One-stop-shop as an innovation, and construction SMEs : A Swedish perspective
(2019) 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018 158. p.2737-2743- Abstract
- This paper examines the views of construction SMEs in Sweden regarding innovations, in particular the one-stop-shop business concept, and its adoption for renovation of detached house. The investigation is based on interviews with 10 construction SMEs and by applying a conceptual framework for organisational innovation adoption. The results suggest that, even though the one-stop-shop business concept is perceived as a means for growth, at present, construction SMEs in Sweden are unlikely to adopt it at present. This lack of interest is mostly related to the perceived complexity of this model and the underlying risks and uncertainties. That complexity is seen as a preventing factor as it puts at stake their current business. The... (More)
- This paper examines the views of construction SMEs in Sweden regarding innovations, in particular the one-stop-shop business concept, and its adoption for renovation of detached house. The investigation is based on interviews with 10 construction SMEs and by applying a conceptual framework for organisational innovation adoption. The results suggest that, even though the one-stop-shop business concept is perceived as a means for growth, at present, construction SMEs in Sweden are unlikely to adopt it at present. This lack of interest is mostly related to the perceived complexity of this model and the underlying risks and uncertainties. That complexity is seen as a preventing factor as it puts at stake their current business. The interviewees proposed that there should be an entrepreneur to coordinate the actors involved in the renovation process, whose role can be further studied. (Less)
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- author
- Pardalis, Georgios LU ; Mainali, Brijesh and Mahapatra, Krushna
- publishing date
- 2019
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Innovation adoption, one-stop shops
- host publication
- Energy Procedia
- volume
- 158
- pages
- 7 pages
- publisher
- ScienceDirect, Elsevier
- conference name
- 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018
- conference location
- Hong Kong, China
- conference dates
- 2018-08-22 - 2018-08-25
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85063905020
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.031
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Part of special issue: Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions
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abstract = {{This paper examines the views of construction SMEs in Sweden regarding innovations, in particular the one-stop-shop business concept, and its adoption for renovation of detached house. The investigation is based on interviews with 10 construction SMEs and by applying a conceptual framework for organisational innovation adoption. The results suggest that, even though the one-stop-shop business concept is perceived as a means for growth, at present, construction SMEs in Sweden are unlikely to adopt it at present. This lack of interest is mostly related to the perceived complexity of this model and the underlying risks and uncertainties. That complexity is seen as a preventing factor as it puts at stake their current business. The interviewees proposed that there should be an entrepreneur to coordinate the actors involved in the renovation process, whose role can be further studied.}},
author = {{Pardalis, Georgios and Mainali, Brijesh and Mahapatra, Krushna}},
booktitle = {{Energy Procedia}},
keywords = {{Innovation adoption; one-stop shops}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{2737--2743}},
publisher = {{ScienceDirect, Elsevier}},
title = {{One-stop-shop as an innovation, and construction SMEs : A Swedish perspective}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.031}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.031}},
volume = {{158}},
year = {{2019}},
}