New Three-Part Model of Innovation Activity in Construction Companies
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 145, Issue 5
Abstract
The development of a model to clarify the relationships among innovation activity (), collaboration level (), and technological capacity () should contribute to better innovation management in construction companies. The main purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationships among , , and in construction companies. For the purpose four regression models were developed to clarify the moderating/mediating effects of on and in construction companies by using a moderated/mediated regression analysis. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 116 construction companies. The empirical results show that has a significant impact on which is mediated by . In contrast, the moderating effect of with on is considerably weak. In construction companies, has an indirect effect on . The proposed model serves as a starting point for better innovation-management models in construction companies. The primary contributions of this research are the development of a new moderator/mediation model for innovation management in construction, so a new theoretical framework and an emphasis that, in the construction industry, there is a strong need for new ways of thinking about innovation management.
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Data generated or analyzed during the study are available from the corresponding author by request. Information about the Journal’s data-sharing policy can be found here: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001263.
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