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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... management is largely considered from the perspective of internal generation, the external provision will increase due to the diversity of problems and scarce resources that most construction companies today have. We learn that project ...
... management is largely considered from the perspective of internal generation, the external provision will increase due to the diversity of problems and scarce resources that most construction companies today have. We learn that project ...
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... management methods in the higher education and professional development of members of the construction industry ... project needs and requirements by client-specialist groups. They describe the significance of project definition as ...
... management methods in the higher education and professional development of members of the construction industry ... project needs and requirements by client-specialist groups. They describe the significance of project definition as ...
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... management systems and the benefits that construction companies can reap from such developments. Through a detailed case study, the chapter shows where the main problem ... Managing Project Generated Knowledge: A New Zealand Case Study.
... management systems and the benefits that construction companies can reap from such developments. Through a detailed case study, the chapter shows where the main problem ... Managing Project Generated Knowledge: A New Zealand Case Study.
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... manage the knowledge acquired in the course of executing an engineering project with the aim of obtaining maximum future company-wide benefit from that knowledge. In the field of consulting engineering, specialist knowledge is the ...
... manage the knowledge acquired in the course of executing an engineering project with the aim of obtaining maximum future company-wide benefit from that knowledge. In the field of consulting engineering, specialist knowledge is the ...
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... project is being executed. 2. The Project Management Knowledge Base, containing knowledge of the theory and application of project management. The Project-Specific Knowledge Base, which contains the project-specific knowledge acquired ...
... project is being executed. 2. The Project Management Knowledge Base, containing knowledge of the theory and application of project management. The Project-Specific Knowledge Base, which contains the project-specific knowledge acquired ...
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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