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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... management, then, is to facilitate and encourage this sharing and communication of knowledge—either verbally or through written means (Binney, 2001). Roos et al. (1998, p. 17) identify that ... Managing Project Generated Knowledge 5.
... Management Knowledge Base, containing knowledge of the theory and application of project management. The Project-Specific Knowledge Base, which contains the project-specific knowledge acquired from the user at the outset and developed ...
... knowledge management, reviews the firm's current systems and processes, and proposes a more comprehensive strategy for management of project-generated knowledge. The aim is to focus on the initial key steps of understanding the problems ...
... knowledge management is for people to communicate with each other, in order that they openly share their knowledge, a first step is to facilitate and encourage such communication. Several company-wide elements of a knowledge management ...
... management obviously ties in with issues of employee training and development. Should such a specialist leave the company, there is certainly a resulting loss of knowledge, however the extent of ... Managing Project Generated Knowledge 11.
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 |