Motawa, I A; Price, A D F and Sher, W (1999) Implementing construction innovations. In: Hughes, W (ed.) Proceedings of 15th Annual ARCOM Conference, 15-17 September 1999, Liverpool, UK.
Abstract
The need to gain a competitive advantage stimulates many construction organizations to exploit innovative products and processes. The high level of uncertainty associated with innovative construction leads many construction organizations to focus on the application of traditional construction processes and products. Implementing construction innovation often involves experimentation, iteration and refinement of activities that are reliant on volatile information. Although several decision support models have been developed to assess new technologies, innovation as an implementation process has received less attention. This paper presents several tools to assess the value of technological innovation. It also presents a conceptual model, which is currently being developed, that deals with the effectiveness of innovation implementation phase. The proposed model is a decision support tool that models different implementation scenarios. The model uses influence information, managerial and technological benefits to control the implementation phase.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction innovation; decision-making; performance assessment |
| Index terms: | experiment, traditional construction, new technology, decision support, competitive advantage, construction organization, performance assessment, construction innovation, implementation, technological innovation, effectiveness, decision-making |
| Subjects: | organization, data collection methods, innovation and technology management, contractual arrangements, performance management, building construction, assessment methods, decision analysis, market analysis, heritage and conservation |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Quality Management, Human Resources, Risk Management, Procurement, Business Strategy, Engineering Principles, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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