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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Page 78
30 Knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal asset The sharing of
knowledge and experience benefits you and others Building surveyors in
practice like to share their knowledge and experience in building maintenance
with ...
30 Knowledge gained from experience is a kind of personal asset The sharing of
knowledge and experience benefits you and others Building surveyors in
practice like to share their knowledge and experience in building maintenance
with ...
Page 82
Respondents slightly disagree on the statement that there are enough ways in
the profession to enhance the sharing of knowledge and experience in building
maintenance . This may be due to the fact that there are not sufficient channels
for ...
Respondents slightly disagree on the statement that there are enough ways in
the profession to enhance the sharing of knowledge and experience in building
maintenance . This may be due to the fact that there are not sufficient channels
for ...
Page 87
Instead , some knowledge is built up by personal experience , and becomes part
of the personal assets of a practitioner ... The implication is that whether other
practitioners can learn from the knowledge and experiences of others will
depend ...
Instead , some knowledge is built up by personal experience , and becomes part
of the personal assets of a practitioner ... The implication is that whether other
practitioners can learn from the knowledge and experiences of others will
depend ...
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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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