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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According to Haldin - Herrgard ( 2000 ) , the main difficulties in sharing tacit knowledge are related to perception and language . It is not so much that people have difficulty expressing and articulating what they know , but that they ...
According to Haldin - Herrgard ( 2000 ) , the main difficulties in sharing tacit knowledge are related to perception and language . It is not so much that people have difficulty expressing and articulating what they know , but that they ...
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Reward and appraisal systems can encourage actors to participate in knowledge - sharing activities so knowledge sharing can be seen to be valued by the organisation . They can reinforce and convey the desired culture of an organisation ...
Reward and appraisal systems can encourage actors to participate in knowledge - sharing activities so knowledge sharing can be seen to be valued by the organisation . They can reinforce and convey the desired culture of an organisation ...
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sharing ( Storey & Quintas , 2001 ) . Furthermore , the creation of knowledge teams and centres are fundamental to the success of an overall KM strategy ( Civi , 2000 ) . Gross ( 2001 ) suggests that organisations should establish ...
sharing ( Storey & Quintas , 2001 ) . Furthermore , the creation of knowledge teams and centres are fundamental to the success of an overall KM strategy ( Civi , 2000 ) . Gross ( 2001 ) suggests that organisations should establish ...
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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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