Ximing Ruan

After working in IT and the construction industry for 10 years, I pursued degrees at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, including an MBA from the Business School and a PhD in project management from the Built Environment School. I joined the Business and Management department in 2012 after working four years at Robert Gorden University in Scotland. I am a Fellow of APM (Association for Project Management) with both APMP and PQ qualifications from APM. I supervise Masters and PhD students' research relating to SMEs, Project Management, Knowledge Management and Information ​Systems, Cross Culture Management, Supply Chain Management etc.

The current research project I am working on is Deconstruction and Recovery Information Modelling (DRIM) funded by EPSRC/Innovate UK, (£800,000; 1/May/2016---30/Apr/2018).

Area of expertise Main expertise is in the following areas within a project management context:

Inter and intra organisational management, coordination in project environment. Knowledge management and knowledge integration, knowledge transfer and the implications in human resource management. Collaborative working and competitive working, strategic partnering. Procurement systems and supply chain management. Social Network Analysis and the its applications in project management. Publications

Ochieng, E., Ovbagbedia, O., Abdulai, R., Matipa, W. ed, Zuofa, T., Ruan, X. and Oledinma, A. (2018) Utilising a systematic knowledge management based system to optimise project management operations in oil and gas organisation. Information Technology & People, 31 (2). pp. 527-556. ISSN 0959-3845 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33959 ' Elsahati, K., Ochieng, E., Zuofa, T., Ruan, X. and Mpufo, B. (2017) The effect of internal and external determinants of electricity projects in Libya. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 11 (1). pp. 158-176. ISSN 1750-6220 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31071 ' Ochieng, E. G., Freeman Price, A. D., Zuofa, T., Egbu, C. and Ruan, X. (2016) Revitalising capital project development and execution strategies: Lessons from the energy sector. Production Planning and Control, 27 (4). pp. 237-248. ISSN 0953-7287 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26810 ' Dieu Linh, N. T., Kumar, V., Ruan, X., Loonam, J. and Gia Thu, H. (2016) Barriers to supply chain integration: The case of Vietnamese textile and apparel enterprises. In: BAM 2016 Annual Conference, Newcastle University, UK, 6-8 September 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29804 ' Zuofa, T., Ochieng, E. and Ruan, X. (2016) Revitalising safety practices in construction projects: The case of Nigeria and United Kingdom. In: BAM 2016 Annual Conference, Newcastle University, UK, 6-8 September 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29803 ' Ruan, X., Zuofa, T., Ochieng, E. and Yang, M. (2016) An appraisal of lean construction project delivery application of lean construction. In: 6th IEEE International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences (LISS’2016), Sydney, Australia & Beijing, China, 24-27 July 2016., pp. 1343-55 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/29802 ' Ruan, X., Saad, M. ed, Kumar, V. and Kumari, A. (2015) Challenges to the transformational role of university in regional innovation system. In: BAM 2015 Annual Conference, Portsmouth University, UK, 8-10 September 2015. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26541 ' Ochieng, E., Price, A., Egbu, C., Ruan, X. and Zuofa, T. (2015) Fresh driver for economic growth: Fracking the UK nation. International Journal of Energy Sector Management, 9 (3). pp. 412-431. ISSN 1750-6220 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26542 ' Mitra, A. and Ruan, X. (2014) Knowledge management in China’s organisations. In: Örtenblad, A., ed. (2014) Handbook of Research on Knowledge Management: Adaptation and Context. Edward Elgar, pp. 294-317. ISBN 9781783470419 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22799 ' Ochieng, E., Melaine, T., Potts, S., Zuofa, T., Egbu, C., Price, A. and Ruan, X. (2014) Future for offshore wind energy in the United Kingdom: The way forward. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 39. pp. 655-666. ISSN 1364-0321 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23400 ' Ruan, X., Saad, M. ed and Kumar, V. (2014) The transformational role of University in regional innovation system: The case of Zhengzhou University in China. In: 'Innovation Systems and the New Role of Universities’ (COSINUS), Bordj-Bou-Arreridj, Algeria, 23-25 September 2014. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23973 ' Ochieng, E., Jones, N., Price, A., Ruan, X., Egbu, C. and Zuofa, T. (2014) Integration of energy efficient technologies in UK supermarkets. Energy Policy, 67. pp. 388-393. ISSN 0301-4215 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22340 ' Kumar, V., Kumari, A., Ruan, X., Garza-Reyes, J. and Akkaranggoon, S. (2014) Investigating key antecedents of customer satisfaction in B2B information service firms. In: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2014, Sanya, China, 27-30 November 2014., pp. 327-337 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24059 ' Mitra, A., O'Regan, N. and Ruan, X. (2014) Rays of uniqueness - cloud in multinational organisations: Challenge to traditional business system alignments. In: IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2014, Sanya, China, 27-30 November 2014., pp. 91-103 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24057 ' Ruan, X., Ochieng, E., Price, A. and Egbu, C. (2013) Time for a real shift to relations: Appraisal of social network analysis applications in the UK construction industry. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 13 (1). pp. 92-105. ISSN 1835-6354 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22341 ' Ochieng, E., Price, A. and Ruan, X. (2013) Global engineer: A springboard for the next decade. In: ASEE International Forum, American Society for Engineering Education, Atlanta, USA, 20 June 2013. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23976 ' Ochieng, E., Egbu, C., Price, A. and Ruan, X. (2013) An appraisal of the management of construction projects in Kenya: Key issues and the way forward. International Journal of Project Planning and Finance, 3 (1). pp. 1-35. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23981 ' Ochieng, E., Price, A., Ruan, X., Melaine, Y. and Egbu, C. (2013) The impact of cross-cultural factors on heavy engineering projects: Case Kenya and UK. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 4 (3). pp. 1-21. ISSN 1938-0232 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23982 ' Ochieng, E., Price, A., Ruan, X., Egbu, C. and Moore, D. (2013) The effect of cross-cultural uncertainty and complexity within multicultural construction teams. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20 (3). pp. 307-324. ISSN 0969-9988 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22342 ' Ochieng, E. and Ruan, X. (2012) An evaluation of teaching methods used in teaching construction project management. In: The 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, USA, 10-13 June 2012. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23977 ' Ruan, X., Ochieng, E., Price, A. and Egbu, C. (2012) Knowledge integration process in construction projects: A social network analysis approach to compare competitive and collaborative working. Construction Management and Economics, 30 (1). pp. 5-19. ISSN 0144-6193 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22511 ' Ruan, X., Ochieng, E. and Price, A. (2011) The evaluation of social network analysis applications in the UK construction industry. In: The 27th ARCOM Annual Conference (Association of Researchers in Construction Management), Bristol, UK, 5-7 September 2011., pp. 423-432 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23978 ' Ruan, X. (2009) A comparison of inter-organisational knowledge integration process between collaborative and competitive working by social network analysis approach. In: 2 Mode Conference: Conference and Workshop on 2-mode Social Network Analysis, VU University, Amsterdam, Holland, 30 September - 2 October 2009. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23979 ' Ruan, X., Keith, H. and Greenwood, D. (2004) Knowledge chain efficiencies in construction projects. In: CIB International Symposium: Sustainability and Innovation in Construction and Real Estate, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 30 Oct 2004. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/23980 '