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Managing knowledge and intellectual capital for improved organizational innovations in the construction industry: an examination of critical success factors
Charles O. EgbuInnovation is viewed as a major source of competitive advantage and is perceived to be a pre‐requisite for organizational success and survival. The ability to innovate depends…
Creating, supporting and sustaining a culture of innovation
John Steele, Mike MurrayRecently the industry's clients, designers and society as a whole, have begun to accept that innovation can offer key benefits in the form of financial growth and increased…
Integrating procurement and operational innovations for construction industry development
Mohan Kumaraswamy, Peter E.D. Love, Mohammed Dulaimi, Motiar RahmanUncertainty of eventual outcomes coupled with a reluctance to embark upon potentially long learning curves, have militated against much‐needed holistic innovations in our…
The innovation potential of integrated services and its utilisation through co‐operation
Andreas Hartmann, Gerhard GirmscheidIn the last few years an increasing demand for integrated services could be recognised on the construction market. For construction firms this means that there is a wider scope…
The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms
Martin Sexton, Peter BarrettFindings were drawn from an 18 month research project involving in‐depth case study and action research fieldwork with seven small construction companies to understand the role…
An innovative approach to identifying knowledge management problems
A.M. Al‐Ghassani, J.M. Kamara, C.J. Anumba, P.M. CarrilloThe promised benefits from implementing knowledge management (KM) attract an increasing number of organizations. However, many organizations, face several difficulties when…
Technology‐based learning and the project manager
Robert C.T. Ellis, Gerard D. Wood, Tony ThorpeConstruction is a project‐oriented industry that benefits from both the technical and interpersonal skills that a project manager has to offer. Increasingly, project management is…
Reconciling construction innovation and standardisation on major projects
F.T. Edum‐Fotwe, A.G.F. Gibb, M. Benford‐MillerThe concepts underlying innovation and standardisation presents an apparent divergence in what each strives to achieve. In the view of the authors, this has contributed in no…
Innovative 3D‐modelling for selecting and locating mobile cranes
Osama Moselhi, Sabah Alkass, Mohamed Al‐HusseinThis paper provides an overview of a recently developed system for selecting and locating mobile cranes on construction sites. The proposed system provides direct help on two…
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- Professor Chimay Anumba