Griffith University

B Engineering (Hons), GCert Higher Education, Dr Philosophy

Associate Professor, Griffith School of Engineering 
Director, Centre for Infrastructure Engineering & Management

Contact details for Associate Professor Rodney Stewart

Research expertise

Associate Professor Stewart has active research interests in the field of engineering, construction and project management. Specifically his research covers topics such as innovation in construction (project information management systems, building information models, IT project life cycle management, innovation diffusion), process improvement (six sigma, TQM, international standards), modern procurement practices (joint ventures, PPP, BOOT, alliance contracts, technology transfer), water resource management (water end-use analysis, recycled water strategies, least cost demand management solutions), smart asset management (decision support systems, fibre optics) and engineering education (project based learning, work integrated learning, international students).

Current teaching areas

• Construction Engineering
  
• Project Evaluation and Control
• Resource Planning and Management
• Advanced Topics in Construction Management

Selected Publications

• Huang, T.T., Stewart, R.A. and Chen, L. (2009) "The moderating effect of knowledge sharing on the relationship between manufacturing activities and business performance.” Knowledge Management Research & Practice, [in-press accepted October].
• Huang, T.T., Stewart, R.A. and Chen, L. (2009) “Identifying key enablers to improve business performance in Taiwanese electronic manufacturing companies."International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Volume 30, Number 2, 155-180.
• Panuwatwanich, K., Stewart, R.A. and Mohamed, S. (2009) “Validation of an empirical model for innovation diffusion in Australian architectural and design firms.”, Construction Innovation, Volume 9, Number 4, 449-467.
• Willis, R., Stewart, R.A., Panuwatwanich, K., Capati, B. and Giurco, D. (2009) “Gold Coast domestic water end use study.” Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, Volume 36, Number 6, 79-85.
• Panuwatwanich, K., Stewart, R.A. and Mohamed, S. (2009) “Critical pathways to enhanced innovation diffusion and business performance in Australian design firms.” Automation in Construction, Volume 18, 790-797.
• Huang, T.T.,Stewart, R.A. and Chen L. (2009) “Knowledge sharing leveraging new product development activities to derive enhanced business performance: mixed method study.” The IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEE2009), 8^th – 11^th December 2009, Hong Kong, China.
• Stewart, R.A. and Panuwatwanich, K. (2009) “Industry partnered PhD projects: impediments, coping strategies and procedures.” Proceedings of the 2009 Australasian Association of Engineering Education Conference (AaeE), Adelaide, 6-9 December 2009.
• Britton, T., Stewart, R.A. and O’Halloran, K. (2009) “Smart metering: providing the foundation for post meter leakage management.” 5th IWA Specialist Conference - Efficient 2009, 25-28 October 2009, Sydney, Australia.
• Willis, R., Stewart, R.A., Talebpour, M.R., Mousavinejad, A., Jones, S. and Giurco, D. (2009) “Revealing the impact of socio-demographic factors and efficient devices on water end use water consumption: case of Gold Coast, Australia.” 5th IWA Specialist Conference - Efficient 2009, 25-28 October 2009, Sydney, Australia.
• Willis, R.,Stewart, R.A., and Emmonds, S. (2009) “Pimpama-Coomera dual reticulation end use study: baseline situational context and post-commission end use prediction.” 7th International Conference on Water Reclamation & Reuse, 21-25 September 2009. Brisbane, Australia.
• Willis, R., Stewart, R., Panuwatwanich, K., and Williams, P. (2009) “Influence of household socioeconomic region and resident type on end use water consumption levels.” 2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance, International Water Association, Alexandroupolis, Thrace - Greece, 3-5 July 2009. Greece.
• Willis, R., Stewart, R.A. and Capati, B. (2009) “Closing the loop on urban water planning: an integrated smart metering and knowledge based system approach.” 10^th IWA Conference on Instruction, Control and Automation, 14-17 June 2009, Cairns, Conference Proceedings.
• Willis, R., Stewart, R.A., Chen, L. and Rutherford, L. (2009) “Water end use consumption analysis into Gold Coast dual reticulated households: Pilot study.” OzWater’09, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, March 16-18 2009, Melbourne.
• Britton, T. Stewart, R.A. and Wiskar, D. (2009) “Smart metering as a tool for revealing the characteristics of household leakage during a typical reading cycle.” OzWater’09, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, March 16-18 2009, Melbourne.
• Stewart, R.A. and Chen, L. (2009) “Developing a framework for work integrated research higher degree studies in an Australian engineering context.” European Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 34, Number 2, 155-169.
• Huang, T.T., Stewart, R.A. and Chen, L. (2008) “Empirical study to indentify the key business activities contributing to manufacturing business performance.” Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Volume 31, Number 2, 747-755.

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