TY - JOUR
T1 - Value creation and capture in systemic innovation implementation
T2 - case of mechanical, electrical and plumbing prefabrication in the Finnish construction sector
AU - Lavikka, Rita
AU - Chauhan, Krishna
AU - Peltokorpi, Antti
AU - Seppänen, Olli
N1 - Funding Information:
The research was conducted as part of the Aalto University’s research project “Building 2030 - industrialized construction“ which is funded by 19 companies operating in the real estate and construction sector. The Finnish Science Foundation for Economics and Technology has also financed the research. Earlier results have been published in a conference paper by Lavikka, R., Chauhan, K., Peltokorpi, A. and Seppänen, O. (2018) Fostering prefabrication in construction projects - case MEP in Finland in eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, eds. Karlshoj, J. and Scherer, R. Taylor and Francis Group, London, UK. Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling (ECPPM 2018), Copenhagen, Denmark, 12-14 September 2018.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Rita Lavikka, Krishna Chauhan, Antti Peltokorpi and Olli Seppänen.
PY - 2021/10/21
Y1 - 2021/10/21
N2 - Purpose: Systemic innovations emerge and create value in an inter-organisational context. However, innovation studies rarely investigate the role of value creation and value capture among multiple organisations in successful innovation implementation. This paper aims to understand the role of value creation and value capture in the implementation of systemic innovations in construction which is by nature, an inter-organisational context. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical research focused on the barriers, enablers and opportunities for value creation and value capture of the Finnish construction project parties when trying to implement mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) prefabrication, which is a systemic innovation. Data were collected through interviews, observations and action workshops.Findings: The empirical study identified interaction patterns on how social, political, technical and economic barriers lead to uneven value capturing, lack of value-based procurement and unclear value creation between MEP design and installation. They hinder the implementation of MEP prefabrication. The results point to enablers leading to fairly shared value to all parties, procurement of value and collaborative value creation, thus increasing the usage of MEP prefabrication, a systemic innovation.Originality/value: The study adds new knowledge by demonstrating that the identification of barriers and their interaction with enablers and opportunities for value creation and capture lay a baseline for suggestions on how to implement a systemic innovation. This study stresses the importance of enabling value creation and capture for all construction project parties when implementing a systemic innovation.
AB - Purpose: Systemic innovations emerge and create value in an inter-organisational context. However, innovation studies rarely investigate the role of value creation and value capture among multiple organisations in successful innovation implementation. This paper aims to understand the role of value creation and value capture in the implementation of systemic innovations in construction which is by nature, an inter-organisational context. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical research focused on the barriers, enablers and opportunities for value creation and value capture of the Finnish construction project parties when trying to implement mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) prefabrication, which is a systemic innovation. Data were collected through interviews, observations and action workshops.Findings: The empirical study identified interaction patterns on how social, political, technical and economic barriers lead to uneven value capturing, lack of value-based procurement and unclear value creation between MEP design and installation. They hinder the implementation of MEP prefabrication. The results point to enablers leading to fairly shared value to all parties, procurement of value and collaborative value creation, thus increasing the usage of MEP prefabrication, a systemic innovation.Originality/value: The study adds new knowledge by demonstrating that the identification of barriers and their interaction with enablers and opportunities for value creation and capture lay a baseline for suggestions on how to implement a systemic innovation. This study stresses the importance of enabling value creation and capture for all construction project parties when implementing a systemic innovation.
KW - Construction
KW - MEP
KW - Prefabrication
KW - Systemic innovation
KW - Value capture
KW - Value creation
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U2 - 10.1108/CI-05-2020-0070
DO - 10.1108/CI-05-2020-0070
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103153252
SN - 1471-4175
VL - 21
SP - 837
EP - 856
JO - Construction Innovation
JF - Construction Innovation
IS - 4
ER -