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The social life of the novel idea: what did social psychologists ever do for us?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Barrett, Jennifer Eve Goulding, Jack Steven Qualter, Pamela |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the extant literature relating to the social processes of innovation in built environment design teams. The paper connects the relevant and significant work in the field of social psychology and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) to derive a theoretical framework which can be used to direct further research, towards development of the behavioural facet of design management.Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper establishes which aspects of social processes of innovation are already present within the AEC field and examine concepts/ideas in social psychology that are likely to be important in understanding group processes within AEC, applying three emergent themes of social climate; risk attitudes and motivation and reward. Second, the paper identifies which elements of social psychology may be used to expand, consolidate and develop our understanding and identify gaps in AEC specific knowledge.Findings – The paper suggests that whilst... |
| Starting Page | 250 |
| Ending Page | 266 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1108/09699981311323998 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/7653/1/Barrett_7653.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981311323998 |
| Volume Number | 20 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
