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1 – 10 of 159Nils O.E. Olsson, Ali Shafqat, Emrah Arica and Andreas Økland
The purpose of this paper is to study the introduction of 3D-printing of concrete in the construction sector.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the introduction of 3D-printing of concrete in the construction sector.
Design/Methodology/Approach
A survey was conducted to collect professional view on ongoing innovations in the construction sector, including 3D-printing. Participants were selected among the members of Norwegian networks for project and construction management research.
Findings
The survey highlighted effective leadership, collaboration with partners and industry-academia collaboration as primary enablers of innovation. Few of the respondents to the survey have used 3D-printing technologies.
Research Limitations/Implications
It is difficult to obtain representative samples in this type of research, including this study. The study can be seen as a snapshot of attitudes in the sector.
Practical Implications
3D-printing appear as a potentially interesting technology, especially for unstandardized construction components. Further work is needed to materialise the expectation for technological development in the construction sector.
Originality/Value
Most research on 3D-printing has focused on demonstrating technical potential. This study adds a practitioners’ perspective, with a large dose of pragmatism.
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Bharati Mohapatra, Sanjana Mohapatra and Sanjay Mohapatra
Provide explanations to why firms subcontract.
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Purpose
Provide explanations to why firms subcontract.
Design/Methodology/Approach
Theoretical analysis based on current and specific conditions of the construction sector and empirical indicators.
Findings
Attributes potentially influencing the subcontracting decision are updated.
Research Limitations/Implications
The paper will only focus on the make-or-buy decision of the main contractor and not the client.
Practical Implications
Contributing to coming analysis on the subcontractor decision.
Originality/Value
Updated transaction cost analysis on the construction industry.
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John Lindgren and Kristian Widén
This study aims to focus on a reinforcement supplier’s efforts to diffuse solutions, more or less innovative, in the construction sector to gain understanding of what facilitates…
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Purpose
This study aims to focus on a reinforcement supplier’s efforts to diffuse solutions, more or less innovative, in the construction sector to gain understanding of what facilitates and complicates innovation diffusion from a supplier perspective.
Design/Methodology/Approach
The interpretative research presented builds on 28 semi-structured interviews with the supplier and its customers and document studies. The research emphasizes dynamics in the diffusion process and rests on the assumption that the innovation content, innovation context and the innovation process interacts in the diffusion process.
Findings
The findings and the contribution from the study provide significant details concerning how the dimensions interact and how the diffusion process may unfold over time, but also that different solutions interact to push diffusion forward.
Research Limitations/Implications
The study relates to one supplier’s work and the interplay implies uniqueness in different cases. Studies in other contexts could, therefore, also be suitable to develop findings and their transferability.
Practical Implications
The study provides understanding for suppliers diffusing innovations in construction on how to act.
Originality/Value
A major contribution from the study is that it puts emphasis on how the diffusion process proceeds in interaction with its content and context and problematizes this dimension. Furthermore, the importance of nuancing sub-contexts to display decisive factors in the diffusion process is emphasized.
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