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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... (document archive). This is no different from what many of us in the construction industry go through on a daily basis in ... documents and information is but a first step. Each individual may have a different mindset when organising ...
... document has one thing in mind, the reader grasps another. So it is always essential to be able to trace back to the source of the document or information to ensure its correct understanding and validity. There is unfortunately no fixed ...
... documents, and the like, are simply a representation of the knowledge that is being sold. This is not only the technical or professional knowledge acquired by the firm's staff members during, and subsequent to, tertiary education, but ...
... documents or repositories, but also in organisational routines, process, practices, and norms” (Davenport & Prusak, 1998, p. 49). The transformation of information into knowledge takes place through processes such as “comparison ...
... documents, images, and other deliberate communication processes. Roos et al. (1998, p. 16) and Allee (1997, p. 45) describe the processes of conversion and interaction between these different forms of knowledge. Tacit-tacit interactions ...
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 |