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Baarts, C (2009) Collective individualism: the informal and emergent dynamics of practising safety in a high-risk work environment. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 949–57.
Barrett, P and Sutrisna, M (2009) Methodological strategies to gain insights into informality and emergence in construction project case studies. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 935–48.
Bresnen, M (2009) Living the dream? Understanding partnering as emergent practice. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 923–33.
Georg, S and Tryggestad, K (2009) On the emergence of roles in construction: the qualculative role of project management. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 969–81.
Gluch, P (2009) Unfolding roles and identities of professionals in construction projects: exploring the informality of practices. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 959–68.
Gorse, C A and Emmitt, S (2009) Informal interaction in construction progress meetings. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 983–93.
Kao, C-C, Green, S D and Larsen, G D (2009) Emergent discourses of construction competitiveness: localized learning and embeddedness. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 1005–17.
Rooke, J A, Koskela, L and Kagioglou, M (2009) Informality in organization and research: a review and a proposal. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 913–22.
Styhre, A (2009) Tacit knowledge in rock construction work: a study and a critique of the use of the term. Construction Management and Economics, 27(10), 995–1003.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: tacit knowledge; rock construction work; aesthetic knowledge
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903236379
- Abstract:
Tacit knowledge is one of the perennial issues of discussion in both the knowledge management and construction management literature. Being by definition that which cannot be properly explained in existing operative vocabularies, tacit knowledge is a residual category in prescribed analytical frameworks in the knowledge management literature. However, knowledge that is not easily explained verbally or in written form plays a decisive role in the construction industry. For instance, in the case of rock construction work, the most skilled construction workers are capable of carrying out certain procedures without fully mastering accompanying operative vocabularies, thereby demonstrating the capacity to use what has been called aesthetic knowledge, a specific form of tacit knowledge recognizing the limits of verbal and written communication. Aesthetic knowledge is an emergent competence residing in everyday practices and is therefore capable of transcending operative vocabularies. In practical terms, both managers and practitioners should pay attention to the importance of tacit knowledge and aesthetic knowledge and construction companies should seek to provide arenas where tacit and aesthetic knowledge should be shared effectively.