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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... transfer cannot really exist , that it is merely " data " ( or " information " ) transfer , since to be considered knowledge there must be some form of human interpretation in the process . In other words , " combination " of explicit ...
... transfer cannot really exist , that it is merely " data " ( or " information " ) transfer , since to be considered knowledge there must be some form of human interpretation in the process . In other words , " combination " of explicit ...
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... transfer are appropriate topics to introduce in this chapter because they relate to the impact of developing COPS within organisations . COPs are effective tools that beneficially impact upon the capacity of engaged individu- als in ...
... transfer are appropriate topics to introduce in this chapter because they relate to the impact of developing COPS within organisations . COPs are effective tools that beneficially impact upon the capacity of engaged individu- als in ...
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... transferred with a fair bit of consideration and effort . Knowledge is sticky and both expensive ( in terms of transaction costs ) and difficult to transfer because it is more than just facts and information . Knowledge is about context ...
... transferred with a fair bit of consideration and effort . Knowledge is sticky and both expensive ( in terms of transaction costs ) and difficult to transfer because it is more than just facts and information . Knowledge is about context ...
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activities approach assets building maintenance building surveyors capture chapter client collaborative communities of practice company's competency competitive advantage construction companies construction industry Construction Management construction project context contractors Copying or distributing Copyright 2005 create Danya Cebus database distributing in print documents effective electronic forms employees Engineering environment explicit knowledge external provision facilitate forms without written gatekeepers Idea Group Inc identified implementation improve individual information and knowledge innovation integration intellectual capital issues Journal K-Adv knowledge and experience knowledge management system knowledge sharing knowledge-sharing learning history lessons learned Nonaka organisation's organisational knowledge organisational learning performance print or electronic problems professional project definition project management project-generated knowledge relationship reuse role share knowledge Sigma Connect sources stakeholders strategy tacit knowledge technical tion