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Chen, W T and Huang, Y-H (2006) Approximately predicting the cost and duration of school reconstruction projects in Taiwan. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1231-9.

Johansen, E and Wilson, B (2006) Investigating first planning in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1305-14.

Lu, S-L and Sexton, M (2006) Innovation in small construction knowledge-intensive professional service firms: a case study of an architectural practice. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1269-82.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Knowledge-intensive; professional service firms; innovation; small enterprises
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190600879109
  • Abstract:

    Small construction knowledge‐intensive professional service firms (SCKIPSFs) are becoming increasingly important agents of innovation within the construction industry. The nature and process of innovation in SCKIPSFs, however, is generally considered through the constraining prism of research results generated from significantly different contexts, such as from manufacturing sectors or non‐project based firms. A theory of innovation for SCKIPSFs is developed from a longitudinal 22‐month case study of a small architectural practice. Two forms of knowledge‐based innovation were discerned from the empirical work: exploitative innovation and explorative innovation. ‘Explorative innovation’ was found to be located in immediate ‘new’ project domains, and entailed search, variation, experimentation, activity to solve project‐specific problems; while ‘exploitative innovation’ concentrated on developing generic organisational infrastructure to ‘refine’ and ‘improve the efficiency’ of the firm operations to nurture capability for future activity. The key challenge for SCKIPSFs is to develop and manage an appropriate balance between explorative and exploitative innovation over time in order to generate sustainable competitive advantage.

Manley, K (2006) The innovation competence of repeat public sector clients in the Australian construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1295-304.

Navon, R and Haskaya, I (2006) Is detailed progress monitoring possible without designated manual data collection?. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1225-9.

Pan, N-F (2006) Evaluation of building performance using fuzzy FTA. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1241-52.

Teo, E A-L and Harikrishna, N (2006) A quantitative model for efficient maintenance of plastered and painted façades. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1283-93.

Tokdemir, O B, Arditi, D and Balcik, C (2006) ALISS: Advanced Linear Scheduling System. Construction Management and Economics, 24(12), 1253-67.