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Anwer, S, Li, H, Antwi-Afari, M F, Umer, W and Wong, A Y L (2021) Evaluation of Physiological Metrics as Real-Time Measurement of Physical Fatigue in Construction Workers: State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Assaad, R and El-adaway, I H (2021) Determining Critical Combinations of Safety Fatality Causes Using Spectral Clustering and Computational Data Mining Algorithms. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Besklubova, S, Skibniewski, M J and Zhang, X (2021) Factors Affecting 3D Printing Technology Adaptation in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Castelblanco, G, Guevara, J, Mesa, H and Sanchez, A (2021) Semantic Network Analysis of Literature on Public-Private Partnerships. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Chen, X, Zhang, Y, Zhao, B and Yang, S (2021) Investment Probabilistic Interval Estimation for Construction Project Using the Hybrid Model of SVR and GWO. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Guo, S, Tang, B, Liang, K, Zhou, X and Li, J (2021) Comparative Analysis of the Patterns of Unsafe Behaviors in Accidents between Building Construction and Urban Railway Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Johari, S and Neeraj Jha, K (2021) Framework for Identifying Competencies of Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Lv, J, Lin, M, Zhou, W and Xu, M (2021) How PPP Renegotiation Behaviors Evolve with Traffic Changes: Evolutionary Game Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Moon, S and Munira Chowdhury, A (2021) Utilization of Prior Information in Neural Network Training for Improving 28-Day Concrete Strength Prediction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Mousaei, A, Taghaddos, H, Nekouvaght Tak, A, Behzadipour, S and Hermann, U (2021) Optimized Mobile Crane Path Planning in Discretized Polar Space. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Pradhananga, P, ElZomor, M and Santi Kasabdji, G (2021) Identifying the Challenges to Adopting Robotics in the US Construction Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

Sparkling, A E and Dogra, P (2021) Supervisors’ Reliance on Tacit Knowledge and Barriers to Knowledge Sharing in the Electrical Contracting Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002042
  • Abstract:
    The shortage of skills together with the knowledge loss due to employee retirements is compelling trade contractors to capture the know-how from retirees to prepare the future workforce. Compared to explicit knowledge, the tacit dimension is relatively unexplored in the construction industry. To capture tacit knowledge, it should be first identified in practice. This research posits an instrument to gauge the reliance of field supervisors on tacit knowledge and identifies barriers to knowledge sharing through case studies involving electrical contractors. Findings reveal that there is a significant relationship between the individual’s experience and reliance on tacit knowledge, especially field supervisors with 20 years of work experience or more. It is also identified that field staff and management have contrasting opinions regarding the ranking of barriers to knowledge sharing. Management prioritized lack of formal processes as the key barrier to knowledge sharing at the site level, whereas for the field team it is the lack of socialization and encouragement. The proposed study will aid trade contractors to strengthen the existing knowledge-harnessing strategies by categorizing the supervisory knowledge into tacit and explicit, simultaneously identifying barriers to its sharing.

Zaalouk, A and Han, S (2021) Parameterized Design Optimization Framework for Worker-Friendly Workplaces in Modular Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(05).