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Prof Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz

Name of Staff: Prof Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz
Designation: Professor 
Qualifications: PhD (Construction Management) (University of Reading), MSc in Construction Management (Brunel University), BSc Quantity Surveying (University of Reading)

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (1993) The trend towards globalisation in business: lessons for contractors in developing countries, Habitat International, 17(3), 115-124.
  2. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (1994) Global strategies: a comparison between Japanese and American construction companies, Construction Management and Economics, 12, 473-484.
  3. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Amy Chwee Ngoh Tan (1998) GATT, GATS and the global construction industry, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 5(1), pp. 31-37.
  4. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2001) The unraveling of a BOT scheme: Malaysia’s Indah Waters Konsortium, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(6), pp. 457-460.
  5. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2001) Foreign workers and labour segmentation in Malaysia’s construction industry, Construction Management and Economics, 19 (8), pp. 789-798.
  6. Ahmed Usman Awil and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2002) International markets: Malaysia construction contractors and the stage theory, The Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 2(1), 94-106.
  7. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Cha Shih Yee (2008) Patterns in strategic joint ventures of selected prominent cross-border contractors for 1999-2003, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 35(9), 1009-1017.
  8. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin and Lai Shuw Wei (2009) Using institutional theory and resource-based perspective to aid transformation of housing-related public enterprises in Malaysia, Habitat International, 34, 196-203.
  9. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Sing-Sing Wong (2010) Exploring the internationalization of Malaysian contractors: the international entrepreneurship dimension, Construction Management and Economics, 28, 51-61.(Scopus) https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903460680
  10. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz and Ahmed-Usman Awil (2010) Locational considerations and international Malaysian housing developers, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 15 (1), 7-20.
  11. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, Pengiran, David Ngau Pengiran, Azlan Raofuddin Nuruddin and Yoke Mui Lim (2011) Internationalization of Malaysian quantity surveying firms: exploring the best fit models, Construction Management and Economics, 29, 49-58.
  12. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz and Puteri Shakira Jahn Kassim (2011) Objectives, success and failure factors of housing public private partnerships in Malaysia, Habitat International, 35(1), 150-157.
  13. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz (2012) Control mechanism exercised in Malaysian housing public private partnerships, Construction Management and Economics, 30, 37-55.
  14. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, H.-A. C. M. Nor Azmi, Y.-H. Law, and D. N. Pengiran (2013) Internationalisation of construction-related consultants: impact of age and size, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 139 (2), 148-155.
  15. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, C.-L. Loh and M. Jaafar (2014) My Second Home (MM2H) Programme: an examination of Malaysia as a destination choice for international retirees, Tourism Management, 40, 203-212.
  16. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, J. H. M. Tah, J.X. Lim and C.-L. Loh, (2015) Government initiatives to attract retired migrants: an analysis of Malaysia’s My Second Home (MM2H) programme, Tourism Management Perspective, 16, 58-66.
  17. M. Mohd Derus and Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz (2016) Critical technical competences of public sector project managers in developing countries, Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 24(2), 587-604.
  18. Chan T. K. and Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz (2017) Financial performance and operating strategies of Malaysian property development companies during the global financial crisis, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 22(2) 174-191.
  19. A. Olanrewaju, S. Y. Tan and Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz (2018) Housing providers’ insight on the benefits of sustainable affordable housing, Sustainable Development, 26(6), 1-12.
  20. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, T. K. Chan, S. Suresh and S. Renukappa (2019) How significant was the Global Financial Crisis to Indonesia’s public listed housing developers, Journal of Contemporary Issues and Thought, 9, 24-39.
  21. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz, S. Suresh and S. Renukappa (2020) The conundrum of professionalising building surveying in Malaysia. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 38(5), 621-635.
  22. A. Ebekozien, Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz and M. Jaafar (2021) Root cause approach to explore policy options for improving low-cost housing provision in Malaysia, International Planning Studies, 26(3), 251-266.

RESEARCH BOOKS

  1. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz dan Low Sui Pheng (1993) Competitive and Marketing Strategies for the Global Construction Industry, Trade Link Media Pte Ltd, Singapore.
  2. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (1995) Foreign Labour in the Malaysian Construction Industry, International Labour Office, Geneva.
  3. Morshidi Sirat, Abdul Fatah Che Hamat, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Alip Rahim, Halim Salleh dan Usman Hj Yaakob (1999) Low-Cost Housing in Urban-Industrial Centres of Malaysia, USM Publisher, Penang.
  4. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2009) The Feasibility of Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Contract for Public Sector Construction Projects, CIDB, Kuala Lumpur.
  5. L. Olanrewaju, A, L. and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2015) Building Maintenance Processes and Practices: The Case of a Developing Country, Springer Science+Business Media, Singapore.
  6. Jaafar, and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2013) (editors) New Management Approaches in Construction, USM Publisher, Penang.
  7. Rwelamila, P.D. and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (eds.) (2021) Improving the Performance of Construction Industries for Developing Countries, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon.

CHAPTERS IN RESEARCH BOOKS

  1. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2002) ‘Construction skills training in Malaysia.’ In S. O. Ogunlana (editor) Training for Construction Industry Development, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand dan The International Council on Innovation and Research in Building and Construction (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 159- 176.
  2. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2003) ‘The brave new world of globalisation and liberalisation’. In Khairuddin Abd. Rashid (ed.) Quantity Surveying in Malaysia: A New Paradigm, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 15-28.
  3. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2004) ‘Cross-border mobility of construction labourers: comparisons between Malaysians in Japan and foreign nationals in Malaysia’. In Mohd Hazim Shah and Phua Kai Lit (eds.) Public Policy, Culture and the Impact of Globalisation in Malaysia, Malaysian Social Science Association, Kuala Lumpur, 128-159.
  4. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Lee Kim Zoo (2008) ‘Knowledge management of oil and gas contractors in Malaysia’. In Hamimah Adnan, Mohd Nidzam Rahmat and Abdul Hadi Nawawi (eds.) Project Management, Built Environment Series, University Publication Centre (UPENA), 1-18.
  5. Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid and Mastura Jaafar (2009) ‘Malaysia’. In D. Langford and Will Hughes (eds.) Building a Discipline: The Story of Construction Management, Reading: ARCOM, pp. 113-114.
  6. Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rashid and Yahaya, Izyan (2012) ‘Sub-contracting and joint venturing in construction in developing countries’. In George Ofori (ed.) Contemporary Issues in Construction in Developing Countries, SPON Press, Abingdon and New York, pp. 190-214.
  7. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2013) ‘Public private partnerships (PPP) in the housing sector: recommended contractual provisions’. In Suhaiza bt. Ismail (ed.) Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Malaysian Studies, IIUM Press, 143-159.
  8. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, H. M. Tah, A. L.  Olanrewaju and A. A. Umar (2018)’ The nexus between government and private developers in Malaysia’s housing sector’. In Urmi Sengupta and Annapurna Shawa (eds.) Trends and Issues in Housing in Asia: Coming of Age, Routledge, Abingdon and New York, pp. 111-133.
  9. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz Umar, A. A. and A. L. Olanrewaju (2018) ‘South Asian migrants and the construction sector of the Gulf’. In Mehdi Chowdhury and Sebastian Irudaya Rajan (eds.) South Asian Migration in the Gulf, Springer Link, 165-189.
  10. Ebekozien, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and M. Jaafar (2021) The nexus between Malaysian low-cost housing provision and Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030). In Wilson Rangga Anthony Jiram, Azizah Ismail and Mariah Awang, Contemporary Housing Issues: Case Studies in Malaysia, Penerbit UtHM (ISBN 978-967-2975-47-2).
  11. Rwelamila and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2021)’ Construction industry development – general introduction’. In Rwelamila, P. and Abdul-Aziz, A.-R. (eds.) Improving the Performance of Construction Industries for Developing Countries, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 1-12.
  12. Chan, T. K. and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2021) ‘Construction industry development in Malaysia’. In Rwelamila, P. and Abdul-Aziz, A.-R. (eds.) Improving the Performance of Construction Industries for Developing Countries, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 222-239.
  13. Rwelamila and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (2021) Construction industry development – where to from here? In Rwelamila, P. and Abdul-Aziz, A.-R. (eds.) Improving the Performance of Construction Industries for Developing Countries, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 372-379.

RESEARCH GRANTS

National, lead researcher

  • Foreign and Local Construction Workers in Malaysia, IRPA Grant, RM87,000, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Morshidi Sirat, Halim Salleh and Alip Rahim, Mac 1996-April 1998.
  • Export Capabilities of Malaysian Housing Developers in the Context of Globalisation and Liberalisation, National Real Estate Research Coordinator (NAPREC) Grant from the National Valuation Institute, RM302,440.00, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Lee Lik Meng, Lim Yoke Mui, Noraini Yusof, Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei, Jan 2004-June 2006.
  • New Forms of International Involvement in Construction Contracting – Evidence from around the Globe, IRPA Grant from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, RM72,000.00, Abu Hassan Abu Bakar, Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin, June 2004- Nov 2006.
  • Privatisation of housing development in Malaysia by government-linked housing development companies, National Real Estate Research Coordinator (NAPREC) Grant from the National Valuation Institute, RM 298,000.00. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin, March 2006-Feb 2008.
  • Global Financial Crisis and the financial performance of public listed property companies and REITs – a four nation study involving Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, Grant from the National Valuation Institute, RM122,426.00. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Chan Toong-Khuan, Dec 2013-May2015.
  • Modelling rent-seeking bureaucracy in Malaysia’s housing development process, FRGS, RM132,300.00, 1 Nov 2015-31 Oct 2018. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Olanrewaju Abdullateef Ashola, Amin Akhavan Tabassi.
  • Formulating a Unified Social Theory Framework for Malaysia’s Social Infrastructure Partnerships Project Delivery Model, FRGS, RM109,300, 1 Nov 2020 – 31 Oct 2023, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (team leader), Mastura Jaafar, Olanrewaju Abdullateef Ashola, Afzan Ahmad Zaini and Gui Hun Chuen.

National, co-researcher

  1. Housing Delivery System in Malaysia – Structure and Effectiveness, IRPA Grant, RM90,000, Morshidi Sirat (team leader), Halim Salleh, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Abdul Fatah Che Hamat, Usman Hj Yaakob and Alip Rahim, February-December 1995.
  2. Urban Conservation As A Real Estate Development Strategy For Revitalising The Inner City Of Georgetown, Penang (Phase One), National Real Estate Research Coordinator (NAPREC), RM331,260.00   Lee Lik Meng (team leader), Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Lim Yoke Mui, Noraini Yusof, Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei, Tan Cheng Chui, Maimunah Mohd Shariff, March 2005-February 2008.
  3. Bumiputera housing developers, National Real Estate Research Coordinator (NAPREC) Grant from the National Valuation Institute, RM253,240.64. Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin, May 2006-April 2008.
  4. An analytical investigation of problems in housing supply in Malaysia, RUI, RM74,000, 1 November 2015 – 31 October 2017, Olanrewaju Abdullateef Ashola, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Tan Seong Yeow, Lee Lim Tat, Mine Naoto, Hamimah Adnan.
  5. Establishing of critical success factors in hospital building maintenance management practice, FRGS, RM50,000, Olanrewaju Abdullateef Ashola , Tan Seong Yeow, Zafarullah Nizamani, Sajarul Fikri Mohamed, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Zhonghua Gou, Jan 2019- September 2021.
  6. Economic model of green building construction, FRGS, RM109,800.00, 1 Nov 2020- 31 Oct 2023, Afzan Ahmad Zaini, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Nurakmal Abdullah@Goh Tuo Ho, Siti Syariazulfa Kamaruddin, NAzirah Zainul Abidin.

University, lead researcher

  1. Expansion of Malaysian Contractors Overseas, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM10,260, individual effort, June 1992 – November 1993.
  2. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Export Subsidy and Malaysia’s Place in the Global Construction Industry, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM27,600, individual effort, June 1994 – December 1995.
  3. Japanese Site Management Practices in Malaysia, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM12,686, individual effort, January 1996 – June 1997.
  4. Privatisation of Infrastructural Facilities – An Analysis on Management and Finance, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM10,624, individual effort, February 1998 – July 1999.
  5. Physical Development of Paka and Kertih: Implication to the Development of Contractors, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM15,100, individual effort, November 2000 – December 2002.
  6. Constructional Vocational Training Programme in Malaysia, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM14,800, individual effort, November 2001- May 2003.
  7. International expansion of construction-related professional services – specific focus on architectural, civil engineering and quantity surveying firms, USM Research University Grant, RM125,715.00. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (team leader), Mastura Jaafar, Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin and Lim Yoke Mui, Oct 2007- Sept 2010.
  8. Towards coming up with a holistic model of internationalisation of businesses using Malaysian contractors as the test-bed’, USM Research University Grant, RM60,000. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz (team leader), Mastura Jaafar, T. Ramayah, Suzyrman Sibly, Oct 2007- Sept 2009.
  9. My Second Home Programme – Analysis of the Demand and Supply, USM Research University Grant, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar dan Mohd Yahaya Mohd Daud, RM97,132.00, Dis 2009-Dis 2012.
  10. Housing finance inaccessibility for low-income earners: factors and solutions, USM Research University Grant, RM100,000, March 2016- February 2019. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Muneera Esa, Sakinah Mokhtar.

University, co-researcher

  1. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for use by the Quantity Surveying Profession in Malaysia, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM9,291.00, Lim Yoke Mui, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei, April 2004-March 2006.
  2. Critical Success Factors (CSFs) of Kelantanese Contractors Operating Outside Kelantan, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM9,072.00, Abdul Hamid Kadir Pakir, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz and Mastura Jaafar, March 2005-March 2007.
  3. Marketing Strategies of QS Practices in Anticipation of ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) and ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) Implementation, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM7,456.00, Mohd Wira Mod Shafiei, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Azlan Raofuddin Nuruddin and Lim Yoke Mui, March 2005-March 2007.
  4. Project funding for small and medium contracting enterprises (SMCEs) in Malaysia: why loans from commercial banks are more popular compared to government?, USM Short-Term Research Grant, RM14,000.00, Mastura Jaafar and Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz. May 2006-April 2008.
  5. The interplay between internal management governance and socio-political influence on the behaviour and performance of state economic development corporations (SEDCs) involved in construction and housing development, USM Short-Term Research Grant,RM38,200.00. Azlan Raofuddin Hj Nuruddin, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Mastura Jaafar, Dis 2007-Nov 2009.
  6. Sustainability of SME enterprises in tourism-related chalets, USM Research University Grant, RM135,000. Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Oct 2007-Sept 2009.
  7. Pembinaan sistem pengurusan projek berteraskan Islam, USM Research University Grant, Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Syukri Salleh, Atikullah Abdullah, Subahir Taib, RM72,724.00, Okt 2007-Sept 2010.
  8. An analysis on the applicability of public sector procurement system in Malaysia, short-term research grant, USM Short-Term Research Grant, Mastura Jaafar, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Azlan Raofuddin Nuruddin, Shardy Abdullah, RM39,969.00, April 2009-Mac 2011.
  9. The impact of sharing economy (AirBnB) toward residents’ quality of life in high rise dwellings, RM38,000, 1 Nov 2020 – 31 Oct 2023, USM RUI grant, Suraiyati Rahman, Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz, Kausar Ali, Suziana Mat Yasin.

CONSULTANCIES

International, sole researcher

  1. International Labour Organisation, Foreign Labour in the Malaysian Construction industry, US$5,000, September- November 1994.
  2. International Labour Organisation, Site Operatives in Malaysia: Examining the Foreign-Local Asymmetry, US$1,500 (RM$5,700), October-December 2000.
  3. International Labour Organisation, Green employment in the Malaysian construction industry (in conjunction with National University of Singapore), RM10,000, Sept 2009-April 2010 .
  4. Singaporean Contractors Association Limited, Country Industry Country Report: Malaysia, S$4,500, Jan-Oct 2010.
  5. UN-Habitat on behalf of the Ministry of Construction Myanmar, Myanmar National Building Code Legal Framework, USD7,200.00, July- Oct 2016.

National, sole researcher

  1. Construction Industry Development Board, Implementation of guaranteed maximum price contract for public sector construction projects in Malaysia, RM10,000, Jan-March 2009
  2. KPK Quantity Surveyors (KL) Sdn Bhd, Desk Research on Partnering and Alliancing: the Australian Experience, RM4,000, Nov-Dec 2011.
  3. Third party review of the draft final report of the Construction Industry Master Plan (CIMPII) 2016-2020, Boston Consulting Group, Kuala Lumpur, RM17,500, 17th-30th July 2014.

National, lead researcher

  1. The development of research paper on ‘Kajian Penglibatan Kontraktor Bumiputera untuk Pakej Sub-Kontrak Projek Landasan Kereta Api Berkembar Elektrik (EDTP) Ipoh-Padang Besar, 1st Nov 2012 – 2 February 2013, CIDB RM56,813.90

National, co-researcher

  1. Construction Industry Development Board, Study to identify the acceptability of clients in adopting partnering in their construction project implementation and whether clients had implemented partnering in any of their projects. RM 7,040, Jan- Oct 2011
  2. Construction Industry Development Board, Partnering manual for the construction industry, RM18,900, Sept-Nov 2011.

ScopusID link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57191772102

Researchgate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-R-Abdul-Aziz

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9737-0010

Official Correspondence Address:

School of Science and Technology
Wawasan Open University
54, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
10050, Penang
Malaysia

Email Address:

abdrashid@wou.edu.my

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