Factores determinantes y propuestas para la gestión de la innovación en las empresas constructoras Determinant issues and proposals for the management of innovation in construction companies

Construction industry stands for a very important part of the economy in developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, investment in research, development and innovation (RD finally, a model of R&D&i management for construction companies is also displayed. This model states the need to ease the information flow inside the organization, thus the knowledge generated by innovation in construction sites allows a substantial raise in the business competitiveness. The implementation of a systematic innovation process in construction companies presumes the need to build new organizational hierarchies that differ from the current ones.

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