Influences on innovation in small Australian construction businesses

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-402

  Hardie, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contract workers; Innovation; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956073620     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001011068699     Document Type: Article

References (84)

1. Abbott, C., Jeong, K. and Allen, S. (2006), "The economic motivation for innovation in small construction companies" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 187-96.
2. Barrett, P. and Sexton, M. (2006), "Innovation in small, project-based construction firms" in British Journal of Management, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 331-46.
3. Black, S. and Lynch, L. (2004), "What's driving the new economy? The benefits of workplace innovation" in The Economic Journal, Vol. 114, No. 493, pp. F97-F116.
4. Bossink, B.A.G. (2004), "Effectiveness of innovation leadership styles: a manager's influence on ecological innovation in construction projects" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 211-28.
5. Bossink, B.A.G. (2007), "Leadership for sustainable innovation" in International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 135-49.
6. Bowley, M. (1966), The British Building Industry, Cambridge University Press, London.
7. Bresnen, M. and Marshall, N. (2001), "Understanding the diffusion and application of new management ideas in construction" in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 335-45.
8. Bresnen, M., Edelman, L., Newell, S., Scarbrough, H. and Swan, J. (2003), "Social practices and the management of knowledge in project environments" in International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 157-66.
9. Briscoe, G.H., Dainty, A.R.J., Millett, S.J. and Neale, R.H. (2004), "Client-led strategies for construction supply chain improvement" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 193-201.
10. Cheung, S., Ng, T., Wong, S. and Suen, H. (2003), "Behavioral aspects in construction partnering" in International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 333-43.
11. Cole, T.R.H. (2003), Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, Australian Government, Canberra.
12. Dainty, A.R.J., Briscoe, G.H. and Millett, S.J. (2001), "Subcontractor perspectives on supply chain alliances" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 841-8.
13. Davey, C.L., Powell, J.A., Cooper, I. and Powell, J.E. (2004), "Innovation, construction SMEs and action learning" in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 230-7.
14. Doree, A.G. and Holmen, E. (2004), "Achieving the unlikely: innovating in the loosely coupled construction system" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 22, No. 8, pp. 827-38.
15. Dubois, A. and Gadde, L. (2002), "The construction industry as a loosely coupled system: implications for productivity and innovation" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 621-31.
16. Egan, J. (1998), Rethinking Construction, UK Department of Environment, Transport and Regions, London.
17. El-Ghandour, W. and Al-Hussein, M. (2004), "Survey of information technology in construction" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 83-98.
18. Fairclough, S.J. (2002), Rethinking Construction Innovation and Research: A Review of Government R&D Policies and Practices, UK Department of Trade and Industry, London.
19. Fernie, S., Green, S.D. and Weller, S.J. (2003a), "Dilettantes, discipline and discourse: requirements management for construction" in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 354-67.
20. Fernie, S., Green, S.D., Weller, S.J. and Newcombe, R. (2003b), "Knowledge sharing: context, confusion and controversy" in International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 177-87.
21. Fox, P. and Skitmore, M. (2007), "Factors facilitating construction industry development" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 178-88.
22. Fox, S., Marsh, L. and Cockerham, G. (2001), "Design for manufacture: a strategy for successful application to buildings" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 19, No. 5, pp. 493-502.
23. Gann, D.M. (1997), "Should governments fund construction research?" in Building Research and Information, Vol. 25, No. 5, pp. 257-67.
24. Gann, D.M. (2001), "Putting academic ideas into practice: technological progress and the absorptive capacity of construction organizations" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 321-30.
25. Gann, D.M. (2003), "Guest editorial: innovation in the built environment" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 553-5.
26. Gibb, A.G.F. and Isack, F. (2003), "Re-engineering through pre-assembly: client expectations and drivers" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 146-60.
27. Goulding, J.S. and Alshawi, M. (2002), "Generic and specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 493-505.
28. Hampson, K. and Tatum, C.B. (1997), "Technology strategy and competitive performance in bridge construction" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 123, No. 2, pp. 153-61.
29. Hari, S., Egbu, C. and Kumar, B. (2005), "A knowledge capture awareness tool: an empirical study on small and medium enterprises in the construction industry" in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 533-67.
30. Hinze, J. (1994), "The contractor-subcontractor relationship: the subcontractor's view" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 120, No. 2, pp. 274-87.
31. Jaafari, A. (1996), "Human factors in the Australian construction industry: towards total quality management" in Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 159-86.
32. Jørgensen, B. and Emmitt, S. (2008), "Lost in transition: the transfer of lean manufacturing to construction" in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 383-98.
33. Kangari, R. and Miyatake, Y. (1997), "Developing and managing innovative construction technologies in Japan" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 72-8.
34. Keast, R. and Hampson, K. (2007), "Building constructive innovation networks: role of relationship management" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 133, No. 5, pp. 364-73.
35. Koksal, A. and Arditi, D. (2002), "An input/output model for business failures in the construction industry" in Journal of Construction Research, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 1-16.
36. Koskela, L. and Vrijhoef, R. (2001), "Is the current theory of construction a hindrance to innovation?" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 197-207.
37. Kululanga, G.K., Edum-Fotwe, F.T. and McCaffer, R. (2001), "Measuring construction contractors' organizational learning" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 21-9.
38. Kumaraswamy, M., Rowlinson, S. and Phua, F. (2002), "Accelerating cultural changes through innovative procurement processes: a Hong Kong perspective" in Journal of Construction Procurement, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 3-16.
39. Kumaraswamy, M.M., Love, P.E.D., Dulaimi, M. and Rahman, M. (2004a), "Integrating procurement and operational innovations for construction industry development" in Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 323-34.
40. Kumaraswamy, M.M., Ng, S.T., Ugwu, O.O., Palaneeswaran, E. and Rhaman, M.M. (2004b), "Empowering collaborative decisions in complex construction project scenarios" in Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 133-42.
41. Langford, D., Rowlinson, S. and Sawacha, E. (2000), "Safety behaviour and safety management: its influence on the attitudes of workers in the UK construction industry" in Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 133-40.
42. Latham, M. (1994), Constructing the Team, HMSO, London.
43. London, K.A. and Kenley, R. (2001), "An industrial organization economic supply chain approach for the construction industry: a review" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 777-88.
44. Loosemore, M. and Tan, C.C. (2000), "Occupational stereotypes in the construction industry" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 559-66.
45. Love, P.E.D., Huang, J.C., Edwards, D.J. and Irani, Z. (2004), "Nurturing a learning organization in construction: a focus on strategic shift, organizational transformation, customer orientation and quality centered learning" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 113-26.
46. Manley, K. (2006), "The innovation competence of repeat public sector clients in the Australian construction industry" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 1295-304.
47. Manley, K. (2008), "Against the odds: small firms in Australia successfully introducing new technology on construction projects" in Research Policy, Vol. 37, No. 10, pp. 1751-64.
48. Manley, K. and McFallan, S. (2006), "Exploring the drivers of firm level innovation in the construction industry" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 911-20.
49. Manley, K. and Marceau, J. (2001), "A review of new business emergence in the building and construction sector and recent Australian experience" in Journal of Technology, Vol. 35B, pp. 13-22.
50. Nam, C.H. and Tatum, C.B. (1992), "Strategies for technology push: lessons from construction innovations" in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 118, No. 3, pp. 507-21.
51. Nam, C.H. and Tatum, C.B. (1997), "Leaders and champions for construction innovation" in Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 259-70.
52. O'Connor, J.T. and Yang, L. (2004), "Project performance vs. use of technologies at the project- and phase-levels" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 130, No. 3, pp. 322-9.
53. Pietroforte, R. and Gregori, T. (2003), "An input-output analysis of the construction sector in highly developed economies" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 319-27.
54. Reichstein, T., Salter, A.J. and Gann, D.M. (2005), "Last among equals: a comparison of innovation in construction, services and manufacturing in the UK" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 631-44.
55. Reichstein, T., Salter, A.J. and Gann, D.M. (2008), "Break on through: sources and determinants of product and process innovation among UK construction firms" in Industry & Innovation, Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 601-25.
56. Salter, A. and Torbett, R. (2003), "Innovation and performance in engineering design" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 573-80.
57. Santos, A. and Powell, J.A. (2001), "Effectiveness of push and pull learning strategies in construction management" in Journal of Workplace Learning: Employee Counselling Today, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 47-56.
58. Schumpeter, J.A. (1934), The Theory of Economic Development, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
59. Schumpeter, J.A. (1942), Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, Harper, New York, NY.
60. Sexton, M. and Barrett, P. (2003a), "A literature synthesis of innovation in small construction firms: insights, ambiguities and questions" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 613-22.
61. Sexton, M. and Barrett, P. (2003b), "Appropriate innovation in small construction firms" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 623-33.
62. Sexton, M. and Barrett, P. (2004), "The role of technology transfer in innovation within small construction firms" in Engineering, Construction & Architectural Management, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 342-8.
63. Sexton, M., Barrett, P. and Aouad, G. (2006), "Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 11-22.
64. Sidwell, A.C., Budiawan, D. and Ma, T. (2001), "The significance of the tendering contract on the opportunities for clients to encourage contractor-led innovation" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 107-16.
65. Slaughter, E.S. (1993), "Builders as sources of construction innovation" in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 532-49.
66. Slaughter, E.S. (1998), "Models of construction innovation" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 226-31.
67. Slaughter, E.S. (2000), "Implementation of construction innovations" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 2-17.
68. Stewart, I. and Fenn, P. (2006), "Strategy: the motivation for innovation" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 173-85.
69. Stewart, R.A., Mohamed, S. and Marosszeky, M. (2004), "An empirical investigation into the link between information technology implementation barriers and coping strategies in the Australian construction industry" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 155-71.
70. Taylor, J.E. and Levitt, R. (2008), "Innovation alignment and project network dynamics: an integrative model for change" in Project Management Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 22-35.
71. Towill, D.R. (2003), "Construction and the time compression paradigm" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 581-91.
72. Turner, J.R. (2004), "Farsighted project contract management: incomplete in its entirety" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 75-83.
73. Tushman, M.L. and Moore, W.L. (1988), Readings in the Management of Innovation, Ballinger, Boston, MA.
74. Vakola, M. and Rezgui, Y. (2000), "Organisational learning and innovation in the construction industry" in The Learning Organization, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 174-84.
75. Walker, D.H.T., Peters, R.J., Hampson, K.D. and Thompson, M.J. (2001), "Achieving a responsive industrial relations environment for construction industry workers: a project alliancing case study" in Construction Innovation, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 211-25.
76. Walsh, K.D., Sawhney, A. and Brown, A. (2005), "International comparison of cost for the construction sector: purchasing power parity" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 131, No. 2, pp. 160-7.
77. Winch, G.M. (2000), "Institutional reform in British construction: partnering and private finance" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 141-55.
78. Winch, G.M. (2003), "How innovative is construction? Comparing aggregated data on construction innovation and other sectors - a case of apples and pears" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 651-4.
79. Wong, C., Holt, G. and Cooper, P. (2000), "Lowest price or value? Investigation of UK construction clients' tender selection process" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 767-74.
80. Yang, L.-R. (2007), "Exploring the links between technology usage and project outcomes" in Construction Management & Economics, Vol. 25, No. 10, pp. 1041-51.
81. Yin, S.Y.-L. (2006), "Need for global knowledge sharing related to construction innovation" in Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, Vol. 132, No. 10, p. 1025.
82. Zaghloul, R. and Hartman, F. (2003), "Construction contracts: the cost of mistrust" in International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 419-24.
83. (The) Australian Bureau of Statistics (2005), 8163.0 Patterns of Innovation in Australian Businesses, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra.
84. Winch, G.M. (1998), "Zephyrs of creative destruction: understanding the management of innovation in construction" in Building Research & Information, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 268-79.