Managing Innovation in Major Projects and Programmes
Lead Research Organisation:
University College London
Department Name: Bartlett Sch of Const & Proj Management
Abstract
This PhD project aims to explore business to business innovation, exploring how suppliers and customers can accelerate innovation to market in the business environment. It focuses on the management science behind innovation and how this is applied in the construction sector at a business level. It touches upon a procurement as a stimulus for innovation through the contracting process across the supply chain. Of particular interest is capturing good practices across businesses and lessons learnt. This research will examine processes of encouraging, stimulating and applying innovation from other sectors.
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/N509395/1 | 01/10/2015 | 30/03/2021 | |||
| 1725657 | Studentship | EP/N509395/1 | 01/12/2015 | 30/09/2020 | Adam Golden |
| Description | Open Call - Innovate UK |
| Amount | £96,951 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 132104 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 10/2016 |
| Description | UCL Public Policy Small Grants 2017 |
| Amount | £4,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | UCL Public Policy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | Industry Presentation (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented on progress of research to approx. 60 industry professionals. It sparked extensive questions and discussion and increased interest in the subject area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Industry Workshop (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A wide array of industry stakeholders gathered for a workshop to discuss numerous themes linked to the research. Sparked very interesting debate and feedback helped to inform the research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Industry Workshop (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Industry actively engaged in the workshop themes and this helped to inform the research. Good questions and discussion arose from the engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation focused on the results of early initial research. This was well received and generated further questions and discussion. Industry reported back that the research area in question has been neglected to date and that addressing it is very valuable. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented to postgraduate students on the progress of my research. This was well received and sparked many questions and active discussion. Well received. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation to BRE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hundreds of PhD students and industry professionals attended an event at which I presented on the development of my research. This sparked questions and discussion and increased interest in the subject area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |