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Perspectives on experiences of innovation: the development of an assessment methodology appropriate to construction project organizations

Gray, C. and Davies, R.J. (2007) Perspectives on experiences of innovation: the development of an assessment methodology appropriate to construction project organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 25 (12). pp. 1251-1268. ISSN 0144-6193

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/01446190701573692

Abstract/Summary

The UK construction industry is in the process of trying to adopt a new culture based on the large-scale take up of innovative practices. Through the Demonstration Project process many organizations are implementing changed practices and learning from the experiences of others. This is probably the largest experiment in innovation in any industry in recent times. The long-term success will be measured by the effectiveness of embedding the new practices in the organization. As yet there is no recognized approach to measuring the receptivity of the organization to the innovation process as an indication of the likelihood of long-term development. The development of an appropriate approach is described here. Existing approaches to the measurement of the take up of innovation were reviewed and where appropriate used as the base for the development of a questionnaire. The questionnaire could be applicable to multi-organizational construction project situations such that the output could determine an individual organization's innovative practices via an innovation scorecard, a project team's approach or it could be used to survey a wide cross-section of the industry.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment
ID Code:12045
Uncontrolled Keywords:Innovation, measurement, methodology

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