Managing Innovation in Construction

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Thomas Telford, 2003 - 314 pages
- Nature of construction: Strengths and weaknesses - Construction's response to the need for innovation - Models of innovation and innovation process - Innovation in construction - Innovation in procurement approaches and processes - Partnering: a journey to fifth generation innovation - Supply chain management as a fifth generation innovation - Culture changes as a fifth generation innovation - Culture changes as a key pre-requisite for fifth generation innovation - A greater role for subcontractors - Challenge of diffusing this type of innovation to the whole of construction

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Review of the responsiveness of construction
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Constructions response to postFordism
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The conceptual framework for innovation
136
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