Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Guo Hui Ruby is currently a Senior Lecturer at Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. Before joining HKMU, Dr. Guo obtained her Ph.D. degree from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She also has extensive research experience in the construction industry, with a series of journal and conference publications.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
• Strategic management
• International construction business

Academic & Professional Experience

• Reviewer for Journals: Management Decision, Social Responsibility Journal, Construction Management and Economics, International Journal of Construction Management

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Guo, H. and Ye, M. (2024), “Achieving competitive advantage for construction companies: Navigating the realm of corporate social responsibility”, in the 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (pp. 216-223), ICCEPM2024 Organizing Committee.
• Guo, H. and Lu, W. (2021). How Do Chinese International Construction Companies View Corporate Social Responsibility?. In Proceedings of the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (pp. 1407-1419). Springer Singapore.
• Guo, H., Lu, W., and Ye, M. (2020, March). Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Financial Performance: Evidence from International Construction. In Construction Research Congress 2020 (pp. 320-329). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Guo, H., Lu, W., Ye, M., and Flanagan, R. (2019, November). Does Corporate Social Performance Drive Competitive Advantage? A Study of Chinese Listed Construction Companies. In International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (pp. 993-1004). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
• Ye, M., Lu, W., Guo, H., and Flanagan, R. (2019, November). Does internationalisation matter to corporate social performance? An empirical study on Chinese listed construction companies. In International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (pp. 979-991). Singapore: Springer Singapore.

Journal Articles

• Ye, M., Chen, W., Guo, H., and Ye, K. (2025). Examining Host-Country Specific Socially Responsible Human Resource Management: The Interplay of Host Country Contexts, Institutional Distance and Country-of-Origin Effects. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32(4), 5205-5221.
• Guo, H., Ye, M., and Lu, W. (2024). Integrating creating shared value into competitive strategies: case studies of Chinese international construction companies. International Journal of Construction Management. 24(16), 1796-1806.
• Guo, H. and Lu, W. (2022). Measuring competitiveness with data-driven principal component analysis: A case study of Chinese international construction companies. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. 30(4), 1558-1577.
• Guo, H. and Lu, W. (2021). The inverse U-shaped relationship between corporate social responsibility and competitiveness: evidence from Chinese international construction companies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 295, 126374.

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 21 Jul, 2025
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