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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... initial and ongoing development of a management system for project-generated knowledge. Certain specific practices and system elements were identified for further development and implementation as part of the knowledge management system ...
... initial and ongoing development of a management system for project-generated knowledge. Certain specific practices and system elements were identified for further development and implementation as part of the knowledge management system ...
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... initial knowledge held in the Organisation and Project Management Knowledge bases. For example, this could occur in areas such as familiarity with the particular client; the equipment and technologies used on the project; and the ...
... initial knowledge held in the Organisation and Project Management Knowledge bases. For example, this could occur in areas such as familiarity with the particular client; the equipment and technologies used on the project; and the ...
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... initial key steps of understanding the problems and proposing a general strategy. The company in this case is a large, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy that is based in Australia, but has offices around the world, including in ...
... initial key steps of understanding the problems and proposing a general strategy. The company in this case is a large, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy that is based in Australia, but has offices around the world, including in ...
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... initial round of discussion/training sessions. Identified strategies for knowledge management can be reviewed against available technologies, such as intranet, extranet, project sharing databases, and so forth, in order to identify any ...
... initial round of discussion/training sessions. Identified strategies for knowledge management can be reviewed against available technologies, such as intranet, extranet, project sharing databases, and so forth, in order to identify any ...
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... initial work of philosopher Michael Polanyi (Kane, 2003). Polanyi first made the distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge (see Polanyi, 1958, 1966). He describes these as two different types of knowledge rather than two forms of ...
... initial work of philosopher Michael Polanyi (Kane, 2003). Polanyi first made the distinction between tacit and explicit knowledge (see Polanyi, 1958, 1966). He describes these as two different types of knowledge rather than two forms of ...
Contents
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| 18 | |
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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