KVAM: Model for measuring knowledge management performance of engineering community of practice

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 733-747

  Yu, Wen Der ^a   Chang, Pei Lun ^a   Yao, Shuen Ho ^a,b   Liu, Shen Jung ^b,c  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CECI ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community of practice; Engineering consulting; Knowledge management; Performance evaluation; Value adding models

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; CONSULTING FIRMS; ENGINEERING COMMUNITY; ENGINEERING CONSULTING; KNOWLEDGE CHAIN; KNOWLEDGE CREATIONS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE VALUE; LEVEL MODEL; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; VALUE-ADDING MODELS;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MODELS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70349864997     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190903074978     Document Type: Article

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