STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGY PUSH: LESSONS FROM CONSTRUCTION INNOVATIONS

In this paper, the relative importance of 2 demand-side factors in the 10 processes of construction innovation are examined: owner's demand, and problems. The paper then analyzes the sources of technical ideas and patterns of technology development in the innovation processes. Practical lessons in how to develop technology learned from the practice of construction firms involved in the 10 innovative projects are described. The paper also compares and constrasts findings with previous theories of innovation as well as with some popular beliefs regarding the innovation process in construction.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Nam, C H
  • Tatum, C B
• Publication Date: 1992-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 507-524
• Serial:
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Volume: 118
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9364
  • EISSN: 1943-7862
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction industry; Innovation; Technology
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00624231
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 22 1993 12:00AM