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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... benefits that construction organisations can reap from such developments. They discuss how wasted, lost, and inefficient use of knowledge leads to inefficiencies and reworking of past problems. We learn in this chapter that it is the ...
... and two leading construction consultancy firms, that reflective practice benefits the organisation and, when seen as a social process, contributes to organisational learning. In Chapter 9, Ng presents experiences from the use of xii.
... benefits that construction companies can reap from such developments. Through a detailed case study, the chapter shows ... benefit. Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written ...
... benefit from that knowledge. In the field of consulting engineering, specialist knowledge is the firm's primary product, even when manifested as design documentation and other physical, codified forms. There will be real benefits to a ...
... benefit from it. Martin (2000) reports on the problems of inefficient knowledge management for a company and how this can impact on its operation and profitability. For example, he reports the problems include: reinventing the wheel ...
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 |