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Knowledge Management in the Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective Edited by: Abdul Samad Kazi (Senior Research Scientist, VTT - Technical Research Centre of Finland) Preface Acknowledgements Table of Contents SECTION I: Knowledge Management in Construction Practice Chapter 1: Strategies for Managing Project Generated Knowledge - A New Zealand Case Study Steve de Kretser, Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd, New Zealand Suzanne Wilkinson, The University of Auckland, New Zealand Chapter 2: HRM Strategies for Promoting Knowledge Sharing within Construction Project Organisations: A Case Study Andrew R.J. Dainty, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Jidong Qin, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Patricia M. Carillo, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Chapter 3: Managing the External Provision of "Knowledge Management" Services for Projects Hedley Smyth, University College London, United Kingdom Chapter 4: The Intellectual Capital Report of Danya Cebus - Smart Construction Edna Pasher, Edna Pasher Ph.D. & Associates, Israel Gil Horsky, Edna Pasher Ph.D. & Associates, Israel Chapter 5: Capturing and Reusing Building Maintenance Knowledge: A Socio-Technical Perspective Patrick .S.W. Fong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Ka-chi Wong, Raymond Chan Surveyors Ltd, Hong Kong Chapter 6: Diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies: A Community of Practice Perspective Vachara Peansupap, RMIT University, Australia Derek H.T. Walker, RMIT University, Australia Chapter 7: Community of Practice Perspective Software Management Tools: A UK Construction Company Case Study Mark Jewell, Adept Solutions, Australia Derek H.T. Walker, RMIT University, Australia SECTION II: Learning from Experience Chapter 8: Knowledge Management: Facilitating Organisational Learning within the Construction Industry Graham Orange, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Patrick Onions, Knowledge Studio, South Africa Alan Burke, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Barbara Colledge, Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Chapter 9: Knowledge Management in Higher Education and Professional Development in the Construction Industry Fung Fai Ng, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chapter 10: Empirical Investigation of Organisational Learning Ability as a Performance Driver in Construction Irem Dikmen, Middle East Technical University, Turkey M.Talat Birgonul, Middle East Technical University, Turkey Tunca Ataoglu, GAMA Al Moushegah Arabia Ltd., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Chapter 11: Evaluating an Organisation's Learning Culture using Learning Histories Marcus C. Jefferies, University of Newcastle, Australia Chen Swee Eng, University of Newcastle, Australia Ralf Zenke, Department of Health and Human Services, Australia Chapter 12: Uncertainty and Information in Construction: from the Socio-Technical Perspective 1962 - 66 to Knowledge Management. What have we Learnt? Alan Wild, no affiliation, United Kingdom SECTION III: Emerging Models and Solutions Chapter 13: The Culture of The Knowledge Advantage (K-Adv)-An Holistic Strategic Approach to the Management of Knowledge Derek H.T. Walker, RMIT University, Australia Tayyab Maqsood, RMIT University, Australia Andrew Finegan, Charles Darwin University, Australia Chapter 14: Knowledge Emergence and Adaptive Management: An Exploration on the Co-Production of Project Needs & Requirements by Client - Specialist Groups Michael Whelton, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America Ari Pennanen, Haahtela Oy, Finland Glenn Ballard, University of California, Berkeley, United States of America Chapter 15: Decision Support Systems and their Application in Construction Alaa Abdou, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Moh'd Radaideh, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates John Lewis, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom Chapter 16: A Knowledge Management Portal System for Construction Projects using Knowledge Map H. Ping Tserng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Yu-Cheng Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Chapter 17: An Integrative Knowledge Management System for Environmental-Conscious Construction Zhen Chen, Massey University, Hong Kong Stephen C.W. Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Heng Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Qian Xu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Chapter 18: Configurable Environments: A Vision for Future Project Information Technologies William J. O'Brien, University of Florida, United States of America Raja R.A. Issa, University of Florida, United States of America Zhigang Shen, University of Florida, United States of America Haiyan Xie, University of Florida, United States of America Glossary of Key Terms Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Construction industry -- Management.
Knowledge management.
Organizational learning.
Construction industry -- Information resources management.