Innovation in Small Construction Firms

<p>Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation and stimulate innovation capability within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms in an effort to bring in a new 'can innovate should innovate want to innovate' culture to the construction industry. Presenting new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in descriptive case studies the issues addressed include:</p><ul> <li>what is the motivation to innovate? </li> <li>what is appropriate innovation? </li> <li>how can small construction firms create manage and exploit innovation?</li> <li>what practice-based models tools and techniques support the capability of small construction firms to innovate well?</li> <li>how does this fit in the context of leading international work in construction innovation?</li> </ul><p>Findings are contextualised in the broader literature to make them of relevance to policy makers practitioners and researchers interested in small project-based firms in general.</p>