Title: The status quo of innovations within the construction industry: a conceptual model

Authors: M. Reza Hosseini; Nicholas Chileshe; Jian Zuo; Bassam Baroudi

Addresses: School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20001, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia ' School of Natural and Built Environments, Barbara Hardy Institute (BHI), University of South Australia, G.P.O. Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia ' School of Architecture & Built Environment, Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre (ECIC), The University of Adelaide, 10 Poultney Street, South Australia 5001, Australia ' School of Natural and Built Environments, Barbara Hardy Institute (BHI), University of South Australia, G.P.O. Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia

Abstract: The construction industry remains in need of applicable theories on the lifecycle of innovations. Nevertheless, construction researchers have hitherto used different constructs and various variables to present the status quo of an innovation. Building on an exhaustive literature review and analyses, this paper contributes to the body of knowledge on construction theories by presenting theoretical frameworks that represent the lifecycle of innovations and identifies the influential constructs and typologies. The study also discusses the view that constructs representing the cross-sectional state of an innovation within the construction industry should be universal in scope and meet the requirements of potential future studies and decision makers. The study concludes by developing a conceptual model illustrating the primary constructs and variables that could present the status quo of an innovation within the construction context.

Keywords: innovation lifecycle; adoption; status quo; construction industry; conceptual models.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPOM.2016.078271

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2016 Vol.8 No.3, pp.217 - 240

Received: 15 Jul 2013
Accepted: 31 Jan 2014

Published online: 14 Aug 2016 *

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