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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... Decision Support Systems and their Application in Construction .................... 276 Alaa Abdou, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Moh'd Radaideh, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates John Lewis ...
... decision support systems, external provision of knowledge management services, learning histories, innovation, human resources management, and so forth provide enriching practical experiences in knowledge management implementation in ...
... decision-making process, and therefore proper capture and reuse of knowledge is required to reduce the risk of “reinventing the wheel.” We learn that knowledge usually resides in the minds of the individuals, and it is through sharing ...
... decision support systems, while useful, are there to support decision makers, but not to replace them. Talents such as creativity, imagination, or intuition should not be ignored in the course of making a decision. In Chapter 16, Tserng ...
... decisions, and the inability to learn. Added to this for consulting engineering can be the problems of rework to correct errors, time (and money) spent searching for held knowledge, lost or missed business opportunities, and financial ...
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 |