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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... improve the quality of the content of the chapters in this book. No journey, adventure, or project is possible without the support of one's loved ones. I am grateful to both my parents for allowing me from a very young age to explore ...
... improve the quality of the content of the chapters in this book. No journey, adventure, or project is possible without the support of one's loved ones. I am grateful to both my parents for allowing me from a very young age to explore ...
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... improving the firm's “curricula vitae.” 3. Thus by following such guidelines for an integrated knowledge management system, capturing project-generated knowledge is feasible. Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in ...
... improving the firm's “curricula vitae.” 3. Thus by following such guidelines for an integrated knowledge management system, capturing project-generated knowledge is feasible. Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in ...
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... improvement process. Since each discipline department is responsible for the technical standards of its members' work output, it is these departments that must manage the knowledge elements related to their field of expertise. However ...
... improvement process. Since each discipline department is responsible for the technical standards of its members' work output, it is these departments that must manage the knowledge elements related to their field of expertise. However ...
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... improvement opportunity, and so forth. If companies were to use such project-generated knowledge bulletins, they should be in standard form, or template, which would include key project details in a specified format to facilitate its ...
... improvement opportunity, and so forth. If companies were to use such project-generated knowledge bulletins, they should be in standard form, or template, which would include key project details in a specified format to facilitate its ...
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... improved within the construction industry's unique context. This has left construction organisations relatively uninformed as to how they should develop and manage their knowledgesharing practices in such a way as to improve their ...
... improved within the construction industry's unique context. This has left construction organisations relatively uninformed as to how they should develop and manage their knowledgesharing practices in such a way as to improve their ...
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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