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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... knowledge ? How can I represent knowledge ? How can I convert my tacit into explicit and vice- versa ? Knowledge capture and sharing in a form that is later usable and shareable with many is often difficult . While a certain degree of ...
... knowledge ? How can I represent knowledge ? How can I convert my tacit into explicit and vice- versa ? Knowledge capture and sharing in a form that is later usable and shareable with many is often difficult . While a certain degree of ...
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... knowledge management function within large and complex construction organisations . Background The Need for Tacit Knowledge Sharing Within Construction Organisations Much of the current work in the area of knowledge has emerged from the ...
... knowledge management function within large and complex construction organisations . Background The Need for Tacit Knowledge Sharing Within Construction Organisations Much of the current work in the area of knowledge has emerged from the ...
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... knowledge is created and expanded through social interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge through conversion . Nonaka postulates four modes of knowledge conversion : socialisation ( from tacit to tacit ) , externalisation ( from ...
... knowledge is created and expanded through social interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge through conversion . Nonaka postulates four modes of knowledge conversion : socialisation ( from tacit to tacit ) , externalisation ( from ...
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