Nesan, L J (2005) Factors influencing tacit knowledge in construction. Construction Economics and Building, 5(1), pp. 48-57. ISSN 2204-9029
Abstract
Increased complexity of the construction business and consequentuse of new management concepts and technologies ledconstruction organisations to focus more on the transfer of explicitknowledge. However, it is the tacit knowledge that determinesthe construction companies' competitiveness in a business thatis driven by turbulent market conditions and customers' everincreasingdemands. This paper highlights the importance of tacitknowledge sharing in construction, explores the challenges andopportunities to efficiently share tacit knowledge, and based on theliterature review identifies some critical factors that influence tacitknowledge in construction. It is argued that employees' knowledgesharing (learning) behaviours are influenced by work practices thatare borne by respective organisational behaviours. Organisational,cultural, and project characteristics that facilitate knowledgesharing among construction employees are explored and thepractices that influence the construction employee behaviour insharing tacit knowledge are highlighted.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction knowledge behaviour; knowledge management; knowledge transfer; learning organization; tacit knowledge |
| Index terms: | tacit knowledge, market condition, construction employee, critical factor, knowledge management, organizational behaviour, construction company, complexity, work practice, competitiveness, knowledge transfer |
| Subjects: | economic and policy analysis, professional development, practitioner, management, research dissemination and communication, risk assessment, business, organization, systems engineering, market analysis |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Information Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Roles and Professions, Digital Applications, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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