Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective: A Socio-Technical PerspectiveKazi, Abdul Samad 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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... area of knowledge management in the construction industry. While revisiting the advent of socio-technical thinking in the construction sector from the early sixties, it goes well beyond the current state of the art in exploring various ...
... area of knowledge management in the construction industry. While revisiting the advent of socio-technical thinking in the construction sector from the early sixties, it goes well beyond the current state of the art in exploring various ...
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... areas occur in managing knowledge and proposes possible solutions to these problems. The chapter concludes that it is the people that use and produce the knowledge that are in the best position to help develop such a project-generated ...
... areas occur in managing knowledge and proposes possible solutions to these problems. The chapter concludes that it is the people that use and produce the knowledge that are in the best position to help develop such a project-generated ...
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... areas (Allee, 1997). Knowledge. Management. Systems. in. a. Project-Driven. Environment. Since engineering and construction consulting businesses tend to be “project driven,” knowledge management systems need to be designed to collect ...
... areas (Allee, 1997). Knowledge. Management. Systems. in. a. Project-Driven. Environment. Since engineering and construction consulting businesses tend to be “project driven,” knowledge management systems need to be designed to collect ...
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... areas such as familiarity with the particular client; the equipment and technologies used on the project; and the project management systems, techniques, and software. The new knowledge in all three knowledge bases is initially held ...
... areas such as familiarity with the particular client; the equipment and technologies used on the project; and the project management systems, techniques, and software. The new knowledge in all three knowledge bases is initially held ...
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... area of the company, the management of the project management knowledge base is a somewhat different exercise, and one that has significant links to the firm's quality system procedures. This knowledge management process is distinct ...
... area of the company, the management of the project management knowledge base is a somewhat different exercise, and one that has significant links to the firm's quality system procedures. This knowledge management process is distinct ...
Contents
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Chapter III Managing the External Provision of Knowledge Management Services for Projects | 34 |
Smart Construction | 53 |
A SocioTechnical Perspective | 67 |
A Community of Practice Perspective | 90 |
A UK Construction Company Case Study | 112 |
Learning from Experience | 129 |
From the SocioTechnical Perspective 19621966 to Knowledge Management What Have We Learned? | 203 |
Emerging Models and Solutions | 224 |
A Holistic Strategic Approach to the Management of Knowledge | 225 |
An Exploration on the CoProduction of Project Needs and Requirements by ClientSpecialist Groups | 251 |
Chapter XV Decision Support Systems and their Application in Construction | 276 |
Chapter XVI A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects Using Knowledge Map | 299 |
Chapter XVII An Integrative Knowledge Management System for EnvironmentalConscious Construction | 322 |
A Vision for Future Project Information Technologies | 343 |
Facilitating Organisational Learning within the Construction Industry | 130 |
Chapter IX Knowledge Management in Higher Education and Professional Development in the Construction Industry | 150 |
Chapter X Empirical Investigation of Organisational Learning Ability as a Performance Driver in Construction | 166 |
Chapter XI Evaluating an Organisations Learning Culture Using Learning Histories | 185 |
About the Authors | 363 |
Index | 373 |
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