Joseph Garcia, A and Mollaoglu, S (2020) Individuals' capacities to apply transferred knowledge in AEC project teams. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(4): 04020016, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) project teams are multiteam systems that temporarily gather individuals with diverse expertise to develop a common project. Individuals in these project teams often fail to use properly knowledge that is transferred to them, especially across disciplinary and organizational boundaries. Consequently, project outcomes are less than optimal in terms of time, cost, and quality. Using a multiple regression model, this study examines the key knowledge-related factors that allow individuals to apply the knowledge transferred to them in AEC project teams. Researchers validated the model using longitudinal data from an AEC project team consisting of more than 160 individuals following the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) method. Peer-evaluated survey data treated with predictive mean matching to estimate the missing values led to measurement of the study variables for 129 team members from 25 disciplines and 12 organizations. Results show that individuals' absorptive and articulating capacities determine how effectively the individuals can apply received knowledge, although they might lack a wide common knowledge with peers from other disciplines. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by expanding understanding of how AEC project teams and multiteam systems can capitalize on the knowledge-transfer interactions among individuals to optimize project outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | absorptive capacity; articulating capacity; common knowledge; integrated project delivery; interdisciplinary and interorganizational collaboration; knowledge transfer and application; multiteam systems |
| Index terms: | knowledge transfer, absorptive capacity, organizational boundary, integrated project delivery, collaboration, body of knowledge, estimate, multiple regression model, project outcome, interaction, survey, interorganizational, project team |
| Subjects: | research dissemination and communication, data collection methods, knowledge management, project completion, theoretical framing, business, sociology, statistical analysis, behavioral psychology, financial and cost management, contractual arrangements, management, project delivery |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Information Management, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Procurement, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 CTEA |
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