Abstract
Conceptualizing technological innovation capabilities and cloud platform implementation in the construction management context is still rudimentary. The primary objective of this study was to validate a model for assessing the relationships among information platform usage, technological innovation capabilities, and capital facility project performance. This study also evaluated the moderating role of type of platform in the relationships. This study empirically investigated a sample of projects in the Taiwanese construction industry. The structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used to validate the research model. In testing the moderation effect, two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. The findings indicate that implementation of information platform contrubutes significantly to technological innovation capabilities. In addition, these analyses suggest that technological innovation capabilities have a positive effect on project performance. The results also show that the relationship between information platform usage and technological innovation capabilities depends on type of platform (i.e., traditional or cloud-based information management platform). This indicates that the association between technological innovation capabilities and project performance is more strongly evident for projects that use cloud platform.
Highlights
Innovations in technology have changed the way project activities are performed
While the diverse benefits of information technology utilization have received substantial attention, the number of studies dealing with the influence of information platform usage on technological innovation capabilities in construction is rather scarce
Empirical evidence that supports the benefits of cloud platform adoption is lacking
Summary
Cloud computing is one of the most popular trends in information technology (IT). In the wake of the economic slowdown, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to do more with the same resources; articulate differently – to make every penny, input and contribution count (Ouf, Nasr 2011). In such situations, cloud computing is becoming increasingly important in gaining and maintaining a competitive edge (Ouf, Nasr 2011). Rather than implementing expensive and complex software on-site, the cloud-based information management platform runs in the cloud
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