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Austin, S A, Thorpe, A, Root, D, Thomson, D and Hammond, J (2007) Integrated collaborative design. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 5(01), 7–22.

Boyle F and Thomson C (2013) Housing an ageing population: implications for managing the social housing stock. In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1185–1195.

Boyle, F and Thomson, C (2016) Establishing an evidence base for adapting social housing for an ageing population. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(02), 137-59.

Brett, R, Thomson, D and Dainty, A (2022) Exploring craft in construction with short-term ethnography: reflections on a researcher’s prior insight. Construction Management and Economics, 40(05), 359–73.

Ginigaddara, B, Perera, S, Feng, Y, Rahnamayiezekavat, P and Thomson, R (2023) Development of offsite construction skill profile prediction models using mixed-effect regression analysis. Construction Management and Economics, 41(10), 820–39.

Giupponi, N and Thomson, C (2020) The Implication of Advances in Community Mapping Through Spatial Information Technologies for Urban Regeneration Projects. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 36th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-8 September 2020, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 735-744.

Gleeson, M P and Thomson, C (2012) Investigating a suitable learning environment to advance sustainable practices among micro construction enterprises. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1245–55.

Grove, E, Dainty, A, Thomson, D and Thorpe, T (2018) Becoming collaborative: a study of intra-organisational relational dynamics. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 23(01), 6–23.

Higham, A and Thomson, C (2015) An evaluation of construction professionals sustainability literacy in North West England. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 417–426.

Hobart, C, Thomson, D, Dainty, A, Fernie, S and Drewniak, D (2015) Closing the energy performance gap in zero carbon homes – Pro-active identification, prioritisation and mitigation of causes using FMEA. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 307–316.

Horsthuis, C, Thomson, D S and Fernie, S (2012) The case for slack to promote innovative behaviour in construction firms. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 533–42.

Leblanc, H and Thomson, C (2012) Paradigm interplay to develop a sustainability related knowledge management strategy. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1145–55.

Leblanc, H, Nitithamyong, P and Thomson, C (2010) Developing a knowledge management framework to promote sustainable social housing refurbishment practices. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 819–28.

Leblanc, H, Thomson, C and Nitithamyong, P (2011) Mapping sustainability related knowledge of construction planned works: A social housing case study. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 563–72.

Leblanc, H, Thomson, C, Cameron, I and Nitithamyong, P (2013) Developing a planned work process model for housing associations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(03), 232-49.

McCarthy C, Thomson D and Dainty A (2013) Mainstreaming equality in construction . In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 273–282.

Menzies, B, Emmanuel, R, Thomson, C and Walton, J (2010) Creating the conditions that facilitate the development of equitable, low carbon communities in Scotland. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 1467–76.

Morrey N, Dainty A, Thomson D and Pasquire C (2013) Problematisation of the shift from products to services. In: Smith, S D and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D D (Eds.), Proceedings 29th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2013, Reading, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 655–665.

Morrison, S, Callaghan, N, Tong, M and Thomson, C (2022) Quantity Surveyors Incorporating Circularity at Early Project Design Stage: A Literature Review. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 691-700.

O'Keeffe, D J, Thomson, D S and Dainty, A R J (2014) An illustration of the development of a strategy for evaluating the design of hospitals within a practice order network. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1263–72.

O’Keeffe, D, Thomson, D and Dainty, A (2015) Evaluating the design of hospitals within a practice order network. Construction Management and Economics, 33(05), 415-27.

O’Keeffe D J, Thomson, D S and A R J Dainty (2012) Beyond scoring: advancing a new approach to the design evaluation of NHS buildings. In: Smith, S.D (Ed.), Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2012, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 67–76.

Poston, A, Emmanuel, R and Thomson, C (2010) Developing holistic frameworks for the next generation of sustainability assessment methods for the built environment. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 1487–96.

Rodger, D, Callaghan, N and Thomson, C (2018) Are Retrofitted Social Houses Sufficiently Reflecting the Holistic Health and Wellbeing Requirements of Older People?. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 219–228.

Rodger, D, Callaghan, N and Thomson, C (2019) The Integration of Retrofit Practice within Social Housing. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 35th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2-4 September 2019, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 832-841.

Rodger, D, Callaghan, N and Thomson, C S (2020) The loosening control of social housing: creating a holistic retrofit system for an ageing population through the lens of governmentality. Construction Management and Economics, 38(12), 1101–21.

Rodríguez-Labajos, L, Thomson, C S and O’Brien, G (2021) Applying constructivist grounded theory in co-production research: a case study exploring its potential and lessons for construction management research. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 369–82.

Rodriguez-Labajos, L, Thomson, C and O'Brien, G (2017) A Critical Analysis Of Strategic Performance Measurement In Supporting Estate Decisions In NHS Scotland . In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 33rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September 2017, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 572–581.

Rodriguez-Labajos, L, Thomson, C and O'Brien, G (2016) Exploring the Attributes and KPIs Adopted by International Healthcare Providers to Measure the Performance of Their Estates at the Strategic Level. In: Chan, P W and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2016, Manchester UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1213–1223.

Root, D S, Thorpe, A, Thomson, D S, Austin, S A and Hammond, J W (2003) Design chains: introducing supply chain management into the construction design process. Journal of Construction Procurement, 9(02), 29–39.

Sinha, S, Kumar, B and Thomson, A (2006) Measuring project complexity: a project manager's tool. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2(03), 187–202.

Thomson, C and El-Haram, M (2014) Potential and implications of sustainability action plans: Lessons from the Greater Middlehaven Regeneration Project. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 4(01), 108-22.

Thomson, C P H (2016) From point cloud to building information model: capturing and processing survey data towards automation for high quality 3D models to aid a BIM process, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London.

Thomson, C S (2006) A study of the innovation process within the construction project environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Division of Civil Engineering, University of Dundee.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: innovation
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  • URL: https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/files/1304888/Thomson_phd_2006.pdf
  • Abstract:
    Over the last decade the low levels of innovation observed within the construction industry have been identified as potentially threatening the long-term future and sustainability of the industry. The root of the problem centres not on its idea generation or creativity capabilities, but on an inability to implement and manage the innovation process. Construction management is identified as focusing predominantly on `innovation’ and its management implications within three predominant lines of enquiry; by focusing on specific types of innovation, from an institutional viewpoint and from an emerging organisational perspective, and therefore neglecting a project focus. Academics expressed concern that this failure was aligned to a wider failure to understand the realities of managing innovation within the project environment as a mode of production.This thesis aims to understand the conceptual existence of innovation within the project environment, and to develop an understanding of the nature of the interaction of the innovation process and its management within the wider processes and requirements of the project. The research sought to develop a set of attributes for innovation in projects, assess the possibility of developing a model of the innovation process, and a set of management success factors.A qualitative research approach was adopted using the principles of grounded theory,with the objective of allowing an understanding of the innovation process to emerge within the context of the construction project. A representative sample of nine case studies were selected and considered using a longitudinal approach. 75 semi- structured interviews were conducted across the case studies and analysed using grounded theory. A pilot study of analysis techniques revealed the value of applying the Nvivo software package to assist in the handling of complex data and an advanced cross comparison of the influence of the individual attributes. The thesis presents a generic model of the innovation process, highlighting the factors of influence and management requirements for its successful management. The model is structured as a linear process model, with four phases (initial, formulation and development, implementation and handover) with the boundaries between each determined by a decision gate. Two layers of management were observed for each phase, the phase specific management control system and the overall innovation management. Emphasis was placed on the inclusion of feedback within the model, highlighted at all levels and phases of the process. The research observed the contrasting nature of the integration of the innovation and project processes for the different innovation types, highlighting the varying significance of the activities of the process depending on the form of the attribute. The model displayed a generic structure, however it was observed that within each phase the nature of the activities and influencing factors were fluid and fuzzy, determined by the contextual nature of the attributes.22 generic management success factors were identified across the innovation process divided into strategic, structural and cultural factors. Analysis observed that the significance for management of each of these factors varied depending on the influence of the form of each of the attributes. Key success factors for facilitating the form of each attribute were presented, however evidence suggested that only by considering the influence of the attributes as a set would successful management be achieved. A management facilitation grid is presented to aid practitioners in identifying the nature of an appropriate management response, representative of the requirements of the particular context.The findings of this research present the opportunity for the further investigation of its specifics and wider implications as it marks merely the starting point of our understanding. An expansion of the number of case studies would provide the opportunity to increase the focus on the specifics of the research and allow for the widening of its scope to include for example, the role of SME’s and the implications of the supply- chain. However, it is the potential offered within the research by taking its findings back to the industry for practical consideration that is particularly exciting. The adoption of its principles within practical examples would further the development of the model and the understanding of its practical relevance. Further, the findings of the research have the potential to be developed into training packages for those managing innovation, with particular reference to the use of the grid as a tool.

Thomson, C S and El-Haram, M (2011) Exploring the potential of sustainability action plans within construction projects. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1085–94.

Thomson, C S and El-Haram, M A (2019) Is the evolution of building sustainability assessment methods promoting the desired sharing of knowledge amongst project stakeholders?. Construction Management and Economics, 37(08), 433–60.

Thomson, C S and Munns, A K (2010) Managing the implementation of component innovation within construction projects. In: Egbu, C (Ed.), Proceedings 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 September 2010, Leeds, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 1121–0.

Thomson, C S and Munns, A K (2004) Successfully implementing system innovations within the construction project environment. In: Khosrowshahi, F (Ed.), Proceedings 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 839–46.

Thomson, C S, El-Haram, M A and Emmanuel, R (2009) Mapping knowledge during sustainability assessment within a PPP school project. In: Dainty, A R J (Ed.), Proceedings 25th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2009, Nottingham, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 991–1001.

Thomson, C S, El-Haram, M A, Hardcastle, C and Horner, R M W (2008) Developing an urban sustainability assessment protocol reflecting the project lifecycle.. In: Dainty, A (Ed.), Proceedings 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Vol. 2, 1155–64.

Thomson, C, Mickovski, S and Orr, C (2014) Promoting double loop learning in flood risk management in the Scottish context. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (Eds.), Proceedings 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2014, Portsmouth, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1185–94.

Thomson, D (2011) A pilot study of client complexity, emergent requirements and stakeholder perceptions of project success. Construction Management and Economics, 29(01), 69–82.

Thomson, D S, Austin, S A, Devine-Wright, H and Mills, G R (2003) Managing value and quality in design. Building Research & Information, 31(05), 334–45.

Thomson, D S, Austin, S A, Mills, G R and Devine-Wright, H (2013) Practitioner understanding of value in the UK building sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 20(03), 214-31.

Thomson, D S, Austin, S A, Root, D S, Thorpe, A and Hammond, J W (2006) A problem-solving approach to value-adding decision making in construction design. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(01), 43–61.

Thomson, D S, Carter, K and Grant, F (2017) Unpacking cohort social ties: The appropriateness of perceived social capital to graduate early career performance in construction project teams. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 13(04), 299-316.

Thomson, D, Kaka, A, Pronk, L and Alalouch, C (2012) The use of freelisting to elicit stakeholder understanding of the benefits sought from healthcare buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 30(04), 309-23.

Thomson, W (2015) China constructs: Architecture, labor, and value on a Chinese construction site, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , New York University.