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Arun Bajracharya

Associate Professor

Email:

a.bajracharya@newuu.uz

Office number:

107

Reception days:

    Educational Background

    Doctor of Philosophy (Construction Project Management)

    National University of Singapore, Singapore- 2001-2009

    Master of Engineering (Infrastructure Planning and Management)

    Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand- 1996-1998

    Bachelor of Civil Engineering

    Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal- 1991-1995

    Diploma of Civil Engineering

    Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal- 1987-1991

    Career History

    Associate Professor

    School of Management, New Uzbekistan University, Uzbekistan- August 2024 - Present

    Faculty Member

    Faculty of Business, Sohar University, Oman- September 2021 - August 2024

    Programme Leader and Head of the School of Business

    The British College, Kathmandu, Nepal- August 2020 - April 2021

    Senior Assistant Professor

    School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, Putrajaya, Malaysia- September 2015 - August 2018

    Assistant Professor

    Faculty of Business, The British University in Dubai, UAE- September 2009 - August 2014

    Assistant Professor

    Kathmandu University School of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal- May 2007 - August 2009

    Research Fellow and Doctoral Student

    Faculty of Business, Sohar University, Oman- February 2001 - January 2009

    Research Associate

    School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand- April 1998 - February 1999

    Hydrogen Energy Transition Modelling

    Upstream and Downstream Linkages in Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

    Simulation Modelling for Understanding the Implications of Capital Structure in Construction Business

    Modelling the Urban Transportation Mode Choice Behaviour

    Systems Thinking and System Dynamics Modelling

    Cost Management (UG Industrial Management)

    Operations Management (UG Industrial Management)

    Project Management (MBA)

    Operations Management (MBA and BBA)

    Operations Research (BBA)

    Business Statistics (BBA)

    Business Process Operations Management (MBA and Executive MBA)

    Operations and Logistics Management (Executive MBA)

    Strategic Analysis (MSc International Business Management)

    Organising and Managing People (MBA)

    Decision Making in Construction Management (BSc Construction Project Management)

    Project Planning and Implementation (BSc Construction Project Management)

    Value and Risk Management (MSc Construction Project Management)

    Design Project (BSc Construction Project Management)

    People and Organisation Management (MSc Construction Project Management)

    Real Estate Economics (MSc Construction Project Management)

    Urban Economy and Property Markets (MSc Construction Project Management)

    Project Dynamics and Complexity (PhD Project Management)

    Construction Business Management (MSc Construction Management)

    International Construction (MSc Construction Management)

    Planning, Execution and Control (MSc Project Management)

    Cost and Value Management (MSc Project Management)

    Operations Management (MBA)

    Research Methods (MSc Project Management and MSc Construction Management)

    Managing Operations and Technology (MBA and Executive MBA)

    Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decisions (MBA and Executive MBA)

    Systems Thinking and Modelling for Management (MPhil Management)

    Refereed Journal Articles

    Goh, C. S., Azizi, Z. M., Mohd Fateh, M. A. and Bajracharya, A. (2024), Enabling the Built Environment for Sustainable Living and Climate Resilience, European Journal of Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.14207/ejsd.2024.v13n3p151.

    Goh, C. S., Ting, J. N. and Bajracharya, A. (2023), Exploring Social Sustainability in the Built Environment, Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research. DOI:10.21926/aeer.2301010.

    Bajracharya, A., Ogunlana, S. O., Goh, C. S. and Tan, H C. (2021), Understanding the Performance of Construction Business: A Simulation-Based Experimental Study, Construction Economics and Building. DOI: 10.5130/AJCEB.v21i4.7559.

    Goh, C. S., Jack, L. B. and Bajracharya, A. (2020), Qualitative Study of Sustainability Policies and Guidelines in the Built Environment, Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000395.

    Abdelhadi, Y. F. J., Dulaimi, M. F. and Bajracharya, A. (2019), Factors Influencing the Selection of Delay Analysis Methods in Construction Projects in UAE, International Journal of Construction Management. DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2018.1425155.

    Bajracharya, A., Ogunlana, S. O., Goh, C. S. and Tan, H C. (2018), Conceptualising the Nexus of Projects, Finance and Capacity in Construction Business: A Systems Thinking Approach, Frontiers of Engineering Management, 5 (3), 289-297. DOI: 10.15302/J-FEM-2018021

    Al Zanati, A. R. and Bajracharya, A. (2017), Causes and Effects of Rework: A Study on a Major Water Supply Pipe-line Construction Project in Libya, International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, 8 (6), 460-465. DOI: 10.18178/ijimt.2017.8.6.771.

    Bajracharya, A. (2016), Public Transportation and Private Car: A System Dynamics Approach in Understanding the Mode Choice, International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 5 (2), 1-18. DOI: 10.4018/IJSDA.2016040101. 

    Bajracharya, A. (2014), A Qualitative Systems Thinking Approach in Understanding the Implementation of Innovation on Construction Projects, International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 3 (4), 87-108. DOI: 10.4018/ijsda.2014100105.

    Edrisi, S. and Bajracharya, A. (2012), Generation of Rework: An Organisation’s Perspective, International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 4 (4), 425-431. DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2012.050334.

    Ling, F. Y. Y., Dulaimi, M. F., Kumaraswamy, M. and Bajracharya, A. (2003), A Case Study of the Management of Innovation Implementation within a Construction Project Organization, International Journal of Construction Management, 3 (2), 79-91. DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2003.10773045.

    Dulaimi, M. F., Ling, F. Y. Y. and Bajracharya, A. (2003), Organizational Motivation and Inter-Organizational Interaction in Construction Innovation, Construction Management and Economics, 21 (3), 307-318. DOI: 10.1080/0144619032000056144.

    Bajracharya, A., Ogunlana, S. O. and Bach, N. L. (2000), Effective Organizational Infrastructure for Training Activities: The Case of Nepalese Construction Sector, System Dynamics Review, 16 (2), 91-112. DOI: 10.1002/1099-1727(200022)16:2<91::AID-SDR190>3.0.CO;2-D.
     

    Book Chapters

    Bajracharya, A. and Dulaimi, M. F. (2025), A Conceptual Framework to Understand the Implementation of Innovation on Construction Projects in Research Companion to Innovation in Construction, Dulaimi, M. F. (Ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 

    Bajracharya, A. and Dulaimi, M. F. (2025), Implementation of Innovation on Construction Project: A Case Study in Research Companion to Innovation in Construction, Dulaimi, M. F. (Ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

    Bajracharya, A. (2018), A Study on the Transportation Mode Choice Behaviour of Individuals with Different Socio-economic Status, Advances in System Dynamics and Control, Azar, A. T. and Vaidyanathan, S. (Ed.), pp. 476-493, IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4077-9.ch015.

    Bajracharya, A. (2018), A System Dynamics Approach in Understanding the Mode Choice, Intelligent Transportation and Planning: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, 1066-1086, Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.). Information Resources Management Association, USA. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5210-9.ch048. [Reproduced the paper Bajracharya (2016) as the book chapter]

    Bajracharya, A. and Ogunlana, S. O. (2003), Why Training Does not Work in Developing Countries and How to Make it Work?, Training for Construction Industry Development, Ogunlana, S. O. (Ed.), CIB Publication 282, pp. 193-205, AIT, Thailand and CIB, The Netherlands.
     

    Conference Papers

    Al Zanati, A. R. and Bajracharya, A. (2017), Causes and Effects of Rework: A Study on a Major Water Supply Pipe-line Construction Project in Libya. The 8th International Conference on Construction and Project Management (ICCPM 2017), Sapporo, Japan, 17 – 19 August 2017.

    Ogunlana, S. O. and Bajracharya, A. (2015), Minimising the Brain Drain through Regional Educational Institution. The 1st International Africa Workshop on System Dynamics, Big Data and Cloud Computing, Nairobi, Kenya, 11 – 13 January, 2015.

    Al Hinai, Z. and Bajracharya, A. (2014), Factors Influencing Academic Staff Job Satisfaction in Higher Education Institutes in the Sultanate of Oman, The 2014 International Academic Conference organized by the International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, Antibes, France, 15 – 18 September, 2014.

    Al Mazrooie, J. R. and Bajracharya, A. (2013), A Study on the Operational Readiness of Mega Construction Project, Creative Construction Conference 2013, Budapest, Hungary, 6 – 9 July 2013.

    Bajracharya, A. (2013), Private Car and Public Transportation: Dynamics of the Mode Choice, 19th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, Kos, Greece, 29 – 31 May 2013.

    Halloum. M. A. and Bajracharya, A. (2012), Cost and Time Overrun Revisited: A Study on the Infrastructure Construction Projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Third International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries (ICCIDC–III), Bangkok, Thailand, 4 – 6 July 2012.

    Petro, Y. and Bajracharya, A. (2012), The Effects of Job Security, Features, Personal Values and Recognition on Organizational Involvement, 5th International Colloquium on Business & Management (ICBM 2012), Bangkok, Thailand, 9 – 12 July 2012.

    Bajracharya, A. (2011), Innovation in the Context of a Developing Country: A Case of a Cable Car Project, Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI): Construction Challenges in the New Decade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5 – 7 July 2011.

    Bajracharya, A. (2011), Innovation in the Context of a Developing Country: A Case of a Group Housing Project, In MISBE2011 – Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Innovation for a Sustainable Built Environment, Engineering and Construction, Wamelink, J.W.F., Geraedts, R. P., and Volker, L. (Ed.), Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. [ISBN: 9789052693958]

    Achuthan, A., Dulaimi, M. F., and Bajracharya, A. (2011), Implementing Green Design Initiatives in the UAE, In MISBE2011 – Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Innovation for a Sustainable Built Environment, Engineering and Construction, Wamelink, J.W.F., Geraedts, R. P., and Volker, L. (Ed.), Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. [ISBN: 9789052693958]

    Bajracharya, A. (2010), Systems Thinking, Dependent Co-Arising and Mental Model in Decision Making, The Twenty-Eighth International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Seoul, South Korea. 25 – 29 July 2010. 

    Edrisi, S. and Bajracharya, A. (2010), Generation of Rework: An Organisation's Perspective, PM-05 – Advancing Project Management for the 21st Century, Concepts, Tools & Techniques for Managing Successful Projects, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. 29 – 31 May 2010. 

    Dhonju, D. L., Tamrakar, S., Tuladhar, N., Pradhan, M., and Bajracharya, A. (2009), Process Map Study of the Nepal Electricity Authority Distribution and Customer Services Centre, International Conference on Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development, 10-12 December 2009, Kathmandu, Nepal. [Organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok and AIT Alumni Association – Nepal Chapter]

    Sze, E., Kumaraswamy, M., Ling, F. Y. Y., Dulaimi, M. F., Bajracharya, A. and Luk, C. (2005), Barriers to Construction Industry Innovations: A Hong Kong Perspective, In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Sariyildiz, S. and Tuncer, B. (Ed.), Vol. 2, pp. 975-987, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

    Bajracharya, A. and Ofori, G. (2004), Local Capacity and Capability: A Probable Determinant for Promotion of Construction Export, In Proceedings of International Symposium of CIB Working Commission W102, Global Construction, Ogunlana, S. O. (Ed.), Bangkok, Thailand.

    Bajracharya, A. (2003), Dynamics of Organizational Motivation in Construction Innovation, In Proceedings of Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions W55, W65 and W107, Knowledge Construction, Ofori, G. and Ling, F. Y. Y. (Ed.), Vol. 2, pp. 388-395, Singapore. 

    Dulaimi, M. F., Ling, F. Y. Y. and Bajracharya, A. (2002), A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Construction Innovation: An Organizational Perspective, In Proceedings of CIB W65 Symposium on Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness, Uwakweh, B. O. and Minkarah, I. A. (Ed.), pp. 19-28, Cincinnati, USA.

    Delivered a presentation on “Transitioning with Hydrogen Energy: A Systems Approach in Understanding the Prospects in Oman” in the Sixth Sohar University Research Conference in Oman. 

    Date: 10 May 2023

    Conducted a one-day workshop on “System Dynamics and Modelling” for the Faculty Members as a part of their Faculty Development Programme at Jaipuria Institute of Management in Lucknow, India. 

    Date: 01 August 2022

    Invited as a Key-note Speaker in the 11th International Conference on Operations Research and Sustainable Development in Pokhara, Nepal. 

    Presentation Topic: Exploring En-ROADS, the Climate Change Solutions Simulator

    Date: 1 - 2 February 2020

    Invited as a speaker in the workshop, “3rd International Workshop on Systems Thinking in Construction” in Wuhan, China. The workshop was jointly organised by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Curtin University, Australia.

    Presentation Topic: Strategic Management of the Nexus of Projects, Finance and Capacity in Construction Business

    Date: 5 - 7 December 2017

    Invited as a speaker at the MENA Transport Congress in Dubai that was jointly organised by the Road and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai and UITP (International Association of Public Transport).

    Presentation Topic: Public Transportation and Private Car: A System Dynamics Approach in Understanding the Mode Choice

    Date: 27 - 30 April 2014

    Projects

    Project Title: Transitioning with Hydrogen Energy: A Simulation-Based Study on the Prospects in Oman 

    Role: Principal Investigator 

    Awarding Institution: Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI), Oman

    Grant Amount: USD 35,000

    Project Duration: January 2024 – January 2026

    Project Title: Investigating Challenges and Proposing a Business Model Innovation Including Circular Economic Business Model for Upstream Manufacturing Firms and Downstream SMEs in Oman 

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator 

    Awarded by: Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI), Oman 

    Grant Amount: USD 25,000

    Project Duration: February 2023 – February 2024

    Project Title: Public Transportation Policy: A Study of the Context and Outcome in Dubai

    Role: Principal Investigator 

    Awarded by: The British University in Dubai, UAE

    Grant Amount: USD 10,000

    Project Duration: November 2011 – November 2012

    Project Title: Enabling Innovation in Construction: The Alignment of Motivation in Construction for Greater Integration

    Role: Research Associate 

    Awarded by: National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Grant Amount: USD 65,000

       Project Duration: February 2001 – November 2004