases using the participatory action research method and a process of inductive reasoning to allow synthesis of generalised propositions that are linked to the industrial cases and antecedent factors from the literature. The findings lead to a set of areas that require further development to support engineering managers to be more effective when dealing with increasing levels of uncertainty and complexity. This includes a number of areas, which are as follow: the need for engineering managers to have enhanced professional skills and knowledge; the importance of experience-based judgement; effective knowledge management; supportive leadership and overall organisational culture; and a holistic approach to decision-making. The research study has practical relevance to engineering management practitioners working in industrial companies to support self-evaluation and professional development. The findings are also pertinent to academic researchers seeking to evaluate decision-making models as part of extending the current understanding of the field of engineering management in technology-based organisations.
Simon P. Philbin; Donald Kennedy. Exploring the need for a new paradigm in engineering management and the decision-making process in technology-based organisations. Engineering Management in Production and Services 2020, 12, 7 -21.
AMA StyleSimon P. Philbin, Donald Kennedy. Exploring the need for a new paradigm in engineering management and the decision-making process in technology-based organisations. Engineering Management in Production and Services. 2020; 12 (4):7-21.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimon P. Philbin; Donald Kennedy. 2020. "Exploring the need for a new paradigm in engineering management and the decision-making process in technology-based organisations." Engineering Management in Production and Services 12, no. 4: 7-21.
Achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is of paramount importance for both business and society. Across the construction sector, despite evidence that suggests 88% of those surveyed want to measure the SDG impact at both the business and project levels, there continues to be major challenge in achieving this objective. This paper shares the results of a qualitative research study of 40 interviews with executives from the United Kingdom (UK) construction industry. It was supported by a text-based content analysis to strengthen the findings. The results indicate that SDG measurement practices are embraced in principle but are problematic in practice and that rarely does action match rhetoric. While the research was completed in the UK, the findings have broader applicability to other countries since most construction firms have extensive global business footprints. Researchers can use the findings to extend the current understanding of measuring outcomes and impact at project level, and, for practitioners, the study provides insights into the contextual preconditions necessary to achieve the intended outcomes of adopting a mechanism for the measurement of SDGs. The international relevance of this research is inherently linked to the global nature of the SDGs and therefore the results could be used outside of UK.
Paul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Efrosyni Konstantinou. Delivering UN Sustainable Development Goals’ Impact on Infrastructure Projects: An Empirical Study of Senior Executives in the UK Construction Sector. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7998 .
AMA StylePaul Mansell, Simon Philbin, Efrosyni Konstantinou. Delivering UN Sustainable Development Goals’ Impact on Infrastructure Projects: An Empirical Study of Senior Executives in the UK Construction Sector. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):7998.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Efrosyni Konstantinou. 2020. "Delivering UN Sustainable Development Goals’ Impact on Infrastructure Projects: An Empirical Study of Senior Executives in the UK Construction Sector." Sustainability 12, no. 19: 7998.
Research and technology commercialization at research-intensive universities has helped to develop provincial economies resulting in university startups, the growth of other new companies and associated employment. University technology transfer offices (TTOs) oversee the process of technology transfer into the commercial marketplace and these organizational units can be considered in the context of enabling effective knowledge management. However, what enables productive TTO performance has not been comprehensively researched. Therefore, this research study adopted the knowledge-based view as the theoretical construct to support a comprehensive investigation into this area. This was achieved through employing a systematic literature review (SLR) combined with a robust meta-analysis. The SLR identified an initial total of 10,126 articles in the first step of the review process, with 44 studies included in the quantitative synthesis, and 29 quantitative empirical studies selected for the meta-analysis. The research study identified that the relationship between TTO knowledge management and knowledge deployment as well as startup business performance is where TTOs secure the strongest returns.
Clovia Hamilton; Simon P. Philbin. Knowledge Based View of University Tech Transfer—A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Administrative Sciences 2020, 10, 62 .
AMA StyleClovia Hamilton, Simon P. Philbin. Knowledge Based View of University Tech Transfer—A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Administrative Sciences. 2020; 10 (3):62.
Chicago/Turabian StyleClovia Hamilton; Simon P. Philbin. 2020. "Knowledge Based View of University Tech Transfer—A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis." Administrative Sciences 10, no. 3: 62.
The United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to deliver an improved future for people, planet and profit. However, they have not gained the required traction at the business and project levels. This article explores how engineers rate and use the SDGs at the organisational and project levels. It adopts the Realist Evaluation’s Context–Mechanism–Outcomes model to critically evaluate practitioners’ views on using SDGs to measure business and project success. The study addresses the thematic areas of sustainability and business models through the theoretical lens of Creating Shared Value and the Triple Bottom Line. A survey of 325 engineers indicated four primary shortfalls for measuring SDGs on infrastructure projects, namely (1) leadership, (2) tools and methods, (3) engineers’ business skills in measuring SDG impact and (4) how project success is too narrowly defined as outputs (such as time, cost and scope) and not outcomes (longer-term local impacts and stakeholder value). The research study is of value to researchers developing business models that address the SDGs and also practitioners in the construction industry who seek to link their investment decisions to the broader outcomes of people, planet and profit through the UN SDGs.
Paul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Efrosyni Konstantinou. Redefining the Use of Sustainable Development Goals at the Organisation and Project Levels—A Survey of Engineers. Administrative Sciences 2020, 10, 55 .
AMA StylePaul Mansell, Simon Philbin, Efrosyni Konstantinou. Redefining the Use of Sustainable Development Goals at the Organisation and Project Levels—A Survey of Engineers. Administrative Sciences. 2020; 10 (3):55.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Efrosyni Konstantinou. 2020. "Redefining the Use of Sustainable Development Goals at the Organisation and Project Levels—A Survey of Engineers." Administrative Sciences 10, no. 3: 55.
Achievement of the United Nations’ 2030 Global Goals for Sustainability is of paramount importance. However, for engineers and project managers to take meaningful action, they need the practical tools, processes and leadership to turn grand rhetoric into viable engineering solutions. Linking infrastructure project sustainability performance to sustainable development goals (SDG) targets is problematic. This article builds on the previous development of an innovative infrastructure business model, called the “Infrastructure SDG Impact-Value Chain” (IVC) to link local-level project delivery with global-level SDG impacts. It uses a case study of a water utility company to demonstrate how the IVC business model can integrate the “triple bottom line” to ensure the balanced definition of success across economic, environmental and social thematic areas. The results led to a proposed methodology for business leaders to align stakeholders on a common definition of project success during the design phase. The study includes the selection of longer-term outcomes and strategic SDG impacts, which, it is suggested, are improved definitions of project success. Although the findings that are from a single case study cannot automatically be extended to the entire water industry, the study’s methodology has potential to be used to evaluate multiple projects across different sectors. The practical application is significant since it offers the flexibility to be used at both project and portfolio levels, thereby linking tactical delivery to organisational SDG impacts and leading to improved investment decisions with increased likelihood of success in achieving the SDG 2030 targets.
Paul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Tim Broyd. Development of a New Business Model to Measure Organizational and Project-Level SDG Impact—Case Study of a Water Utility Company. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6413 .
AMA StylePaul Mansell, Simon Philbin, Tim Broyd. Development of a New Business Model to Measure Organizational and Project-Level SDG Impact—Case Study of a Water Utility Company. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6413.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Mansell; Simon Philbin; Tim Broyd. 2020. "Development of a New Business Model to Measure Organizational and Project-Level SDG Impact—Case Study of a Water Utility Company." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6413.
Improving green dynamic capability is an important business strategy to enhance enterprises' competitive advantage. This study proposes a theoretical framework that considers the business model and green production to analyze how green dynamic capability can be fostered by enterprises. In this study, 202 managers of Chinese construction enterprises were questionnaire surveyed, and partial least squares structural equation modelling was used to test hypotheses. Results show that: (a) the business model is positively related to green dynamic capability, so enterprises need to adjust business model to balance economic benefits and environmental responsibility; and (b) green production directly and indirectly affect green dynamic capability through a positive mediating role of the business model. This study extends the current literature on dynamic capability by investigating the relationship between the business model, green production, and green dynamic capability. This study also provides guidance for enterprises to enhance green dynamic capability and promote sustainable development.
Jingxiao Zhang; You Ouyang; Simon Philbin; Xiaojing Zhao; Pablo Ballesteros‐Pérez; Hui Li. Green dynamic capability of construction enterprises: Role of the business model and green production. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 2020, 27, 2920 -2940.
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, You Ouyang, Simon Philbin, Xiaojing Zhao, Pablo Ballesteros‐Pérez, Hui Li. Green dynamic capability of construction enterprises: Role of the business model and green production. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 2020; 27 (6):2920-2940.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; You Ouyang; Simon Philbin; Xiaojing Zhao; Pablo Ballesteros‐Pérez; Hui Li. 2020. "Green dynamic capability of construction enterprises: Role of the business model and green production." Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 27, no. 6: 2920-2940.
Purpose Over the last few decades, a large number of research studies have been carried out on project manager's leadership competencies. However, systematic literature reviews are still scarce in the project management literature. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to conduct a systematic literature review on project manager's leadership competencies based on published empirical research studies. Design/methodology/approach The authors employed a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology to synthesize research in a rigorous manner and a total of 1,780 articles were identified in the first step and a final sample of 60 research studies were synthesized. Findings Synthesis of the findings in this SLR on project manager's leadership competencies revealed: (a) there is a lack of categorization or ranking of leadership competencies; (b) 20 research studies (46%) were conducted with sample sizes of less than 100; (c) only a few research studies ( Research limitations/implications This study synthesized clusters of leadership competencies and prioritized project manager's leadership competencies as “high priority”, “moderate priority” and “low priority”. We recommend a sample size between 200 and 300 to produce sophisticated results and enhance the credibility, generalizability and validity of clusters and priorities of project manager's leadership competencies through future research. Originality/value Future research studies are suggested to consider systematic literature review combined with face-to-face and group interview in addition to employing triangulation methods. Besides highlighting implications for practitioners, this SLR has advanced the understanding of how to conduct systematic literature reviews in a robust manner.
Riaz Ahmed; Simon Philbin; Farooq-E-Azam Cheema. Systematic literature review of project manager's leadership competencies. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 2020, 28, 1 -30.
AMA StyleRiaz Ahmed, Simon Philbin, Farooq-E-Azam Cheema. Systematic literature review of project manager's leadership competencies. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 2020; 28 (1):1-30.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRiaz Ahmed; Simon Philbin; Farooq-E-Azam Cheema. 2020. "Systematic literature review of project manager's leadership competencies." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 28, no. 1: 1-30.
The transportation industry is challenged by the need for capacity optimization, energy saving and decreasing emissions. Improving our understanding of capacity utilization is important for achieving a strong transportation system. This article analyzes the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and final energy consumption in the transportation industry. The capacity utilization of China's transportation industry in the period 2011–2017 is explored by two improved DEA-based difference methods. They assess the status quo of China’s capacity utilization and explores effective mechanisms to increase it. In addition, the rationale and accuracy of both measurement models are analyzed. Results show that: (1) the relationship between CO2 emissions and final energy consumption can be taken advantage of to improve the accuracy of capacity utilization measurements. (2) China's transportation industry has suffered from the underutilization of capacity, especially in the past three years. (3) Regional differences in capacity utilization are significant, being Southwestern China the region that has most seriously underutilized its capacity. (4) Promoting transportation technology innovation and more rational transportation resources planning are two key mechanisms to improve capacity utilization. This paper broadens our research knowledge of the transportation industry by proposing new measurement approaches for capacity utilization. These can be used to implement more effective and targeted policies, better allocate production resources, and closely monitor capacity utilization.
Jingxiao Zhang; Wenyi Cai; Simon P. Philbin; Hui Li; Qing-Chang Lu; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Guo-Liang Yang. Measuring the capacity utilization of China’s transportation industry under environmental constraints. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 2020, 85, 102450 .
AMA StyleJingxiao Zhang, Wenyi Cai, Simon P. Philbin, Hui Li, Qing-Chang Lu, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, Guo-Liang Yang. Measuring the capacity utilization of China’s transportation industry under environmental constraints. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 2020; 85 ():102450.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJingxiao Zhang; Wenyi Cai; Simon P. Philbin; Hui Li; Qing-Chang Lu; Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez; Guo-Liang Yang. 2020. "Measuring the capacity utilization of China’s transportation industry under environmental constraints." Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 85, no. : 102450.
While sustainability of civil infrastructure is critical to professionals, project owners, regulators, funding agencies and the public, little is done to link individual project sustainability to the United Nation’s 17 global sustainable development goals for 2030. This paper provides some answers but also exposes many questions that need resolution by the infrastructure sector. Using empirical evidence, the authors have identified a ‘golden thread’ between best-practice sustainability-reporting frameworks at project level with those at organisational level. In doing so, they find there is sufficient linkage to embed sustainable-development-goal impact targets into the design stage of an infrastructure project. This would provide a more robust investment appraisal at the project design phase, helping to define project success more widely across the triple bottom line of economic, social and environmental outcomes and associated impact.
Paul Mansell; Simon P Philbin; Tim Broyd; Ian Nicholson. Assessing the impact of infrastructure projects on global sustainable development goals. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 2020, 173, 196 -212.
AMA StylePaul Mansell, Simon P Philbin, Tim Broyd, Ian Nicholson. Assessing the impact of infrastructure projects on global sustainable development goals. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 2020; 173 (4):196-212.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaul Mansell; Simon P Philbin; Tim Broyd; Ian Nicholson. 2020. "Assessing the impact of infrastructure projects on global sustainable development goals." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 173, no. 4: 196-212.
The transfer-operate-transfer (TOT) project model is used widely as a commercial framework for public-private-partnerships to support provision of infrastructure and enable the delivery of services. However, operational delivery of such projects can encounter certain challenges, such as the need for improved revenue sharing between governmental and private partners. The purpose of this paper is to design a revenue sharing method (RSM) that satisfies the revenue-sharing forecast in the contract design stage and the realized revenue sharing in the contract execution period for an operational TOT project. This approach identifies the impact of external uncertainty and effort level as well as the input ratio on revenue sharing of participants, distributes and reasonably minimizes the project revenue uncertainty among the participants, and achieves an improved matching of the participants’ revenue sharing with their risk-sharing, resource input and effort level. The paper utilizes the fuzzy-payoffs Shapley value method for revenue distribution for an operational TOT project, where the fuzzy alliance and input ratio coefficient are adopted to gradually optimize the Shapley value and form the RSM of an operational TOT project. The RSM allows prediction of the revenue sharing of participations under uncertain conditions of project revenue and supports improved decision-making by participants.
Yanhua Du; Jun Fang; Yongjian Ke; Simon P Philbin; Jingxiao Zhang. Developing a Revenue Sharing Method for an Operational Transfer-Operate-Transfer Project. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6436 .
AMA StyleYanhua Du, Jun Fang, Yongjian Ke, Simon P Philbin, Jingxiao Zhang. Developing a Revenue Sharing Method for an Operational Transfer-Operate-Transfer Project. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (22):6436.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanhua Du; Jun Fang; Yongjian Ke; Simon P Philbin; Jingxiao Zhang. 2019. "Developing a Revenue Sharing Method for an Operational Transfer-Operate-Transfer Project." Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6436.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is required in order to reduce the impact of fossil fuel burning on global warming and the resulting climate change. The use of CCS technology offers much promise in regard to the capture of major levels of waste carbon dioxide produced from the burning of fossil fuels for electricity generation and from industrial processes. Crucial to the development of CCS technology is the need for improved decision-making tools to underpin sustainable investment and associated policy initiatives for CCS technology and infrastructure. Consequently, this paper provides the results from the techno-economic analysis of CCS. This includes regression modelling of the levelized cost of electricity for power generation via combined cycle gas turbine both with and without CCS. In order to inform future research in the area, a supporting CCS research agenda has been formulated.
Simon P Philbin; Steve Hsueh-Ming Wang. Perspectives on The Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage. Journal of technology management & innovation 2019, 14, 3 -17.
AMA StyleSimon P Philbin, Steve Hsueh-Ming Wang. Perspectives on The Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage. Journal of technology management & innovation. 2019; 14 (3):3-17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimon P Philbin; Steve Hsueh-Ming Wang. 2019. "Perspectives on The Techno-Economic Analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage." Journal of technology management & innovation 14, no. 3: 3-17.
Significant advances in battery technology are creating a viable marketspace for battery powered passenger vehicles. Climate change and concerns over reliable supplies of hydrocarbons are aiding in the focus on electric vehicles. Consumers can be influenced by marketing and emotion resulting in behaviors that may not be in line with their stated objectives. Although sales of electric vehicles are accelerating, it may not be clear that purchasing an electric vehicle is advantageous from an economic or environmental perspective. A techno-economic analysis of electric vehicles comparing them against hybrids, gasoline and diesel vehicles is presented. The results show that the complexity of electrical power supply, infrastructure requirements and full life cycle concerns show that electric vehicles have a place in the future but that ongoing improvements will be required for them to be clearly the best choice for a given situation.
Donald Kennedy; Simon P. Philbin. Techno-economic analysis of the adoption of electric vehicles. Frontiers of Engineering Management 2019, 6, 538 -550.
AMA StyleDonald Kennedy, Simon P. Philbin. Techno-economic analysis of the adoption of electric vehicles. Frontiers of Engineering Management. 2019; 6 (4):538-550.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDonald Kennedy; Simon P. Philbin. 2019. "Techno-economic analysis of the adoption of electric vehicles." Frontiers of Engineering Management 6, no. 4: 538-550.