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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The key is to avoid knowledge hoarding , either deliberate or inadvertent , but instead to promote and facilitate the communication and sharing of this knowledge through one of the processes identified . For such an initiative to ...
The key is to avoid knowledge hoarding , either deliberate or inadvertent , but instead to promote and facilitate the communication and sharing of this knowledge through one of the processes identified . For such an initiative to ...
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The development of a Web - based knowledge management system should aim to facilitate the retrieval of knowledge and experience . This means that the system should be designed with proper functions to enable retrieval as well as sharing ...
The development of a Web - based knowledge management system should aim to facilitate the retrieval of knowledge and experience . This means that the system should be designed with proper functions to enable retrieval as well as sharing ...
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It should also facilitate the articulation and exchange of knowledge . Effective knowledge creation depends on an enabling context , which can foster ideas and facilitate the articulation , creation , and evaluation of experiences and ...
It should also facilitate the articulation and exchange of knowledge . Effective knowledge creation depends on an enabling context , which can foster ideas and facilitate the articulation , creation , and evaluation of experiences and ...
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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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