Innovation Orientation in Construction Industry

What is it about?

The paper explore whether consulting firms and contractors are innovation creator or innovation adopter or imitator. We developed a model of innovation creation and innovation adoption using four criteria: by justification of new ideas, by purposes, by activities involved, and by nature. Factor analysis was used to classify the innovation creation and innovation adoption. The results show that the construction participants in Malaysia are innovation adopter.

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Why is it important?

The results provide basic information for the Construction Industry Development Board, the respective professional bodies and the government, to identify appropriate strategies and resources to encourage and support innovation in the construction industry. Specifically, managers of construction firms are expected to have the ability to gain information on the best competitor and learn how the competitors succeed in implementing innovation.