Innovation management in the construction industry based on an ontological model

Abstract

Aim. The presented study develops an ontological model of innovation from the industrial perspective (through the example of the construction industry) reflecting the relationship between innovation and the goals of their implementation and management objects, which would ensure the optimization of the innovation management system in the long term and facilitate the introduction of a quality assessment and selection system for more efficient operation of organizations. Tasks. The authors analyze the existing terminology and types of innovations at construction enterprises; classify the objects of innovation management; develop an ontological model of innovation at construction enterprises in the form of a directed graph. Methods. This study is based on the theory of innovation management, elements of system analysis, practical foundations of the organizational life cycle, and graph theory. Results. The obtained results can be used both in building an innovation management model at construction enterprises and in applying the methodology for assessing the quality of innovation. The relationship between management goals, implemented innovations, and management objects is determined and presented in the form of an ontological model. Conclusions. Development of an ontological model makes it possible not only to determine the relationship between various elements of economic, scientific, technical, and innovation activities of a construction company, but also to develop approaches to assessing their quality and building an innovation management system. Further research should focus on the aspects of innovation implementation at construction enterprises, its technological features, and processes that can be transformed for the successful implementation of these innovations.