...Bismark Duodu; Edmund Nduro; Steve Rowlinson Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of two bundles of external knowledge on the business performance of construction contracting firms and the role of innovation as a mediator in the association between external knowledge...

...Filipe Ferreira; Pedro Briga; Sérgio Ramos Teixeira; Fernando Almeida Purpose This study aims to present an innovative sandbox platform that implements a decision support system (DSS) to assess the sustainable development goals (SDGs) addressed at the municipal level. It intends to determine...

...Sambo Lyson Zulu; Ali Saad; Saheed Ajayi; Maria Unuigbe; Mohammed Dulaimi Purpose Due to the practical complexity and fragmented nature of the construction industry, digitalisation, like other innovations, is not easily achieved. This study aims to explore organisational influences...

...Ibukun Oluwadara Famakin; Dorcas Titilayo Moyanga; Ajoke Aminat Agboola Purpose Although the overall impacts of innovation and innovative practices have been emphasized in recent years, the effect on the growth of firms in Nigeria have not been proven. Therefore, this study aims to investigate...

..., the application, network and sensor layers dynamics. Consequently, cloud computing helps business organizations to concentrate primarily on their core market and innovation. All the money, time and commitment that would have been dedicated to the IT section of a company may currently be deployed for other...

...Lorenzo Fiorineschi; Susanna Papini; Luca Pugi; Andrea Rindi; Federico Rotini Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify an innovative solution for the power transmission gearbox of concrete mixers, according to the specifications provided by the company. Design/methodology/approach...

... that was designed based on the AHP method to measure the technological level of the industry. The result has shown the overall technology level about 63.26%. Based on this investigation, the technical capability in this industry is in the “C” class. However, the strategic, R&D and innovation capabilities...

... of the paper, it is pointed out how PBL projects can provide a fertile ground for innovation and lead to patents and development of new products aiming at the market. Originality/value This study contributes to provide an insight view of how a student team PBL activity can grow over a decade if guided...

... Innovation User-centred design South Africa Astronomy Co-design Telescope A control room is common to all technological domains and describes the specialised area in which operators monitor and control complex, dynamic processes (Schwarz et al., 2010). The number of individual parts...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Design Energy efficiency Innovation Heating Implementation Alternative and new technologies In South Africa, hot water heating in the residential sector contributes to more than 50 per cent of the monthly energy consumption (Meyer...

...C.I. Jay; P.A. Bowen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a holistic and comprehensive historical perspective of the evolution of value management, and to illustrate the impact that value analysis can have on innovation within organizations. Design/methodology/approach...

... of innovation has enabled LMTs to emerge as innovative environments, a blind reliance on non-R&D-based indicators may be harmful too by neglecting LMTs' contribution to the development of cutting-edge, R&D-based knowledge. This paper aims to provide answers to the following questions: do LMTs innovate...

.... It is also suggested that deep understanding of customer‐defined value does not imply an ability to satisfy that value. Research limitations/implications Understanding the position of meaning‐driven and technology‐driven innovation in different types of industries represents a challenge for further...

... amount of work underlying any standard: Innovation work Engineering Sociomaterial practice Electrical engineering Innovation Materials Resources This paper reports on a study of a new product development project at a multinational telecommunications company. It suggests...