The application of knowledge management in construction organization in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Kasimu, M. A., Amiruddin, Roslan, Abdullah, Fadhlin
• Format: Article
• Published: Medwell Journals. 2013
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49725/; https://www.medwelljournals.com
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The construction organizations have a deprived record in the management of its knowledge and results in vast wastage of assets and negative effect on quality of works. Therefore, the study aimed at examines the application of K1'v1 practice in two international construction companies. The case study was conducted on large size international construction companies operate in Nigeria at the construction project site of the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The result shows that the application of KM practices in the construction organizations in Nigeria is still at infancy stage because of lack proper understanding the concept and theory of KM practice in the construction organization. Therefore, the study suggests that the awareness K1'v1 practices in the construction organization should be encouraged in order to ameliorate infrastructure development problems.