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Construction Innovation.
An edited book for academics, senior students and practitioners combining global theoretical and practice-based perspectives on innovation within the construction industry. Examines innovation from different positions and through different conceptual lenses to reveal the richness that the theoretica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2015.
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| Colección: | Innovation in the built environment.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Construction Innovation: Concepts and Controversies; Perspectives on Construction Innovation; Instead of Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Incentives for Innovation in Construction; Introduction; A Schumpeterian Definition of Construction Innovation; Innovation in Construction; Construction Innovation and Complexity; Construction Innovation and Asymmetric Information; Construction Innovation and Multi-Parametric Optimization; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References.
- Chapter 3 Built-in Innovation and the Ambiguity of Designing AccessibilityIntroduction: Making Innovation Accessible; Conventional Connotations of Innovation; The Plan of the Chapter; Methodology; The Desk Research; The Interviews; The Analysis; Validation; The Case: The World's Most Accessible Office Building; The Meaning of Accessibility; The Wicked Problems of Designing for Accessibility; Recognising the Quality of Informed Design; The Eye-Opening Experience of Being Blindfolded; Innovation Issues for Further Consideration; Discussion: In Search of the Innovation.
- User Value and Affording DesignsKnowledge Packaging and Innovation; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4 Stakeholder Integration Champions and Innovation in the Built Environment; Introduction; Stakeholder Integration Champions, Collaboration and Participation; Method; Creating the Conditions for Innovation in the Built Environment; Integration for Innovation; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5 Grassroots Innovation in the Construction Industry; Introduction; Grassroots Innovation; The Elements of Grassroots Innovation; Grassroots Innovation in Practice.
- Organizing Around OpportunitiesUtilising Corporate Identity; Taking an Emergent View; Being Inclusive; Developing Unique Resources; Collaboration; Leveraging Social Capital; Assessing the Potential of Grassroots Innovation in Construction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Regulation and Innovation in New Build Housing: Insights into the Adoption and Diffusion of Micro-Generation Technologies; Introduction; Regulation and Innovation for Sustainable Building; Case Study Example; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 7 An Industrial Network Perspective on Innovation in Construction.
- IntroductionInnovation in the Construction Industry; An Industrial Network Perspective on Innovation; Understanding Innovation as Resource Interaction Processes; Empirical Examples; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 Innovation Diffusion Across Firms; Introduction; Antecedents; Central Themes; Points of Departure; How to Approach the Problem; Mapping Networks of Innovation Diffusion; Attributes Shaping Informal Networks; Mapping a Network; The Innovation Diffusion Network; The Network of Firms Engaged in the Innovation Diffusion Process; Networks of Firms; Sense-Making Framework; Conclusion.