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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... Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 343 Chapter XVIII Configurable Environments: A Vision for Future Project Information Technologies ................................................................................................
... Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 343 Chapter XVIII Configurable Environments: A Vision for Future Project Information Technologies ................................................................................................
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... future. We are always in pursuit of the right information at the right time. The reality is that we rarely find it. Either it is residing somewhere in an IT system, or worst of all was never really recorded. When a project ends, so do ...
... future. We are always in pursuit of the right information at the right time. The reality is that we rarely find it. Either it is residing somewhere in an IT system, or worst of all was never really recorded. When a project ends, so do ...
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... future project information technologies in the form of configurable environments. These configurable environments combine data integration capabilities with visualisation and analysis tools in a format customised to the needs of ...
... future project information technologies in the form of configurable environments. These configurable environments combine data integration capabilities with visualisation and analysis tools in a format customised to the needs of ...
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... future company-wide 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 ...
... future company-wide 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 ...
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... future, similar projects. Although knowledge work is substantially custom work, there are normally sufficient elements of similarity to benefit from such documented lessons learned. A system to facilitate recording and communication of ...
... future, similar projects. Although knowledge work is substantially custom work, there are normally sufficient elements of similarity to benefit from such documented lessons learned. A system to facilitate recording and communication of ...
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 |
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