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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This Book and Its Contents This book presents a portfolio of various concepts ... In Chapter 1 , de Kretser and Wilkinson present a case study from New ...
This Book and Its Contents This book presents a portfolio of various concepts ... In Chapter 1 , de Kretser and Wilkinson present a case study from New ...
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They present a set of examples from current research demonstrating the use of different types of decision support systems in the construction industry .
They present a set of examples from current research demonstrating the use of different types of decision support systems in the construction industry .
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We present insights gained from recent PhD research results in this area . A semistructured interview approach was used to collect data from ICT strategists ...
We present insights gained from recent PhD research results in this area . A semistructured interview approach was used to collect data from ICT strategists ...
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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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