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Bergström, M and Stehn, L (2005) Benefits and disadvantages of ERP in industrialised timber frame housing in Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 831-8.

Bonnal, P, Gourc, D, Hameri, A-p and Lacoste, G (2005) A linear-discrete scheduling model for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 797-814.

Bröchner, J, Josephson, P-e and Alte, J (2005) Identifying management research priorities. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 793-6.

Gangwar, M and Goodrum, P M (2005) The effect of time on safety incentive programs in the US construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 851-9.

Ivory, C (2005) The cult of customer responsiveness: is design innovation the price of a client-focused construction industry?. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 861-70.

Kadefors, A (2005) Fairness in interorganizational project relations: norms and strategies. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 871–8.

Larsen, G D (2005) Horses for courses: relating innovation diffusion concepts to the stages of the diffusion process. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 787-92.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Actor; cohesion; diffusion stages; innovation; structure; structural equivalence; thresholds
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500204770
  • Abstract:

    The research uses a sociological perspective to build an improved, context specific understanding of innovation diffusion within the UK construction industry. It is argued there is an iterative interplay between actors and the social system they occupy that directly influences the diffusion process as well as the methodology adopted. The research builds upon previous findings that argued a level of best fit for the three innovation diffusion concepts of cohesion, structural equivalence and thresholds. That level of best fit is analysed here using empirical data from the UK construction industry. This analysis allows an understanding of how the relative importance of these concepts’ actually varies within the stages of the innovation diffusion process. The conclusion that the level of relevance fluctuates in relation to the stages of the diffusion process is a new development in the field.

Low, S P and Min, W (2005) Just-in-time management in the ready mixed concrete industries of Chongqing, China and Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 815-29.

Myers, D (2005) A review of construction companies' attitudes to sustainability. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 781-5.

Zayed, T M, Halpin, D W and Basha, I M (2005) Productivity and delays assessment for concrete batch plant-truck mixer operations. Construction Management and Economics, 23(08), 839-50.