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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... innovation . The NIMCube project , a European - funded project , has concluded that innovation is composed of three components : new use of existing knowledge , creation of new ideas , and exploitation of these ideas to create value for ...
... innovation . The NIMCube project , a European - funded project , has concluded that innovation is composed of three components : new use of existing knowledge , creation of new ideas , and exploitation of these ideas to create value for ...
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... innovation is focussed upon developing new products in response to market forces ( Meyers , Sivakumar , & Nakata , 1999 ) . ICT innovation is a major potential innovation improvement that can deliver real benefits to the construction ...
... innovation is focussed upon developing new products in response to market forces ( Meyers , Sivakumar , & Nakata , 1999 ) . ICT innovation is a major potential innovation improvement that can deliver real benefits to the construction ...
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... innovation depends on how well organisations can absorb external sources of innovation , as well as develop their internal capacity through trial and error experimentation and piloting , research and development , and supporting ...
... innovation depends on how well organisations can absorb external sources of innovation , as well as develop their internal capacity through trial and error experimentation and piloting , research and development , and supporting ...
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