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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A conceptual model is proposed for the measurement of organisational learning competency . The main components of the model are learning sources , learning mechanisms , and the organisational setting . Organisational learning competency ...
A conceptual model is proposed for the measurement of organisational learning competency . The main components of the model are learning sources , learning mechanisms , and the organisational setting . Organisational learning competency ...
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OL competency is strongly related to the organisational structure . Rigid boundaries between different departments , bulky and an unmanageable size of the organisation , and bureaucracy hinder learning in an organisation , whereas ...
OL competency is strongly related to the organisational structure . Rigid boundaries between different departments , bulky and an unmanageable size of the organisation , and bureaucracy hinder learning in an organisation , whereas ...
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Companies having higher OL competency perform better than the others having a lower OL ability . However , OL competency is very hard to quantify due to the existence of tacit knowledge embedded in the work processes , services , and so ...
Companies having higher OL competency perform better than the others having a lower OL ability . However , OL competency is very hard to quantify due to the existence of tacit knowledge embedded in the work processes , services , and so ...
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| Title | Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical Perspective |
| Author | Abdul Samad Kazi |
| 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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