Model for Systematic Innovation in Construction Companies

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dc.contributor.authorPellicer, Eugenio
dc.contributor.authorYepes, Victor
dc.contributor.authorCorrea, Christian L.
dc.contributor.authorAlarcon, Luis F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:14:57Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe reasons that drive construction companies to innovate, as well as the processes they use, have not yet been fully explored in the construction management literature. This paper describes the hows and whys behind the push for innovation in a construction company. The research method is founded on the validation of a model developed by a case study; this is focused on a medium-sized construction company which implemented and certified an innovation management system, as established by a Spanish standard. The studies conducted by the authors over a five-year period generated a set of 18 propositions reflecting an explanatory model of innovation management. This paper reports on the external validation of this model by means of a set of interviews; the results fully corroborate 15 of these propositions. The strongest drivers of innovation in construction companies are technical problems in construction projects, client requirements, and upper management. Innovation opportunities are identified as a result of examination of the internal processes of the company, the construction projects, and the environment. Identifying, developing, and transferring an innovative solution require the implementation of technological watch and knowledge management in the organization. Finally, the research concludes that the main benefit of innovation management is an increase in the company's technical capability, whereas the two main barriers to innovation are the prioritization of production processes and the lack of support from the leaders of the company.
dc.description.funderUniversidad Catolica del Maule
dc.description.funderSpanish Ministry of Infrastructure
dc.description.funderUniversitat Politecnica de Valencia
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-25
dc.format.extent8 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000700
dc.identifier.eissn1943-7862
dc.identifier.issn0733-9364
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000700
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/78456
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000332747800005
dc.information.autorucIngeniería;Alarcon, L;S/I;40337
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.publisherASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
dc.revistaJOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectConstruction companies
dc.subjectBusiness management
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectConstruction company
dc.subjectBusiness management
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectProcess
dc.subjectStandardization
dc.subjectOrganizational issues
dc.subjectTOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectR-AND-D
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRY
dc.subject.ods09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.odspa09 Industria, innovación e infraestructura
dc.titleModel for Systematic Innovation in Construction Companies
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen140
sipa.codpersvinculados40337
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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