scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 671-680
Author(s):  
Víctor Yepes ◽  
Salvador López
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Main Factors

Knowledge management in the construction industry has become an element of transition between traditional processes and the current needs demanded by technological change. This research reviews the updated scientific contributions of knowledge management in construction, as well as its influence. The results come from a bibliometric study, elaborating a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the current state. The research method was divided into the following stages: preliminary approach to the bibliography, establishment of search strategies, selection and classification of articles, quantitative analysis and discussion of relevant articles. Three main factors were identified: use and exploitation of knowledge, knowledge transfer, and information technologies; five complementary facets were also identified: culture, innovation, quality, knowledge generation and human factors. The results reaffirm the importance of the use and exploitation of knowledge, in addition to increasing attention to the transfer and technology of information. However, the generation of knowledge has declined because the sector still does not report the results of applying knowledge, and this underlines the need for the future study of strategies to transform tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge.

Classification of Mason’s Skills by Analysis of Selected Churches of the Broumov Group

2021 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Pavel Kuklík ◽  
Martin Valek ◽  
Charalampos Paschopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Baroque Architecture ◽  
Current State ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Local Construction

The churches of the Broumov region are renowned for their unique baroque architecture, their distinct shapes, and sizes. They are an integral part of the Czech cultural heritage. If you analyze the churches, it becomes evident that both the local geological conditions and the municipal economic situation have played an important role in their current condition. Moreover, the local construction industry has been significantly affected by historical events. In this article we would like to present the effects of those factors on the current state of selected churches, namely on the bearing capacity of their walls. Besides being very interesting, it also plays a key role in the maintenance and the potential reconstruction of the churches.

Mainstreaming pre-manufactured offsite processes in construction – are we nearly there?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Kwame Ofori-Kuragu ◽  
Robert Osei-Kyei
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technical Paper ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
Technology Firms ◽  
Current State ◽  
Academic Publications ◽  
The Subject

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of popular modern methods of construction (MMC) and pre-manufactured construction in the construction industry and propose a framework for future implications for practice and future research. Design/methodology/approach This technical paper is based on a narrative review of the extant literature on the subject. First, the Scopus search engine was used to retrieve relevant papers on MMC, offsite and pre-manufactured construction. Second, institutional literature such as reports by industry professional and trade bodies, literature from leading technology firms and contractors with experience of MMC were extracted. These two strands of literature were synthesised and a comprehensive discussion on the topic was provided. Findings Results show that journal publications on MMC and pre-manufactured construction have increased in the past decade. The paper found significant advances in the development of premanufactured and offsite construction approaches with many benefits. Offsite and pre-manufactured construction are viable and sustainable systems currently suitable for wider adoption as the mainstream construction method. Research limitations/implications This technical paper based on an integrative review of relevant literature could have benefitted from interviews of professionals with experience of offsite and pre-manufacture techniques and from wider availability of current academic publications on the subject. Validation of the framework has not been undertaken. Originality/value Not much-published work has been undertaken on the current state of development globally and the viability of these construction approaches. This paper evaluates evidence from academic and industry sources to address this gap. A framework has been developed which can help the industry’s industrialisation drive.

Institutional Theory and E-Government Research

2008 ◽  
pp. 349-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahidul Hassan ◽  
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Institutional Theory ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Current State ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Good Starting Point ◽  
Government Research

Recent developments in institutional theory are highly promising for the study of e-government. Scholars in various disciplines, such as economics (North, 1999; Rutherford, 1999), sociology (Brinton & Nee, 1998), and political science (March & Olsen, 1989; Peters, 2001), have used institutional approaches to understand diverse social and organizational phenomena. Insights gained from these studies can be valuable for guiding research in e-government. In fact, there are some initial efforts in information systems and e-government research that have applied institutional theory and proved useful in generating new insights about how information technologies are adopted (Teo, Wei, & Benbasat, 2003; Tingling & Parent, 2002), designed and developed (Butler, 2003; Klein, 2000; Laudon, 1985), implemented (Robey & Holmstrom, 2001), and used (Fountain, 2001) in organizations. In this chapter, we provide a brief overview of some of these initial studies to highlight the usefulness of institutional theory in e-government research. We also suggest some opportunities for future research in e-government using institutional theory. This chapter does not capture all the essential theoretical and empirical issues related to using institutional theory in information systems and e-government research. Instead, it is a brief review and a good starting point to explore the potential of institutional theory. We hope that e-government scholars find it interesting and useful. The chapter is organized in five sections, including this introduction. The second section provides a brief overview of institutional theory in various disciplinary traditions, with an emphasis on institutional theory in sociology. Then the chapter identifies various patterns of the use of institutional theory in information systems and e-government research. Based on our analysis of the current state of the art, the fourth section suggests some opportunities for future research. Finally, the fifth section provides some final comments.

scholarly journals Extract Tacit Knowledge in the Learner Model of the Smart Tutoring System

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Fatima-Zohra Hibbi ◽  
Otman Abdoun ◽  
Haimoudi El Khatir
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Conversion Process ◽  
Tutoring System ◽  
Learner Model ◽  
Knowledge Conversion ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Main Factors

Knowledge management (KM) is one of the main factors that have become extremely popular in recent years. KM is the processes which people explain information data using scientific and technological media and summarize it into concepts and rules to generate knowledge. This later can be implicit or explicit one. The aim of this contribution is to convert the tacit knowledge into explicit using Metaheuristics techniques. This paper aims to develop a model for converting tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, using the Metaheuristics algorithm for the E-learning platform. For that purpose, the knowledge conversion process will respect the following steps: define the source of tacit knowledge and their methods, classify the tacit knowledge, then we evaluate the implicit knowledge conversion.

Cloud computing and human resource management: systematic literature review and future research agenda

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Manuel Maqueira Marín ◽  
Diessica De Oliveira-Dias ◽  
Nima Jafari Navimipour ◽  
Bhaskar Gardas ◽  
Mehmet Unal
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Research

PurposeThis study aims to provide an overview of what characterizes the current state of research in the field of cloud computing use in human resource management (HRM) with the identification, analysis and classification of the existing literature and lines of research addressed and to provide guidance for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe systematic literature review (SLR) technique has been used to identify, select, analyze and evaluate the existing publications on cloud computing and HRM. A total of 35 papers published up to December 2020 have been obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) scientific database. The research design has allowed us to determine what characterizes the current state of research on the use of cloud computing in HRM and obtain a novel classification of the literature that identifies four lines of research and the contributions in each line and has allowed us to define the future research agenda.FindingsThe four groups into which the papers on the cloud computing-HRM relationship have been classified are: (1) studies focused on the development of cloud platforms for HRM that highlight technical aspects, (2) papers that focus on the concept of human resource elasticity, (3) papers on the adoption and/or implantation of cloud platforms for HRM and (4) studies that highlight the effects or implications of cloud platforms for HRM. This paper proposes some new opportunities for future research and presents some helpful implications from the theoretical and management perspectives.Research limitations/implicationsThis study uses only scientific articles in the WoS database with a Journal Citation Report (JCR) or SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) impact.Originality/valueThis paper provides an overview of the knowledge on cloud computing and HRM research and offers recommendations for future research.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS THE WAY OF DEVELOPING THE ECONOMIC SECTOR IN LITHUANIA / STATYBOS SEKTORIAUS, KAIP LIETUVOS ŪKIO ŠAKOS, VAIDMUO IR PLĖTROS TYRIMAS

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kęstutis Peleckis ◽  
Valentina Peleckienė
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Way

One of the most important stages in the construction process is selecting the right contractor considering the smallest price that may raise many doubts. The cheapest option may be uneconomi­cal in view of a failure of technical quality and assessment of building lifetime. The article reviews literature and worldwide used practice to establish the most important factors of contrac­tor’s competitiveness. The paper also determines the main factors of the competitiveness of roofing contractors and evaluates qual­ity as a competitive advantage of the companies having influence on other factors of competitiveness. In conclusion; important proposals for assessing the competitiveness of the contractor and recommendations for future research are provided. Santrauka Vienas svarbiausių statybos proceso etapų – parinkti tinkamą rangovą. Rangovo pasirinkimas pagal mažiausią kai­ną kelia daug abejonių. Pigiausias pasirinkimas gali būti neekonomiškas, atsižvelgiant į nepakankamą pagamintos produkcijos techninę kokybę ir įvertinant statybos objekto gyvavimo trukmę. Norint išsiaiškinti svarbiausius rangovo konkurencingumo veiksnius, buvo atlikta pasaulinės literatūros ir praktikos apžvalga. Straipsnyje nustatyti pagrindiniai įmonių, klojančių prilydo­mąsias stogų medžiagas, konkurencingumo veiksniai. Įvertinta kokybės, kaip įmonės konkurencinio pranašumo, įtaka kitiems jos konkurencingumo veiksniams. Pateikti siūlymai rangovo konkurencingumui vertinti, taip pat būsimų tyrimų pasiūlymai.

scholarly journals Increasing of effectivity of construction project on account of integration of information technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 09034
Author(s):  
Petr Govorukha
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Predictive Tool ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
Selection Of

A conceptual methodology for increasing the efficiency of organizational and technological aspects of construction production by developing a predictive tool for participants in a construction project is described here. The initial direction of activity for working off the possibility of implementing the indicated methodology has been determined. During the analysis of a domestic experience of construction companies, the conditions for unlimited and constant integration of information technology (IT) were identified. The importance of constant tracking of innovations in the field of information technology for the selection of the most promising areas and methods of their integration, allowing the participants in a construction project to increase their efficiency at the lowest cost, was found. The description of the principles of systems engineering for the development of monitoring models in the field of IT is brought. The primary classification of information technologies from the point of view of the application in the construction industry is carried out. Based on consultations held with the leaders of construction companies there were defined the groups and subgroups of parameters, that may influence the effectiveness of realization of the construction project.

Knowledge management processes and organizational performance: the mediating role of organizational learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 1859-1880 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Obeso ◽  
Remedios Hernández-Linares ◽  
María Concepción López-Fernández ◽  
Ana María Serrano-Bedia
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
And Performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to analyze the individual influence of different knowledge management practises (KMP) on firm performance. Second, it aims to analyze the mediating role of organizational learning (OL) between each KMP and performance. Design/methodology/approach A telephone-survey was applied in 2018 to the managers of 400 Spanish firms. The data retrieved was analyzed by using multiple regression analysis. Findings Knowledge generation (KG) and knowledge flow (KF) promote firm performance, while there is not a direct association between knowledge storage and performance. OL mediates the relationship between KG and performance, as well as between KF and performance. Research limitations/implications First, this research confirms that not all the KMP have a direct effect on firm performance, thus, future research would need to differentiate between different KMP. Second, this paper is pioneering in providing empirical evidence that OL mediates the KMP – performance relationship. Third, the empirical study was performed in a context non-researched yet by the literature considering KMP individually: Spain. Practical implications First, besides the results managers should focus their efforts in practises related to KG and application. Second, OL mediating suggests that managers should invest in managerial commitment to promote a shared culture, shared vision, open-mind to new ideas and a lot of dialogue. Originality/value This is the first study that investigates how KMP contribute to firm performance by incorporating the mediating impact of OL. The results will help organizations to identify the KMP improving the performance.

scholarly journals Novel Ways of Discovering, Capturing and Experiencing Cultural Heritage: A Review of Current State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Future Directions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitra Pappa ◽  
Constantin Makropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Current State ◽  
Digital Scanning ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Future Work

The present chapter investigates the emerging paradigm of cultural heritage experience, as shaped by the continuous advances in information technologies. Recent years have seen the growing digitisation of cultural heritage, leveraged by innovative information technologies (imaging technologies, multimedia, virtual reality etc.). Advanced digitisation, and digital preservation and accessibility have been instrumental in transforming conservation and scientific research methods in the field of cultural heritage, as well as people’s experience of cultural heritage assets, relics, and monuments. Digitisation and immersion technologies are already in use in the context of cultural tourism in museums and on location. At the same time, a manifold of new applications and services can be generated from the adoption and adaptation of relevant technologies already applied in other sectors (e.g. 2D/3D digital scanning technologies applied in the construction industry). The present chapter will provide a thorough review of relevant digital technologies and existing work in the field, highlighting important research efforts and achievements; and will discuss the current challenges and promising avenues for future work. Following a literature review methodology, our research will provide a critical appraisal of carefully selected work from recent scientific literature and contribute to the systematisation of the current knowledge in the field towards the identification of key challenges and the extraction of new insights in terms of potential for practical applications and future research directions in the area.

scholarly journals Investigation of the Relationship between the Knowledge Management Process and Performance of a Construction Company: An Empirical Study

10.28945/4166 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 417-435
Author(s):  
Mochamad Agung Wibowo ◽  
Rudi Waluyo ◽  
Zhabrinna Zhabrinna
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The Relationship

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between the knowledge management (KM) process and the performance of construction companies. The ultimate goal is to promote better efficiency and competitive advantage in the construction industry by making the best use of knowledge. Background: While attention to KM is currently on the rise, as shown by the number of studies conducted, research on KM in the construction industry of Indonesia is still very rare. However, organizational learning as the implementation of KM provides an opportunity to improve the construction industry, and thus there is an urgency to conduct research on this topic. Methodology: This study lasted for three months and used the survey method, with 100 questionnaires distributed to contractors of grade 6 and 7 on the islands of Java and Borneo in Indonesia. A total of 54 returned questionnaires were deemed complete and eligible for further analysis. Data analysis was performed using the structural equation modeling method with partial least squares (SEM PLS). Contribution: This study helps to measure the relationship value of the KM process and company performance. Findings: The results of this study indicate that the process of KM has a significant and positive influence on company performance, and there is a positive interaction in the process of KM and company performance as well. Recommendations for Practitioners: Construction companies need to perceive that activities undertaken in a construction project should always be assumed to be a KM process in order to make strategic and effective decisions that can result in improvements to customers, finance, internal business, learning, and growth. Recommendation for Researchers: Research on the KM process and information technology needs to be developed more, so that construction companies can apply this knowledge to explore problems and create solutions, resulting in methods to facilitate efficiency and effectiveness. Impact on Society: This paper helps to understand that KM activities provide initial benefits and guidance for companies that want to apply KM. Future Research: Innovative and new ideas to cultivate the KM process in the construction industry need to be explored and developed to improve the implementation.

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