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Dr Richard Hughes

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3451
Email: r.hughes@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-5648

Dr Richard Hughes is a Lecturer in the School of Business and Law.

Key Research Areas

  • Strategic and complex programs and projects
  • Sustainable project management
  • Government and not-for-profit projects
  • Modern slavery, projects, and project supply chains
  • Construction and infrastructure projects

Biography

Dr. Richard Hughes combines over 20 years of experience managing complex government programs with a rigorous academic focus on strategic oversight. As an active industry speaker and a member of the Project Management Institute, Richard bridges the gap between high-level research and industry best practices.

His research tackles the most pressing challenges in public sector governance, including the integration of large-scale initiatives and the promotion of sustainable, ethical project management. Richard is a leading voice on ethical decision-making, investigating topics such as sustainability in government projects, ethical AI in projects, and modern slavery within projects and their supply chains.

A multi-award-winning educator, Richard has received two Vice-Chancellor’s Awards and three School awards for his commitment to teaching and learning. He translates complex theory into actionable practice using an authentic approach to ensure his students are equipped to solve real-world problems in the workplace.

Professional associations
  • Australian Institute of Project Management, Member
  • Project Management Institute, Member

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.
  • Master of Project Management, Edith Cowan University, 2016.
  • Bachelor of Laws, England, 1994.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Hughes, L., Kiani Mavi, R., Aghajani, M., Fitzpatrick, K., Madugoda Gunaratnege, S., Hosseini Shekarabi, A., Hughes, R., Khanfar, A., Khatavakhotan, AS., Kiani Mavi, N., Li, K., Mahmoud, M., Malik, T., Mutasa, S., Nafar, F., Yates, R., Alahmad, R., Jeon, I., Dwivedi, YK. (2025). Impact of artificial intelligence on project management (PM): Multi-expert perspectives on advancing knowledge and driving innovation toward PM2030. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 10(5), Article number 100772. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2025.100772.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Kiani Mavi, R., Gengatharen, D., Kiani Mavi, N., Hughes, R., Campbell, A., Yates, R. (2021). Sustainability in Construction Projects: A Systematic Literature Review. Sustainability, 13(4), Article number 1932. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041932.

2020

Reports

  • Hughes, R., Kiani Mavi, R., Campbell, A., Gengatharen, D., Yates, R. (2020). Australian Projects: Benefits, Value and Efficiency. Australia. Australian Institute of Project Management.

2018

Conference Publications

  • Hughes, R., Gengatharen, D. (2018). Can performance audit data influence the success of small and medium sized government projects?. 2018 National Conference Academic Papers Australian Institute of Project Management (3-14). Australian Institute of Project Management. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/6406.

Research Projects

  • Peak Performance? Project Management and the Australian Economy, Australian Institute of Project Management, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2020, $20,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Governing Co-Funded Rural Development Projects in Western Australia: A Principal-Agent and Stakeholder Theory Perspective

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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