Managing information and knowledge in construction.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerald Group Publishing, author, issuing body.

Series:

Construction Innovation ; 6, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Construction industry--Technological innovations.

Construction industry.

Knowledge management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In today's knowledge-based economy, the competitiveness of enterprises is directly tied to the ability to effectively create and share information and knowledge both within and across organizations. Information is a key competitive resource of any project and knowledge is a vital organisational asset: managing these as strategic business assets is crucial for achieving a competitive edge in construction.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Editorial Board; Guest editorial; Implementing a description grammar: generating housing programs online; Nurturing a knowledge environment for international construction organizations through communities of practice; Potential for improving site management practices through knowledge management; Finding out: a system for providing rapid and reliable answers to questions in the construction sector;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-73787-5

9786610737871

1-84663-245-5

OCLC:

85695355

Publisher Number:

9781846632440