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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... experiences face-to-face, it can later also encourage them to do more of this sharing using software tools. There is no “the tool” for knowledge management, let alone one for the construction industry. Experience shows that most tools ...
... experience of developing the world's first intellectual capital report for a construction company, Danya Cebus Ltd. from Israel. They point to learning, appreciating, and capitalising on the intellectual capital of firms, and guide us ...
... experiences. Through all their experiences, I was taught to communicate in a language that not only the industry understands, but is willing to listen to. I have been actively engaged over the past several years in helping several ...
... experiences with me, from which I have learned, and have been an integral part of my journey throughout life itself ... experience never to again put your finger inside a cup of hot coffee). I am grateful to my whole family for being an ...
... experience, and judgment of the individual, rather than the ability to be trained to learn and execute simple procedures. Garvin (1993) provides distinctions between tangible assets and intangible (knowledge) assets. The knowledge that ...
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 |