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. |
From inside the book
... Chapter 4, Pasher and Horsky take us through the 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 ...
... 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, they demonstrate that as ...
... Chapter 16, Tserng and Lin demonstrate the use of a knowledge management portal built on the basis of knowledge maps for activity-based knowledge management in construction. Various life cycle stages of knowledge management from ...
... chapters. Some of the authors of this book in fact took on the additional role of acting as reviewers for chapters written by other authors. The reviews were critical, constructive, and comprehensive. I am sure ... Chapter I Strategies xvii.
A Socio-Technical Perspective Kazi, Abdul Samad. Section I: Knowledge Management in Construction Practice Chapter I Strategies for Managing Project Generated Knowledge: A New Section I: Knowledge Management in Construction Practice.
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 |