LEADER 04990nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910841170403321 005 20230721022921.0 010 $a1-282-34366-1 010 $a9786612343667 010 $a1-4443-1609-5 010 $a1-4443-1610-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000799714 035 $a(EBL)470352 035 $a(OCoLC)437299678 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000299712 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11236271 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299712 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241491 035 $a(PQKB)11639221 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470352 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000799714 100 $a20081024d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInnovation in small professional practices in the built environment$b[electronic resource] /$fShu-Ling Lu and Martin Sexton 210 $aChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ;$aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 225 1 $aInnovation in the built environment 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-9140-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aInnovation in Small Professional Practices in the Built Environment; Contents; About the Authors; Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Research Problem; 1.3 Summary and Link; Chapter 2 Key Issues from the Literature; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Conceptualisation of Small Professional Practices; 2.3 Definitional Debate on Innovation; 2.4 Market- and Resource-Based View of Innovation; 2.5 Knowledge-Based View of Innovation; 2.6 Key Managerial Challenges for Innovation; 2.7 Key Research Questions; 2.8 Summary and Link; Chapter 3 Knowledge-Based Innovation Model; 3.1 Introduction 327 $a3.2 Description of Knowledge-Based Innovation Model3.3 Continuous Improvement Gap Analysis Framework; 3.4 Research Hypotheses; 3.5 Summary and Link; Chapter 4 Case Study Methodology; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Overall Research Process; 4.3 Case Study Design; 4.4 Research Techniques: Qualitative Data Collection Techniques; 4.5 Research Techniques: Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques; 4.6 Validation - Triangulation Strategy; 4.7 Summary and Link; Chapter 5 Case Study - Exploratory Phase; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Background of the Case Study Company 327 $a5.3 Case Study Firm Perception of Knowledge, Innovation, HC, SC and RC5.4 Description of Identified Company Innovations; 5.5 Mode 1: Explorative Innovation Analysis; 5.6 Mode 2: Exploitative Innovation Analysis; 5.7 Summary and Link; Chapter 6 Case Study - Action Research Phase; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Diagnosis; 6.3 Action Planning; 6.4 Action Taking; 6.5 Action Evaluation; 6.6 Specifying Learning; 6.7 Summary and Link; Chapter 7 Discussion; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Types of Knowledge-Based Innovation; 7.3 Hypothesis 1: Knowledge-Based Resources; 7.4 Hypothesis 2: Capabilities 327 $a7.5 Meta-Hypothesis: Knowledge Capital7.6 Summary and Link; Chapter 8 Conclusions; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Contribution to Innovation Theory; 8.3 Comment on Research Problem; 8.4 Comment on Research Questions; 8.5 Key Limitations and Future Research; 8.6 Theoretical and Practical Implications; 8.7 Policy Implications; References; Appendices; Appendix A: List of Company Documentation; Appendix B: Cooperation Proposal; Appendix C: Interview Cooperation Proposal; Appendix D: Interview Protocol; Appendix E: Company General Finding Report; Index 330 $aFrom the book's Foreword by Trevor Mole, Managing Director, Property Tectonics; President of the European Association of Building Surveyors and Construction Experts: 'Shu-Ling and Martin have built on their research work and that of others to produce an understandable and readable insight into innovation in small professional service firms. They have successfully unravelled the complex behavioural and organisational forces taking place and created a framework to help practitioners understand the issues and to fashion the right environment in which to foster innovation and deliver economic 410 0$aInnovation in the built environment. 606 $aConstruction industry$xResearch 606 $aConstruction industry$xTechnological innovations 606 $aSmall business$xTechnological innovations 606 $aBuilding$xTechnological innovations 615 0$aConstruction industry$xResearch. 615 0$aConstruction industry$xTechnological innovations. 615 0$aSmall business$xTechnological innovations. 615 0$aBuilding$xTechnological innovations. 676 $a690.068 700 $aLu$b Shu-Ling$0867131 701 $aSexton$b Martin$f1966-$0867132 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910841170403321 996 $aInnovation in small professional practices in the built environment$91935426 997 $aUNINA