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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... example of what can be achieved , and provides some guidance on how to experiment and pilot the development of COP . The tool is Sigma Connect and it provides a rare example of the construction industry using such tools . Numerous first ...
... example of what can be achieved , and provides some guidance on how to experiment and pilot the development of COP . The tool is Sigma Connect and it provides a rare example of the construction industry using such tools . Numerous first ...
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... example of three of many tools and techniques that can be applied to using knowledge about an organisation's K - Adv that can yield productive results in it realising competitive advantage . Tool 1 : Soft Systems Methodology ( SSM ) ...
... example of three of many tools and techniques that can be applied to using knowledge about an organisation's K - Adv that can yield productive results in it realising competitive advantage . Tool 1 : Soft Systems Methodology ( SSM ) ...
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... example , in a building cost estimation problem , the inputs may be floor area , number of floors , or building type , and the outputs could be total cost or a probability distribution of costs . The ANN determines the relationships in ...
... example , in a building cost estimation problem , the inputs may be floor area , number of floors , or building type , and the outputs could be total cost or a probability distribution of costs . The ANN determines the relationships in ...
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activities approach assets building maintenance building surveyors capture chapter client collaborative communities of practice company's competency competitive advantage construction companies construction industry Construction Management construction project context contractors Copying or distributing Copyright 2005 create Danya Cebus database distributing in print documents effective electronic forms employees Engineering environment explicit knowledge external provision facilitate forms without written gatekeepers Idea Group Inc identified implementation improve individual information and knowledge innovation integration intellectual capital issues Journal K-Adv knowledge and experience knowledge management system knowledge sharing knowledge-sharing learning history lessons learned Nonaka organisation's organisational knowledge organisational learning performance print or electronic problems professional project definition project management project-generated knowledge relationship reuse role share knowledge Sigma Connect sources stakeholders strategy tacit knowledge technical tion