Abstract:
The importance of knowledge management for construction companies has been
gradually recognized by the industry. While explicit knowledge has been handled by
many existing information systems, tacit knowledge is much more difficult to handle
because of its intangible nature, and not many computer systems designed for tacit
knowledge management. As tacit knowledge is usually created and transferred in social
environment, this paper proposes to use a collaborative software to support tacit
knowledge transfer. Basic concepts and the structure of the collaborative software are
presented; and the facilities for tacit knowledge management for construction
organizations are demonstrated.
