Abstract
This paper examines the concept of innovation management in the construction industry by studying the major components of the innovation process such as the major drivers of innovation, barriers and obstacles that prevent innovation, the enablers that motivate innovation, the practices of innovation, and the benefits of innovation both at project and company level. This paper is based on the data collected by means of structured questionnaires and analyzed throughsurvey analysis. The survey, which consisted of 46 factors involved in the innovation process, was distributed to 121 different participants, and the collected data were analyzed by the relative importance index (RII), as well as the analytical hierarchy process (AHP). The RII rankings feed the AHP analysis as the first step to rank the factors. Later, the factors are ranked according to the AHP analysis. Based on these rankings, recommendations are made to contractors, consultants, project management professionals, owners and suppliers.
Highlights
Construction engineers play a major role in the built environment by designing construction facilities and field operations and supplying materials (Tatum, 2018)
Analysis of the collected data revealed that consultants were the most involved construction organization type in the innovation process and it had more weightof involvement (50.2%); the most effective construction organization type in the innovation process was project management organization with a score of 26.02%; it was followed by owner representative with 13.44%, and by contractor with 6.78%, and by supplier with 3.48%
Engineering management in the construction industry is utilized in almost all construction projects
Summary
Construction engineers play a major role in the built environment by designing construction facilities and field operations and supplying materials (Tatum, 2018). It is one of the most sophisticated industries that require huge effort due to various challenging factors regarding to the planning and studying of projects. The factors that contribute most to the innovation of the construction industry are suppliers and growth of business (Barata & Fontainha, 2017). Effective innovation through these factors would lead to better project performance.
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