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Alhumaidi, H M (2015) Construction Contractors Ranking Method Using Multiple Decision-Makers and Multiattribute Fuzzy Weighted Average. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Barry, W, Leite, F and O’Brien, W J (2015) Late Deliverable Risk Catalog: Evaluating the Impacts and Risks of Late Deliverables to Construction Sites. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Birgonul, M T, Dikmen, I and Bektas, S (2015) Integrated Approach to Overcome Shortcomings in Current Delay Analysis Practices. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Cao, M, Cheng, M and Wu, Y (2015) Hybrid Computational Model for Forecasting Taiwan Construction Cost Index. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Dharmapalan, V, Gambatese, J A, Fradella, J and Moghaddam Vahed, A (2015) Quantification and Assessment of Safety Risk in the Design of Multistory Buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Liu, J, Love, P E D, Sing, M C P, Carey, B and Matthews, J (2015) Modeling Australia’s Construction Workforce Demand: Empirical Study with a Global Economic Perspective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Vogl, B and Abdel-Wahab, M (2015) Measuring the Construction Industry’s Productivity Performance: Critique of International Productivity Comparisons at Industry Level. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
Wanberg, J, Javernick-Will, A, Chinowsky, P and Taylor, J E (2015) Spanning Cultural and Geographic Barriers with Knowledge Pipelines in Multinational Communities of Practice. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000955
- Abstract:
Multinational construction and engineering companies are increasingly adopting communities of practice (COPs), as a means to encourage geographically dispersed and culturally diverse professionals to share knowledge on a global basis. If successful, these COPs form rich, knowledge sharing networks; they mobilize a company’s global knowledge base, allowing expertise to be applied when and where it is needed with relatively little managerial oversight. Conversely, geographic and cultural silos within COPs may form due to homophily, the social tendency of individuals to connect with similar others. These silos limit knowledge flows and curb the strategic advantage of a global workforce. Through empirical analysis of social network questionnaires and semistructured interviews, the research reported in this paper analyzed network patterns within three COPs to determine if geographic and cultural silos exist, identify structural patterns that defy homophilous trends, and explore why these network-level patterns exist. The research reported in this paper found that, in the absence of intentional organizational structuring and strategic control, silos induced by homophilious behavior were standard for global communities of practice. To encourage knowledge exchange across geographic and cultural boundaries, managers can create mutual task requirements, provide opportunities for connection through integrated training and learning experiences, and encourage workforce mobility among different geographic and cultural locations.
Wauters, M and Vanhoucke, M (2015) Study of the Stability of Earned Value Management Forecasting. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 141(04).