Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical PerspectiveKnowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective presents a portfolio of concepts, methods, models, and tools supported by real life case studies from various corners of the globe providing insights into the management of knowledge in the construction industry. Untangling the hype from the reality, practical means of implementing knowledge management in the construction industry through various mechanisms and tools are demonstrated. For the practitioner, it provides practical insights and experiences from real life cases, for the researcher and academic, it provides current and state-of-the-art undertakings in this emerging area for the construction industry. |
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Figure 2 illustrates the fact that most of the respondents think that knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal asset , with a very small percentage disagreeing on this statement . This has motivated people to learn through ...
Figure 2 illustrates the fact that most of the respondents think that knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal asset , with a very small percentage disagreeing on this statement . This has motivated people to learn through ...
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Figure 5 shows that most of the respondents agree or slightly agree that reassigning personnel to other similar projects is the most common way of reusing the knowledge and experiences of a practitioner in building maintenance .
Figure 5 shows that most of the respondents agree or slightly agree that reassigning personnel to other similar projects is the most common way of reusing the knowledge and experiences of a practitioner in building maintenance .
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For example , in Figure 2 the sub - element ' Identifying stakeholder K - value ' was identified . In practical terms , what does this mean ? Extensive review of the literature reveals three character- istics or components of the K ...
For example , in Figure 2 the sub - element ' Identifying stakeholder K - value ' was identified . In practical terms , what does this mean ? Extensive review of the literature reveals three character- istics or components of the K ...
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| Title | Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical Perspective |
| Editor | Abdul Samad Kazi |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Idea Group Pub., 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 159140360X, 9781591403609 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Information Management Computers / User Interfaces Technology & Engineering / Construction / General |
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