Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective: A Socio-Technical Perspective

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Kazi, Abdul Samad
Idea Group Inc (IGI), Nov 30, 2004 - Computers - 384 pages
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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 Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective Table of Contents Preface . ... in Construction Practice Chapter I Strategies for Managing Project Generated Knowledge: A New Zealand Case Study .
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... and Adaptive Management: An Exploration on the Co-Production of Project Needs and Requirements by Client-Specialist Groups . ... UK Chapter XVI A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects Using Knowledge Map .
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When people move from project to project and work in different teams (at times concurrently), valuable experience gained can be lost if not ... This has in fact been one of the factors inhibiting progress in the construction industry.
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In Chapter 1, de Kretser and Wilkinson present a case study from New Zealand focusing on the development of project-generated knowledge management systems, and the benefits that construction organisations can reap from such developments ...
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We learn that knowledge maps are an efficient visual tool for presentation of the availability and source location of knowledge within a construction project. In Chapter 17, Chen, Kong, Li, and Xu present an integrative knowledge ...

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Contents

A New Zealand Case Study
1
A Case Study
18
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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About the author (2004)

Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, senior research scientist at VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland is a Civil Engineer by profession, a Construction Manager by area of specialisation, and a knowledge management evangelist, construction IT specialist, groupware and collaborative tool explorer, virtual organisation researcher by area of interest and expertise. Sami has industrial experience and maintains close links with the construction industry throughout his research. He is actively involved with the industry on soft issues in KM in addition to the identification and development of IT infrastructures to support the same. Sami has conducted research in several areas including: project planning and control, computer based training, construction management, knowledge management, system dynamics, construction IT, information modelling, product and process modelling, cost planning and control, Internet based technologies, groupware tools and technologies, mobile communications, information modelling, mind mapping, concurrent engineering, virtual enterprises, organisational learning and assessment. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey, and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand respectively. Sami is listed in the Marquis Who?s Who in Science and Engineering. [Editor]

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TitleKnowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective: A Socio-Technical Perspective
EditorKazi, Abdul Samad
Editionillustrated
PublisherIdea Group Inc (IGI), 2004
ISBN1591403626, 9781591403623
Length384 pages
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Computers / Management Information Systems
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