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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... share their knowledge for the betterment of project and organisational performance . Although recent studies have attempted to address this gap in the KM literature , few studies have explored how knowledge sharing could be improved ...
... share their knowledge for the betterment of project and organisational performance . Although recent studies have attempted to address this gap in the KM literature , few studies have explored how knowledge sharing could be improved ...
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... knowledge - sharing activities as an integral aspect of their job roles . In addition , the company had time set aside for employees to create and share knowledge as part of their functional activities . This had raised the profile of ...
... knowledge - sharing activities as an integral aspect of their job roles . In addition , the company had time set aside for employees to create and share knowledge as part of their functional activities . This had raised the profile of ...
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... knowledge required for each project is so diverse that no one will have all the knowledge required for the job . In fact , this is another objective of the prototype knowledge management system : to allow people to share and tap into the ...
... knowledge required for each project is so diverse that no one will have all the knowledge required for the job . In fact , this is another objective of the prototype knowledge management system : to allow people to share and tap into the ...
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| Title | Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-technical Perspective |
| 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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