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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Traditionally these kinds of documents , which are used on most projects : ( i ) are frequently developed by editing ... The problems with this usual approach include : the new document draws primarily on the knowledge contained in the ...
Traditionally these kinds of documents , which are used on most projects : ( i ) are frequently developed by editing ... The problems with this usual approach include : the new document draws primarily on the knowledge contained in the ...
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... organisational objectives Provides a central point for storing or linking to documents , files , and Web pages Ability to provide an Internet forum linked to the COP Dynamic membership profiling highlights potential overlaps between ...
... organisational objectives Provides a central point for storing or linking to documents , files , and Web pages Ability to provide an Internet forum linked to the COP Dynamic membership profiling highlights potential overlaps between ...
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It also allows them to edit documents , to view the history of changes to a document , and to create and contribute documents . To support meaningful learning from the shared - group knowledge , the technique of concept mapping is also ...
It also allows them to edit documents , to view the history of changes to a document , and to create and contribute documents . To support meaningful learning from the shared - group knowledge , the technique of concept mapping is also ...
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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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