Construction cultures: Sources, signs, and solutions of toxicity

This chapter presents a holistic investigation into construction culture from an organisation studies as well as project management perspective, mobilising the concept of toxic project cultures as a novel conceptual lens to explore new ways to transform the construction industry into a more dynamic, innovative, and socially responsible sector...

Exchanging urban knowledge: Japan X Netherlands

One of the many challenges facing the Netherlands is the government’s<br/>goal of building one million homes by 2030, as a solution to the housing<br/>deficiency that’s plaguing the Netherlands. The intended method is to densify current urban areas rather than continuously expand outward into green areas to keep the natural environment open for...

A specific transdisciplinary co-design workshop model to teach a multiple perspective problem approach for integrated nature-based design

Inter- and transdisciplinary place-based learning by international groups of students formed an integral component of the Partnerships for International Research and Education Coastal Flood Risk Reduction (PIRE-CFRR) program “Integrated, multiscale approaches for understanding how to reduce vulnerability to damaging events.” The program aimed to...

A landscape for learning: Anchor points for exploration

Managing Knowledge Exchange and Supplier Selection in a Product Technology Transfer: An innovative manual to guide practitioners in the early phases of product technology transfers

In an ever more interconnected and integrated world, supply chains are undergoing continuous radical redesigns triggering in turn transfers of products and technologies between suppliers across the globe. This multi-year, cross-functional process, referred to as product technology transfer is determinant for the success or failure of a supply...

Temporal dimensions of knowledge exchanges in horizontal knowledge networks

Purpose: This study aims to examine reciprocal exchanges in knowledge networks using temporal differentiation of knowledge exchanges. To date, research on horizontal knowledge networks rather overlooks the temporal perspective, which could explain the dynamics of exchange in those networks. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports on a...

The Water Efficiency Paradox: The significance of spatial scale and knowledge exchange in irrigation water management

Water scarcity is a growing issue across the globe (Rijsberman, 2006) and because agriculture is the main consumer of water, investing in irrigation efficiency seems like a good solution to this problem. However, local gains in efficiency can reduce runoff and hence, have an adverse effect on downstream water availability (o.a. Perry (2018, 1999...

The effect of the Spiegel on construction projects and project managers: A study into the Spiegel method which aims to facilitate reflection, learning, and knowledge exchange

Understanding inter-organizational information sharing: A case-study in the context of Risk and Opportunity Based Asset Management for Critical Infrastructures (ROBAMCI)

On a daily basis we (in) directly make use of functions of various infrastructures: we drive on roads and bridges or we live without worries behind the safety of a dike. Only when there are cracks in the dike or a particular bridge is not accessible due to for example a broken pillar, we realize how critical these infrastructures are for our...

Employees’ participation in electronic networks of practice within a corporate group: perceived benefits and costs

This paper explores benefits and costs of knowledge exchange perceived by individuals in connected electronic networks of practice (ENoP) in a corporate setting. The results of 25 semi-structured interviews show 9 perceived benefits and 5 perceived costs to be of importance for knowledge exchange. Altruism and reciprocity are the two main...

CE Challenges: Work to Do

CE has been used for more than two decades now. Despite many successes and advantages, there are still many challenges to be addressed. These challenges are both technical and organisational. In the paper we will address the current challenges of CE. Many challenges are related to the exchange of data and...

On the conversion of functional models: Bridging differences between functional taxonomies in the modeling of user actions

In this paper, I discuss a methodology for the conversion of functional models between functional taxonomies developed by Kitamura et al. (2007) and Ookubo et al. (2007). They apply their methodology to the conversion of functional models described in terms of the Functional Basis taxonomy into functional models described in terms of the...