Knowledge Management
Published on 1. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7277-3192-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is intended to introduce the subject of knowledge management (KM) to practitioners and researchers in the construction industry. It contains both the theoretical background to KM and the practical insights, applications and methodologies necessary to enable organisations to implement KM. It is essential reading for all sectors of the construcion industry, particularly those practitioners and businesses that seek to rise above the competition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7277-3192-0 (9780727731920)
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Content
* Introduction * Nature and dimensions of knowledge management * Construction as a knowledge-based industry * The business care for knowledge management * Human and organisational aspects of knowledge management * Tools and techniques for knowledge management * cross-project knowledge management * Knowledge management as a driver to innovation * Knowledge management: Performance measurement * Knowledge management strategy development: A clever approach * Industrial case studies on knowledge management * Corporate memory in action * Building a knowledge sharing culture in construction project teams * summary and conclusions * Appendix: Knowledge management resources - On-line resources - Companies offering knowledge management produces - Companies offering knowledge management serivices - Construction researchers working on knowledge management