Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical PerspectiveAbdul Samad Kazi Knowledge 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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... Building surveying , one of the key professions in the Hong Kong construction industry , is no exception . Building surveyors act as “ building doctors " to diagnose defects in buildings , and play a major role in the management and ...
... Building surveying , one of the key professions in the Hong Kong construction industry , is no exception . Building surveyors act as “ building doctors " to diagnose defects in buildings , and play a major role in the management and ...
Page 72
... building surveyors to be collected in a more limited period of time than would have been possible with interviews ... surveyors in the sample . Of these , half work in the Architectural Services Department , and the other half in the ...
... building surveyors to be collected in a more limited period of time than would have been possible with interviews ... surveyors in the sample . Of these , half work in the Architectural Services Department , and the other half in the ...
Page 78
... building maintenance Item Mean Standard deviation ( S.D. ) Knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal 1.68 1.30 asset The sharing of knowledge and experience benefits you and others 1.55 0.96 Building surveyors in practice ...
... building maintenance Item Mean Standard deviation ( S.D. ) Knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal 1.68 1.30 asset The sharing of knowledge and experience benefits you and others 1.55 0.96 Building surveyors in practice ...
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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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