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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... involved. Most successful organisations have adapted certain tools to their own needs. Foremost however, they have ensured that people mix and talk together. Without the willingness to acquire and share knowledge, even if the knowledge ...
... involvement of all staff in a company, failures of such systems will be reduced and the company as a whole will benefit. Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written Introduction ...
... involved in the production of discipline-specific elements of the project. New knowledge needs to be fed back into and managed by the discipline departments of the organisation. Project Management—relating to the techniques and ...
... involved—for example, project management, marketing/proposals, technical (specific discipline), contract administration, QA—and additional keywords for specific details covered (e.g., relevant technical terms). This information can be ...
... involved. The role of a knowledge manager can greatly ease this problem as they can facilitate the generation and flow of knowledge generated through the company. For effective knowledge management, an implementation and control plan ...
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 |