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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... examples of experiences and research investigations from different corners of the globe. I was both honoured and thrilled when Mehdi Khosrow-Pour from Idea Group Inc. invited me to edit a book on the subject matter of this book. From ...
... example, he reports the problems include: reinventing the wheel, knowledge loss, knowledge hoarding, poor decisions, and the inability to learn. Added to this for consulting engineering can be the problems of rework to correct errors ...
... example, or focusing too much on the system and not enough on content.” However, “networks and desktop computers...can dramatically improve knowledge market efficiency [by providing] an infrastructure for moving knowledge and ...
... example, this could occur in areas such as familiarity with the particular client; the equipment and technologies used on the project; and the project management systems, techniques, and software. The new knowledge in all three ...
... examples include the commonly found repeating design problems. Design problems encountered in an area of Copyright © 2005, Idea Group Inc. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written a project can often be ...
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 |