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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... construction industry. Success has many parents and failure is but an orphan. The construction industry is waking up to the fact that both, however, form integral parts of the intellectual capital of organisations and individuals. Means ...
... construction industry are very social people and proud of their experiences and achievements in problem solving. As you may know, each day on a construction site brings new problems that at times require on-the-spot solutions. People ...
... construction companies today have. We learn that project managers and teams must be equipped in advance with sources of knowledge for problem solving both internally and externally from their firms, with external provision of knowledge ...
... construction industry. In Chapter 10, Dikmen, Birgonul, and Ataoglu explore organisational learning ability as a performance driver in construction through a survey of 85 Turkish construction contractors. Through empirical evidence ...
... construction industry. They present a set of examples from current research demonstrating the use of different types of decision support systems in the construction industry. We learn that decision support systems, while useful, are ...
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 |