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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... benefit from such documented lessons learned. A system to facilitate recording and communication of knowledge and information about a company's customers and competitors. 2. 3. Malhotra (2002) discusses the failure of knowledge ...
... benefit from such documented lessons learned. A system to facilitate recording and communication of knowledge and information about a company's customers and competitors. 2. 3. Malhotra (2002) discusses the failure of knowledge ...
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... benefit of future work across the firm, rather than only on future projects involving those specific project team members. In considering the business of consulting engineering, the project-generated knowledge that is of interest for ...
... benefit of future work across the firm, rather than only on future projects involving those specific project team members. In considering the business of consulting engineering, the project-generated knowledge that is of interest for ...
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... benefit from it as part of a continuous 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 ...
... benefit from it as part of a continuous 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 ...
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... benefit; it is then possible to collate the accumulated knowledge of many projects in one accessible repository. The in-house standard documents can be developed alongside a fee-paying project, so that the maximum benefit is obtained ...
... benefit; it is then possible to collate the accumulated knowledge of many projects in one accessible repository. The in-house standard documents can be developed alongside a fee-paying project, so that the maximum benefit is obtained ...
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... benefit of knowledge generated: • an online database of all staff, their areas of expertise, and so forth—commonly known as a corporate “Yellow Pages”; • increased establishment and use of technets and newsgroups throughout the ...
... benefit of knowledge generated: • an online database of all staff, their areas of expertise, and so forth—commonly known as a corporate “Yellow Pages”; • increased establishment and use of technets and newsgroups throughout the ...
Contents
| 1 | |
A Case Study | 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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective: A Socio-Technical Perspective |
| Editor | Kazi, Abdul Samad |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Idea Group Inc (IGI), 2004 |
| ISBN | 1591403626, 9781591403623 |
| Length | 384 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General Computers / Management Information Systems Computers / Mathematical & Statistical Software |
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