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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... forms. There will be real benefits to a firm if it can ensure that important knowledge gained by team members on ... electronic forms without written that relies on the accumulated knowledge, experience, and judgment of permission of ...
... form of time, budget, or prioritisation. Koch (2003) suggests that a knowledge policy should recognise changing culture and be ... electronic forms without written Knowledge Management Theory Kululanga and McCaffer (2003, p. 347) quoting ...
... form for many years—in technical libraries, codes and standards, standard procedures and specifications, and in ... electronic forms without written or “explicit” is discussed by Allee (1997, p. 45), Roos permission of Idea Group ...
... form (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995). It is explicit knowledge that can be transferred between people through documents, images ... electronic forms without written consultancies. Stewart (1997) identifies three items that he considers are ...
... e-mail messages that often contain no indication of their position/discipline, the projects they are working on, or even ... electronic forms without written development of sub-systems for managing technical, or specialist, knowledge is ...
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 |