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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In Chapter 6 , Peansupap and Walker share their experience on the community of practice concept in a case study of three major Australian contractors . Communities of practice are analysed and presented from the perspective of the ...
In Chapter 6 , Peansupap and Walker share their experience on the community of practice concept in a case study of three major Australian contractors . Communities of practice are analysed and presented from the perspective of the ...
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Communities of practice at an Internet firm : Netovation vs. on - time performance . In E. Lesser , M.A. Fontaine , & J.A. Slusher ( Eds . ) , Knowledge and communities ( pp . 151-178 ) . Boston : Butterworth - Heinemann . von Krough ...
Communities of practice at an Internet firm : Netovation vs. on - time performance . In E. Lesser , M.A. Fontaine , & J.A. Slusher ( Eds . ) , Knowledge and communities ( pp . 151-178 ) . Boston : Butterworth - Heinemann . von Krough ...
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Nevertheless , there must also be a facility whereby information regarding the best current practice ( which might be decades old or have been updated earlier the same day ) can be accessed and copied or adapted .
Nevertheless , there must also be a facility whereby information regarding the best current practice ( which might be decades old or have been updated earlier the same day ) can be accessed and copied or adapted .
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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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