Wang Chen, Tang Yutong, Mo Yiyi, Huang Merit M, Abdul-Rahman Hamzah
Intelligence and Automation in Construction Fujian Province Higher-Educational Engineering Research Centre, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, 361021, Xiamen, China.
Fuzhou Sinotom Information Technology CO., LTD., 350001, Fuzhou, China.
Heliyon. 2023 Jan 31;9(2):e13386. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13386. eCollection 2023 Feb.
The significance of innovation management in triggering and sustaining increase in corporations of distinct size, age or enterprise type, is receiving growing attention, yet scant empirical research have been carried out in project-oriented service firms, in particular small-scaled enterprises. This study aims to identify how innovation management in small construction firms could enable them to pursue innovation and achieve greater business performance. Data collection comprises 157 empirical surveys leading to a conceptual framework modelled using the structural equation modelling approach. The findings show that entrepreneurship and networking have a direct and considerable influence on both technological and non-technological innovation, which consequently improves firm performance.
创新管理在不同规模、年龄或企业类型的公司中引发并持续推动增长的重要性，正受到越来越多的关注，但针对面向项目的服务公司，尤其是小型企业，却鲜有实证研究。本研究旨在确定小型建筑公司的创新管理如何使其能够追求创新并实现更高的业务绩效。数据收集包括157项实证调查，最终形成了一个使用结构方程建模方法构建的概念框架。研究结果表明，创业精神和网络对技术创新和非技术创新都有直接且显著的影响，进而提升了公司绩效。
