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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... firm's effort , output , and profitability . The primary product is intellectual - the firm's specialist knowledge - rather than physical . Any physical output , such as design drawings , documents , and the like , are simply a ...
... firm's effort , output , and profitability . The primary product is intellectual - the firm's specialist knowledge - rather than physical . Any physical output , such as design drawings , documents , and the like , are simply a ...
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... firm's current systems and processes , and proposes a more comprehensive strategy for management of project ... firm to ensure that the whole firm can obtain the maximum future benefit from it as part of a continuous improvement process ...
... firm's current systems and processes , and proposes a more comprehensive strategy for management of project ... firm to ensure that the whole firm can obtain the maximum future benefit from it as part of a continuous improvement process ...
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... firm . Further , even if firms deploy applications built on a common data standard , this does not mean they will uniformly deploy those applications . Firms have different operating procedures , and different levels and types of data ...
... firm . Further , even if firms deploy applications built on a common data standard , this does not mean they will uniformly deploy those applications . Firms have different operating procedures , and different levels and types of data ...
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