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Knowledge management practices in Oman construction sector
Almarshoudi, Abdulaziz Suresh, Subashini Renukappa, Suresh
Almarshoudi, Abdulaziz
Suresh, Subashini
Renukappa, Suresh
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2018-06-01
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Implementing the strategies of Knowledge Management (KM) in the construction industry in Oman can produce significant benefits, such as continuous improvement and the improved performance of construction projects. In addition, the need to understand the determinants of successful Knowledge Management cannot be underestimated in organisations in the Middle East; specifically, those which are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The accelerated development in recent years regarding the GCC countries, highlights the need for these nations and their organisations to empower themselves through Knowledge Management. Nevertheless, very little empirical research has been conducted to understand this phenomenon. This paper investigates the role of Knowledge Management in relation to reducing the Cost of Poor Quality in the construction industry in Oman. Data was collected via questionnaires and interviews with Omani construction engineers from public and private sector. The findings reveal that knowledge capture and knowledge sharing are paramount to the contributory factors to the Cost of Poor Quality in practice, which includes the cost of errors and omissions, cost of design changes and the cost of poor skills.
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Almarshoudi, A., Suresh, S., Renukappa, S. (2018) 'Knowledge management practices in Oman construction sector', International Journal of Knowledge Engineering, 4 (8) pp.50-54. doi: 10.18178/ijke.2018.4.1.099
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University of Wolverhampton