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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Abdul Samad (Sami) Kazi, senior research scientist at VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland is a Civil Engineer by profession, a Construction Manager by area of specialisation, and a knowledge management evangelist, construction IT specialist, groupware and collaborative tool explorer, virtual organisation researcher by area of interest and expertise. Sami has industrial experience and maintains close links with the construction industry throughout his research. He is actively involved with the industry on soft issues in KM in addition to the identification and development of IT infrastructures to support the same. Sami has conducted research in several areas including: project planning and control, computer based training, construction management, knowledge management, system dynamics, construction IT, information modelling, product and process modelling, cost planning and control, Internet based technologies, groupware tools and technologies, mobile communications, information modelling, mind mapping, concurrent engineering, virtual enterprises, organisational learning and assessment. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey, and the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand respectively. Sami is listed in the Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
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Dr. Edna Pasher was born and lives in Tel-Aviv. She is a researcher and consultant specializing in Strategy, Change, Knowledge and Innovation Management and in Intellectual Capital measurement and development. Her firm focuses on Knowledge Based Development of organizations, cities and regions and is involved in R&D projects as a partner in cosortia with universities and industries mostly in Europe focusing on studying and developing the interface between technology and society - a passion she has had since she studied with the late Prof. Neil Postman in the Media Ecology program at NYU in the 70s.
Edna Pasher earned her Ph.D at New York University in Communication Arts and Sciences and has served as faculty member at Adelphi University, the City University of New York, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Tel-Aviv University, where she is still teaching interpersonal communications. Edna founded EPA as an international strategic management consulting firm in 1978. The firm provides customized consulting services to organizations both in the private and the public sectors. Dr. Pasher has been a pioneer and leader of the innovation and knowledge management movement in Israel and an active member of the international community of the KM and IC pioneers. She has over 30 years of experience in regional and international ICT projects using a variety of evaluation methodologies, modelling techniques, quantitative and qualitative analysis. Edna is the Founding partner (since 1991) of the Israeli management and strategy magazine "Status".
Dr. Pasher is a frequent speaker in local and international conferences. She is currently the chair of the local organizing committee for the 4th Knolwedge Cities World Summit to take place Nov 14-17 2011 in Israel.
Edna Pasher earned her Ph.D at New York University in Communication Arts and Sciences and has served as faculty member at Adelphi University, the City University of New York, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Tel-Aviv University, where she is still teaching interpersonal communications. Edna founded EPA as an international strategic management consulting firm in 1978. The firm provides customized consulting services to organizations both in the private and the public sectors. Dr. Pasher has been a pioneer and leader of the innovation and knowledge management movement in Israel and an active member of the international community of the KM and IC pioneers. She has over 30 years of experience in regional and international ICT projects using a variety of evaluation methodologies, modelling techniques, quantitative and qualitative analysis. Edna is the Founding partner (since 1991) of the Israeli management and strategy magazine "Status".
Dr. Pasher is a frequent speaker in local and international conferences. She is currently the chair of the local organizing committee for the 4th Knolwedge Cities World Summit to take place Nov 14-17 2011 in Israel.
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Knowledge Management In The Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspective presents concepts, applications and case studies on how the construction industry is attempting to understand and then integrate concepts of knowledge management or innovation into their work and strategies. . This reader has seen many definitions. The author has settled on managing experience and insight as the definition that best fits the challenges faced by an industry where from 40 - 70% of the skilled workforce is retiring within the next 15-20 years, and the need to capture their experience and skills is critical.Dr. Kazi draws from the experiences of many countries;: Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel, Hong Kong, South Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, and the United States of America. Drawing upon these experiences, the book is a fluid mix of practice, research, and foresight in the form of global case studies. Each chapter begins with a learning objectives and ends with practical tips and lessons learned in the chapter. Built around three main sections: knowledge management in construction practice; learning from experience; and emerging models and solutions; it is a must read for both practitioners and researchers in the construction industry and a should read for others in the business of managing the intellectual assets of their particular industry.
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This chapter examines how a consulting engineering company can manage the knowledge acquired in the course of executing an engineering project with the aim of obtaining maximum future company-wide benefit from that knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
professional building surveyors, understanding stakeholder environments, organisational learning tool, construction project environment, data integration capabilities, learning indices, intellectual capital report, marketing mix approach, project definition process, information tunnels, configurable environments, tacit order, reusing knowledge, integrative methodology, construction organisations, external provision, construction innovation, organisational knowledge, construction project management, constructivist learning environment, interpretative knowledge, experimental case study, bespoke services, case study organisation, project definition phase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sigma Connect, Danya Cebus, Hong Kong, New York, Harvard Business Review, Surveying Studio, The Culture of the Knowledge Advantage, Oxford University Press, Harvard Business School Press, John Wiley, Empirical Investigation of Organisational Learning Ability, Organisation's Learning Culture Using Learning Histories, Community of Practice Software Management Tools, Englewood Cliffs, International Journal of Project Management, Sage Publications, The Free Press, Publication Code, Research Committee, Edna Pasher, Journal of Management, Reflective Improvement, Thousand Oaks, Tomorrow Square, Concrete Form New!
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This chapter examines how a consulting engineering company can manage the knowledge acquired in the course of executing an engineering project with the aim of obtaining maximum future company-wide benefit from that knowledge. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
professional building surveyors, understanding stakeholder environments, organisational learning tool, construction project environment, data integration capabilities, learning indices, intellectual capital report, marketing mix approach, project definition process, information tunnels, configurable environments, tacit order, reusing knowledge, integrative methodology, construction organisations, external provision, construction innovation, organisational knowledge, construction project management, constructivist learning environment, interpretative knowledge, experimental case study, bespoke services, case study organisation, project definition phase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sigma Connect, Danya Cebus, Hong Kong, New York, Harvard Business Review, Surveying Studio, The Culture of the Knowledge Advantage, Oxford University Press, Harvard Business School Press, John Wiley, Empirical Investigation of Organisational Learning Ability, Organisation's Learning Culture Using Learning Histories, Community of Practice Software Management Tools, Englewood Cliffs, International Journal of Project Management, Sage Publications, The Free Press, Publication Code, Research Committee, Edna Pasher, Journal of Management, Reflective Improvement, Thousand Oaks, Tomorrow Square, Concrete Form New!
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- Project Management (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Harvard Business Review on page 16, page 33, and page 183
- Intellectual Capital: Navigating in the New Business Landscape by Johan Roos on page 55, and page 56
- Intellectual Capital: Realizing Your Company's True Value by Finding Its Hidden Brainpower by Leif Edvinsson on page 55, and page 56
- Hong Kong (Where We Live) by Donna Bailey in Back Matter
- Middle East (Pt. 19) on page 166
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