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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... firm, rather than only on future projects involving those specific project team members. In considering the business ... firm's “curricula vitae.” 3. Thus by following such guidelines for an integrated knowledge management system ...
... firm's current systems and processes, and proposes a more comprehensive strategy for management of project-generated ... firm to ensure that the whole firm can obtain the maximum future benefit from it as part of a continuous improvement ...
... firm, the only readily available mechanism often resorted to is sending e-mail messages to all professional staff asking, “Does anyone know anything about...?” While reasonably effective at eliciting responses, such messages can tend to ...
... firm in areas such as reviewing specific relevant sections of project documentation. It ensures a consistent and correct output from each specific knowledge area, and also provides a readily identifiable target for project-related ...
... firms. Introduction. Knowledge is a vital resource which lies at the heart of both organisational and project success (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995; Egbu, 1999). In the post-capitalist society, knowledge is not just another resource alongside ...
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 |