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Agunbiade, O (2019) Transcendental phenomenological study of what the pipeline engineering personnel perceive as intention-to-leave, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Al-Barghouthi, M T (2010) Capturing tacit knowledge in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: competitive advantage; effectiveness; tacit knowledge; construction firms; construction project; crisis management; estimating; knowledge management; mark-up; productivity; reuse; training; project manager; Saudi Arabia; knowledge flow; case study; interv
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/907105882
- Abstract:
The purpose of this qualitative method, collective case study design, was to determine if capturing tacit knowledge in Class-I (Saudi Arabian Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, 2009) construction firms in Saudi Arabia improves construction productivity. The underlying themes of the study were to determine the construction project managers’ awareness of the significance of capturing tacit knowledge, and to determine the effectiveness of capturing tacit knowledge in improving construction productivity. Data were collected by conducting interviews with 10 project managers from 10 different Class-I construction firms in Saudi Arabia. The findings revealed that the participants were unfamiliar with the concept of capturing tacit knowledge. Once the participants understood what capturing tacit knowledge entails, they believed the potential change from capturing tacit knowledge to: (a) improve decision-making, problem-solving, and crisis management, (b) improve work execution methods, (c) reduce activity rework, and (d) provide training, especially for field workers. The participants believed that knowledge flows from top-down and very little in reverse. The participants stated that knowledge management systems could improve their respective firms’ competitive advantage by: (a) providing a platform to document lessons learned, (b) improving the strategic decision-making process for selecting competitive mark-ups, and (c) providing tools to aid the procurement and estimating departments. The findings revealed that the benefits of capturing tacit knowledge were intuitively recognized by the project managers but little, if anything, was done to capture and reuse the site-generated knowledge to improve the participants firms’ competitive advantage.
Al-Husseini, A-M (2006) The impact of transformational leadership and empowerment on project management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Curlee, W (2002) Modern virtual project management: The effects of a centralized and decentralized project management office, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Khawam, A A (2017) Project manager's role in safety performance of Saudi construction firms: A correlational study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Markovic, P B (2015) Factors that influence project team members to use BIM and IDDs in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
McCormick, D F (2010) A mixed methods study of leader values while applying servant leadership in a construction-related company, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Oshinubi, O O (2007) The influence of project managers' leadership styles on project team performance in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Parker, S (2016) A phenomenological study of mentoring women of color in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Rideout, G W (2011) U.S. Metal building industry: A qualitative study on managing change to create a competitive advantage, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Turner, T J A (2010) The practice of financial project management in the consulting engineering industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
van Brenk, H (2014) Exploring how construction workers interpret the efficacy of leadership traits, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Worsham, J R (2013) Business effects of Arizona immigration laws on the construction industry in Pima County, Arizona, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.
Worsham, J R (2014) Business effects of Arizona immigration laws on the construction industry in pima county, Arizona, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Phoenix.