Innovation In Small Construction Firms

Author : Peter Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134161735
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Small Construction Firms written by Peter Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation, and stimulate innovation capability within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms in an effort to bring in a new 'can innovate, should innovate, want to innovate' culture to the construction industry. Presenting new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in descriptive case studies, the issues addressed include: what is the motivation to innovate? what is appropriate innovation? how can small construction firms create, manage and exploit innovation? what practice-based models, tools and techniques support the capability of small construction firms to innovate well? how does this fit in the context of leading international work in construction innovation? Findings are contextualised in the broader literature to make them of relevance to policy makers, practitioners and researchers interested in small, project-based firms in general.

Author : Peter Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134161743
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Small Construction Firms written by Peter Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-11 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in descriptive case studies, Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms.

Author : Shu-Ling Lu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444316100
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Small Professional Practices in the Built Environment written by Shu-Ling Lu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the book’s Foreword by Trevor Mole, Managing Director,Property Tectonics; President of the European Association ofBuilding Surveyors and Construction Experts: ‘Shu-Ling and Martin have built on their research workand that of others to produce an understandable and readableinsight into innovation in small professional service firms. Theyhave successfully unravelled the complex behavioural andorganisational forces taking place and created a framework to helppractitioners understand the issues and to fashion the rightenvironment in which to foster innovation and deliver economicvalue.’ Small professional practices in the built environment arecrucial to the success and long-term viability of the design,construction and property industries. This research-based bookaddresses the urgent need to better understand the nature andprocess of innovation in these important firms. The authors offer an analysis of both why and howinnovation is a key competitive factor for small professionalpractices in the built environment. As these practices are locatedin different business environments and behave in different ways toother types of industry firms, the context-specific methodology todesign, implement and assess innovation in small professionalpractices presented in this book will appeal to researchers andpractitioners in surveying and design. Innovation in Small Professional Practices in the BuiltEnvironment makes a significant contribution to anunderdeveloped area of innovation by offering new theoretical andpractical insights and models grounded in results from a 22-monthcase study of a small professional practice.

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Publisher : Bookboon
ISBN 13 : 8776817334
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation and Small Business - Volume 2 written by and published by Bookboon. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ben Obinero Uwakwhe
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420040103
Total Pages : 1510 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 10th Symposium Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness written by Ben Obinero Uwakwhe and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-09-23 with total page 1510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set comprises the proceedings of the 2002 symposium concerned with innovation in the construction industry and global competition. Approximately 115 papers address topics ranging from business improvement to the impact of innovation on the built environment; and globalization and competitiveness.

Author : Akintola Akintoye
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405156481
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction Innovation and Process Improvement written by Akintola Akintoye and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation in construction is essential for growth. The industry strives to remain competitive using a variety of approaches and needs to engage structured initiatives linked to proven innovation concepts, techniques and applications. Even in mature markets like the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, where business behaviour is generally considered as being risk averse, it is increasingly important to embed innovation into mainstream business practices. In Construction Innovation and Process Improvement a number of wide ranging issues from construction practice in different countries with different contexts are presented to provide a rich collection of literature embracing theory and practice. Chapters are divided into three broad themes of construction innovation relating to: Theory and Practice; Process Drivers; and Future Technologies. Several questions are posed, including for example: What is particularly unique about construction innovation in theory and practice? What are the major drivers of construction innovation? What factors are needed to support and deliver future construction technologies? In attempting to respond to such questions, the book sheds new light on these challenges, and provides readers with a number of ways forward, especially cognisant of the increased role of globalisation, the enhanced impact of knowledge, and importance of innovation. All these can have a significant impact on strategic decision-making, competitive advantage, and sustainable policies and practices. Part One deals with change management, technology, sustainable construction, and supply chain management; Part Two addresses innovation and process improvement drivers, including strategic management, concurrent engineering, risk management, innovative procurement, knowledge management; Part Three explores future technologies in construction – and particularly, how these can be harnessed and leveraged to help procure innovation and process improvement.

Author : Blessing Okere PhD
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663200521
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Construction Industry Management Practices and Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises written by Blessing Okere PhD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry is a versatile sector that requires the effort of managers to engage in practices that create innovation. Management practices are the skills, knowledge, resources, and culture needed to attain successful innovation. Regardless of the importance of management practices, an established management practice that demonstrates how managers’ practices might boost innovation is limited. A review of literature associated with management practices and innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the construction industry led to the determination that a gap exists in the body of work about construction industry management practices and innovation in SMEs. The exploratory qualitative study investigated the research question: What roles do management practices have in innovation in U.S. SMEs in the construction industry? Study participants were 12 middle managers employed in small- and medium-sized construction organizations with three or more years of experience. Data analysis identified two themes. First, improving project management had three subthemes of sharing information, bringing new ideas, and efficient project management. The improving competitive performance theme had three subthemes of effective delivery of service, knowledge exchange and collaboration, and effective leadership, categorized as management practices. The interpretation of themes and subthemes provided enough information to determine that management practices and innovation in U.S. SME construction companies involved improving project management and improving competitive performance. The study results could be used to improve innovation capabilities in SMEs in the construction industry through the improvement of knowledge sharing practices, internally and externally.

Author : Peter S. Brandon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444301357
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clients Driving Innovation written by Peter S. Brandon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-01-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the construction industry has been criticised forlack of successful innovation compared to other major industries.The question of why the industry has not been seen to be innovativehas created concern among many involved with construction andproperty. The driving concern is where the motivation for thisinnovation should come from. Although construction clients havemade an impact in this area, the industry itself seems divided asto whether, when and where clients should drive the innovationprocess. Clients Driving Innovation brings together an international groupof researchers and practitioners to investigate the role of clientsin construction innovation. Written in three parts, it covers thecontext for innovation driven by clients, the client impact on theinnovation process and how new ideas can be pushed through intopractice. Numerous case studies illustrate the role clients canplay and the key issues that need to be addressed. With increasing interest in the contribution clients can make toconstruction innovation, Clients Driving Innovation will beessential reading for construction management researchers, majorconstruction contractors and clients and government policy makers.

Author : Brian Atkin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135998353
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Improvement in Construction Management written by Brian Atkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel research in construction management is often distant from existing practice. This collection of reviews serves to bridge this gap under three major themes: innovation, organisation and human behaviour, and methods and tools. It outlines a series of successful collaborative projects between industry and the academic and research communities. Many of the authors have worked in technology transfer, as change agents, resolving industrially-relevant problems by using scientifically-based research. The book reveals the source of ideas, data and results to provide a useful resource for researchers, academics and graduate students, and a challenging guide for senior industry managers.

Author : Andre Manseau
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134576420
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovation in Construction written by Andre Manseau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can innovation in the construction industry be strengthened? What instruments and approaches are being used by governments to promote it? What works and under what circumstances? These key questions have profound implications. This book presents a framework for the analysis of innovation models and systems in construction and an international comparison of these systems, with a focus on their application in practical policy development.