Innovation management in project-driven organizations : A case-study of a Swedish construction organization to analyze their innovation management.

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how innovation management practices are applied in project driven organizations with the aim to identify possible improvements. A case study has been conducted though a qualitative approach at the construction firm Peab. The research works around a theoretical framework with the result being generated through both a literature review and interviews. The results imply that project-driven organizations suffer hardships regarding several innovation management efforts. It becomes clear that knowledge management is vital in the process of capturing improvements in development throughout a project-based organization. Although using several practices during a project’s lifetime, the practices often lack the authority which reduce the quality. Furthermore, the thesis concludes that to improve the innovative culture at a project-driven organization there need to be strong support from upper management combined with an increased authority for the innovation management practices already present in the organization