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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Page 73
Distribution of respondents ( according to their years of experience in building
maintenance ) Total Number of Respondents : 31 29 . 0 % 35 . 5 % B5 - n < 10 10
= n < 15 En = 15 Where “ n ” is the number of years the respondent has been ...
Distribution of respondents ( according to their years of experience in building
maintenance ) Total Number of Respondents : 31 29 . 0 % 35 . 5 % B5 - n < 10 10
= n < 15 En = 15 Where “ n ” is the number of years the respondent has been ...
Page 82
Respondents slightly disagree on the statement that there are enough ways in
the profession to enhance the sharing of knowledge and experience in building
maintenance . This may be due to the fact that there are not sufficient channels
for ...
Respondents slightly disagree on the statement that there are enough ways in
the profession to enhance the sharing of knowledge and experience in building
maintenance . This may be due to the fact that there are not sufficient channels
for ...
Page 175
Respondents were mostly top - level managers like : general manager , business
development manager , member of the executive board , and so forth , so they
are assumed to have enough knowledge about the organisational culture and ...
Respondents were mostly top - level managers like : general manager , business
development manager , member of the executive board , and so forth , so they
are assumed to have enough knowledge about the organisational culture and ...
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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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