Relating knowledge creation factors to construction organizations’ effectiveness: Empirical study

PurposeThis study aims to relate knowledge creation factors (KCFs) to construction organizations’ effectiveness, which can be measured by different effectiveness outcomes (EOs).Design/methodology/approachData with regard to KCFs and EOs are collected from construction organizations in Vietnam using...

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Published in:Journal of engineering, design and technology design and technology, 2019-06, Vol.17 (3), p.515-536
Main Authors: Dang, Chau Ngoc, Le-Hoai, Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bureaucracy
Competition
Computer simulation
Construction industry
Corporate culture
Economic growth
Emerging markets
Employees
Explicit knowledge
Knowledge management
Organizations
Performance management
Regression analysis
Sustainable development
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Summary:PurposeThis study aims to relate knowledge creation factors (KCFs) to construction organizations’ effectiveness, which can be measured by different effectiveness outcomes (EOs).Design/methodology/approachData with regard to KCFs and EOs are collected from construction organizations in Vietnam using a survey questionnaire. Regression analysis is used to relate KCFs to EOs.FindingsVarious lists of specific KCFs that may significantly affect EOs are identified. Furthermore, several key KCFs that could play a vital role in enhancing different EOs are highlighted.Research limitations/implicationsOwing to the use of data collected from construction organizations in Vietnam, the results of this study cannot be directly applied to other types of organization in other countries without using any other extra data.Practical implicationsBased on the results of relating KCFs to different EOs, construction organizations would know which specific KCFs are vital to their organizational effectiveness. Hence, they may enhance different organizational effectiveness aspects by focusing more on such KCFs.Originality/valueIn this study, 16 KCFs and 10 EOs which may be useful for organization-level knowledge management practices in construction are introduced. Furthermore, the specific controllable KCFs vital to different EOs are identified. Hence, construction organizations would establish KCFs-based strategies for their management activities to improve various organizational effectiveness aspects.
ISSN:1726-0531
1758-8901
DOI:10.1108/JEDT-01-2018-0002