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Investigation Into The Adoption Of Knowledge Management (km) In The Nigerian Industry Construction Industry
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The main Aim of this research is to investigate the Adoption of knowledge management in the Nigeria construction industry. The research examined the area of the construction industry that will improve as a result of the contribution of knowledge management. Data for the analysis were collected through questionnaire Administration on construction professionals. 60questionnaires where administered, 50 were retrieved and analysed using simple percentile and relative Important index. The study revealed that the knowledge management adoption is being hindered the most in Nigeria by some major barriers which include funding with relative important index of 0.83, lack of cooperation among professionals with relative important index of 0.81, difficulty in generalizing and sharing knowledge with relative important index of 0.81 and the least barrier being difficulty in locating knowledge which have index value of 0.65.As there is no Adequate fund to carry it out in construction organization in conclusion it was observe that colleagues experience is the major source of knowledge available to construction professionals in Nigeria as most construction professionals in Nigeria don’t read much and not exposed to other methods of acquiring knowledge within the organization and fund is also the major problem hindering the adoption of knowledge management among professionals. It was recommended that project managers, Architects, Quantity surveyors supervisors, contractors and engineers should improve in the level at which they transfer and share knowledge with other construction professionals and that the federal government of Nigeria should inject more fund to the construction industry of the country as this is a very productive sector of the economy.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0 Background of the StudyAccording to Botha,
D.F (2004) knowledge management is a process of systematic management of
vital knowledge and its associated process of creating, gathering,
organizing diffusion, use and exploitation. It requires turning personal
knowledge into corporate knowledge that can be widely shared throughout
the organisation. Projects are typically delivered by a temporary
organisation comprising designers, consultants, contractors, suppli ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE1.0 Background of the StudyAccording to Botha,
D.F (2004) knowledge management is a process of systematic management of
vital knowledge and its associated process of creating, gathering,
organizing diffusion, use and exploitation. It requires turning personal
knowledge into corporate knowledge that can be widely shared throughout
the organisation. Projects are typically delivered by a temporary
organisation comprising designers, consultants, contractors, suppli ... Continue reading---
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