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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... Knowledge Emergence and Adaptive Management: An Exploration on the Co-Production of Project Needs and Requirements by Client-Specialist Groups ............................................................................................
... Knowledge Emergence and Adaptive Management: An Exploration on the Co-Production of Project Needs and Requirements by Client-Specialist Groups ............................................................................................
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... needs to look back at the construction of buildings such as the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to understand this reality. Similar in look and feel, yes; in construction methods, more or so, yes; in problems faced, no ...
... needs to look back at the construction of buildings such as the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to understand this reality. Similar in look and feel, yes; in construction methods, more or so, yes; in problems faced, no ...
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... need to be built and customised to the needs and culture of an organisation. No two organisations are alike, so even if one uses the same tool in each, some customisation is needed. This of course is on top of the basic integration with ...
... need to be built and customised to the needs and culture of an organisation. No two organisations are alike, so even if one uses the same tool in each, some customisation is needed. This of course is on top of the basic integration with ...
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... boundaries often limit the creative process. There is a need, therefore, to search both internally and externally for solutions to stakeholder needs. In Chapter 15, Abdou, Radaideh, and Lewis provide an overview xiii.
... boundaries often limit the creative process. There is a need, therefore, to search both internally and externally for solutions to stakeholder needs. In Chapter 15, Abdou, Radaideh, and Lewis provide an overview xiii.
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... needs of specific users and projects. The need for and technical aspects of the configurable environments approach is presented in the context of an illustrative case study of construction space management. We learn that as information ...
... needs of specific users and projects. The need for and technical aspects of the configurable environments approach is presented in the context of an illustrative case study of construction space management. We learn that as information ...
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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