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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... capital” (Garvin, 1993). In consulting engineering, knowledge work makes up the major component of a firm's effort, output, and profitability. The primary product is intellectual—the firm's specialist knowledge—rather than physical. Any ...
... capital” (i.e., codification approach) are almost limitless and vary enormously from company to company. This can be useful for Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written ...
... © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written Roos, J. et al. (1998). Intellectual capital: Navigating in the permission of Idea Group Inc. is prohibited. 16 de Kretser and Wilkinson.
... capital: Navigating in the new business landscape. New York: New York University Press. Sarvary, M. (1999). Knowledge management and competition in the consulting industry. California Management Review, 41(2), 95-107. Stewart, T.A. ...
... capital), but the only meaningful resource (Drucker, 1993). Unsurprisingly, there has been a great deal of attention on developing ways to manage knowledge more effectively in recent years, primarily through the development of new ...
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 |