Enhancing knowledge management in construction firms

Construction Innovation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 268-284

  Loforte Ribeiro, Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Knowledge management; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992933717     PISSN: 14714175     EISSN: 14770857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14714170910973493     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Adenfelt, M. and Lagerstrom, K. (2006), “Enabling knowledge creation and sharing in transnational projects”, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 191-8.
2. Argote, L., Ingram, P., Levine, J. and Moreland, R. (2000), “Knowledge transfer in organizations”, Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 82 No. 1, pp. 1-8.
3. Baker, N.E. and Sinkula, J.M. (1999), “The synergistic effect of market orientation and learning orientation on organizational performance”, Journal of Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 27, pp. 411-27.
4. Calantone, R.J., Cavusgil, S.T. and Zhao, Y. (2002), “Learning orientation, firm innovation capability, and firm performance”, Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 31, pp. 515-24.
5. Chen, L. and Mohmed, S. (2005), “Conceptual model linking knowledge management with organisational performance”, in Ribeiro, F., Love, P., Davidson, C., Egbu, C. and Dimitrijevic, B. (Eds), Proceedings of the CIB W102-2005 Meeting and International Conference: Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy, Lisbon, pp. 415-23.
6. Chen, L. and Mohmed, S. (2006), “Empirical analysis of knowledge management activities in construction organisations”, in Rivard, H., Miresco, E. and Melhen, H. (Eds), Building on IT Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, pp. 1564-73.
7. Choi, B., Simon, K., Poon, S.K. and Davis, J.G. (2008), “Effects of knowledge management strategy on organizational performance: a complementarity theory-based approach”, Omega, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 235-51.
8. Davenport, T.H. and Prusak, L. (2000), Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They Know, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
9. Egbu, C. (2004), “Managing knowledge and intellectual capital for improved organisational innovations in the construction industry: an examination of critical success factors”, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Vol. 11 No. 5, pp. 301-15.
10. Fong, P.W.S. (2005), “Managing knowledge in project-based professional services firms: an international comparison”, in Love, P., Fong, P. and Irani, Z. (Eds), Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, Butterworth-Heinemann, London, pp. 103-31.
11. Goul, M. and Corral, K. (2007), “Enterprise model management and next generation decision support”, Decision Support Systems, Vol. 43 No. 3, pp. 915-32.
12. Grant, R.M. (1996), “Toward a knowledge-based theory of the firm”, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 17, pp. 57-79 (special issue).
13. Hall, J. and Sapsed, J. (2005), “Influences of knowledge sharing in project-based firms”, in Love, P., Fong, P. and Irani, Z. (Eds), Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, Butterworth-Heinemann, London, pp. 103-31.
14. Hartmann, A. and Naanaroja, M. (2006), “Empirical analysis of knowledge management activities in construction organisations”, in Rivard, H., Miresco, E. and Melhen, H. (Eds), Building on IT Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, pp. 3446-55.
15. Housel, T. and Bell, A.H. (2001), Measuring and Managing Knowledge, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
16. Junga, J., Choi, I. and Songa, M. (2007), “An integration architecture for knowledge management systems and business process management systems”, Computers in Industry, Vol. 58 No. 1, pp. 21-34.
17. King, W.R., Chung, T.R. and Haney, M. (2008), “Knowledge management and organizational learning (Editorial)”, Omega, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 167-72.
18. Klein, H.K. and Myers, M.D. (1999), “A set of principles for conducting and evaluating interpretive field studies in information systems”, MIS Quarterly, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 67-93.
19. Kogut, B. and Zander, U. (1992), “Knowledge of the firm, combinative capabilities, and the replication of technology”, Organization Science, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 383-97.
20. Krogh, V.C. (2002), “The communal resource and information systems”, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 85-107.
21. Law, C.H. and Ngai, E.W. (2008), “An empirical study of the effects of knowledge sharing and learning behaviours on firm performance”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 2342-9.
22. Lee, C.K., Lee, S. and Kang, I.W. (2005), “KMPI: measuring knowledge management performance”, Information Management, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 469-82.
23. Liebowitz, J. and Wright, K. (1999), “Does measuring knowledge make ‘cent’?”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 17, pp. 99-103.
24. Lina, C., Yenb, D. and Tarnc, D.C. (2007), “An industry-level knowledge management model – a study of information-related industry in Taiwan”, Information & Management, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 22-39.
25. Locke, K. (2001), Grounded Theory in Management Research, Sage, London.
26. Love, P.E., Huang, J., Edwards, D.J. and Zahir, I. (2005), “Building a learning organization in a project-based environment”, in Love, P., Fong, P. and Irani, Z. (Eds), Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, Butterworth-Heinemann, London, pp. 133-54.
27. Mohamed, S.F. and Anumba, C.J. (2006), “Potential for improving site management practices through knowledge management”, Construction Innovation, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 232-49.
28. Newcombe, R. (1999), “Procurement as a learning process”, Profitable Partnering in Construction Procurement, E&FN Spon, London, pp. 285-94.
29. Nielsen, B. and Michailova, S. (2007), “Knowledge management systems in multinational corporations: typology and transitional dynamics”, Long Range Planning, Vol. 40, pp. 314-40.
30. Nissen, M.E., Kamel, M.N. and Sengupta, K.C. (2000), “Toward integrating knowledge management, processes and systems: a position paper”, Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium on Bringing Knowledge to Business Processes, Stanford, CA.
31. Nonaka, I. and Takeuchi, H. (1995), The Knowledge-Creating Company – How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
32. Obaide, A. and Alshawi, M. (2005), “The need for an effective knowledge management models in engineering organisations”, in Ribeiro, F., Love, P., Davidson, C., Egbu, C. and Dimitrijevic, B. (Eds), Proceedings of CIB W102 Conference on “Information and Knowledge Management in a Global Economy”, Lisbon, pp. 405-13.
33. Park, Y. and Kim, S. (2006), “Knowledge management system for fourth generation R&D: KNOWVATION”, Technovation, Vol. 26 Nos 5/6, pp. 595-602.
34. Raghu, T.S. and Vinze, A. (2007), “A business process context for knowledge management”, Decision Support Systems, Vol. 43 No. 3, pp. 1062-79.
35. Renzel, B. (2008), “Trust in management and knowledge sharing: the mediating effects of fear and knowledge documentation”, Omega, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 206-22.
36. Ribeiro, F.L. (2005), “Using experience based cases to support construction business processes”, Proceedings of the 22nd CIB W78 Conference on Information Technology in Construction, Dresden, pp. 357-62.
37. Ribeiro, F.L. (2006), “Can shared knowledge bases support knowledge management systems in construction”, Proceedings of Building on IT – Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, CIB W102, Montreal.
38. Robinson, H.S., Carrillo, P.M., Anumba, C.J. and AI-Ghassani, A.M. (2004), “Developing a business case for knowledge management: the IMPaKT approach”, Journal of Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 22 No. 7, pp. 733-43.
39. Senge, P. (1990), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organisation, Doubleday, New York, NY.
40. Sher, P.J. and Lee, V.C. (2004), “Information technology as a facilitator for enhancing dynamic capabilities through knowledge management”, Information & Management, Vol. 41, pp. 933-45.
41. Spender, J. (1996), “Making knowledge the basis of a dynamic theory of the firm”, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 17, pp. 45-62.
42. Stiles, J. (2003), “A philosophical justification for a realist approach to strategic alliance research”, Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 263-71.
43. Teece, D. (2000), “Strategies for managing knowledge assets: the role of firm structure and industrial context”, Long Range Planning, Vol. 33 No. 1, pp. 35-54.
44. Tseng, S. (2007), “Knowledge management system performance measure index”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 34 No. 1, pp. 734-45.
45. Tseng, S. (2008), “The effects of information technology on knowledge management systems”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 35 Nos 1/2, pp. 150-60.
46. Ward, J. and Aurum, A. (2004), “Knowledge management in software engineering – describing the process”, 15th Australian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC 2004), IEEE Computer Society Press, Melbourne, pp. 137-46.
47. Yim, N.H., Kim, S.H., Kim, H.W. and Kwahkc, K.Y. (2004), “Knowledge based decision making on higher level strategic concerns: system dynamics approach”, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 143-58.