A Cross-case Analysis on the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing Practices in Construction Joint Ventures

Construction joint ventures often used as a strategic platform to facilitate learning and acquire knowledge associated with individual partner skills and capabilities, and further integrate the new knowledge into their own system and structure. Although previous literature has highlighted many benef...

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Published in:IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Main Author: Bakri A.S.; Saidan Khaderi S.; Abd Shukor A.S.
Format: Conference paper
Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics 2022
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142249571&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1067%2f1%2f012068&partnerID=40&md5=e9000cc2f8570f16fc16a9ccc419f28d
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Bakri A.S.; Saidan Khaderi S.; Abd Shukor A.S.
A Cross-case Analysis on the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing Practices in Construction Joint Ventures
2022
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1067
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10.1088/1755-1315/1067/1/012068
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142249571&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1067%2f1%2f012068&partnerID=40&md5=e9000cc2f8570f16fc16a9ccc419f28d
Construction joint ventures often used as a strategic platform to facilitate learning and acquire knowledge associated with individual partner skills and capabilities, and further integrate the new knowledge into their own system and structure. Although previous literature has highlighted many benefits of joint ventures, in reality it does not work well as people are often hesitant to share their knowledge and experience. Furthermore, the nature of construction projects and temporary setting of joint venture organisations often results in difficulty to retain the knowledge of each project member once the project completed, and the joint venture dissolved. Such problems become more critical in the local-foreign joint venture projects where knowledge has to be shared across different organisations and national culture. This research paper aims to assess the barriers for knowledge sharing practices by using cross-case analysis of joint venture projects as case studies. This research took a qualitative approach with a multiple-case study method adopted to perform exploratory case studies into construction joint ventures in Malaysia. Qualitative data were collected using the semi-structured interview techniques with 20 interviewees from two case studies. The primary data was analysed using content analysis and cognitive mapping techniques. The research findings revealed several barriers to knowledge sharing practices within joint venture project settings such as the cultural barriers, lack of loyalty and project continuity, language barriers, unwilling to share and learn; and lack of time. The Malaysian construction industry is taking initiatives to improve its current project performance through capacity development which is one of the strategic thrusts outlined in CIDB Construction Revolution 4.0 (CR4.0). The capacity development can be done by encouraging the collaboration between construction participants. It gives a very significant justification for undertaking this research focusing on improving the collaboration and project performance of joint venture project settings through effective knowledge sharing. © 2022 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
Institute of Physics
17551307
English
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All Open Access; Gold Open Access
author Bakri A.S.; Saidan Khaderi S.; Abd Shukor A.S.
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A Cross-case Analysis on the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing Practices in Construction Joint Ventures
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title_short A Cross-case Analysis on the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing Practices in Construction Joint Ventures
title_full A Cross-case Analysis on the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing Practices in Construction Joint Ventures
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description Construction joint ventures often used as a strategic platform to facilitate learning and acquire knowledge associated with individual partner skills and capabilities, and further integrate the new knowledge into their own system and structure. Although previous literature has highlighted many benefits of joint ventures, in reality it does not work well as people are often hesitant to share their knowledge and experience. Furthermore, the nature of construction projects and temporary setting of joint venture organisations often results in difficulty to retain the knowledge of each project member once the project completed, and the joint venture dissolved. Such problems become more critical in the local-foreign joint venture projects where knowledge has to be shared across different organisations and national culture. This research paper aims to assess the barriers for knowledge sharing practices by using cross-case analysis of joint venture projects as case studies. This research took a qualitative approach with a multiple-case study method adopted to perform exploratory case studies into construction joint ventures in Malaysia. Qualitative data were collected using the semi-structured interview techniques with 20 interviewees from two case studies. The primary data was analysed using content analysis and cognitive mapping techniques. The research findings revealed several barriers to knowledge sharing practices within joint venture project settings such as the cultural barriers, lack of loyalty and project continuity, language barriers, unwilling to share and learn; and lack of time. The Malaysian construction industry is taking initiatives to improve its current project performance through capacity development which is one of the strategic thrusts outlined in CIDB Construction Revolution 4.0 (CR4.0). The capacity development can be done by encouraging the collaboration between construction participants. It gives a very significant justification for undertaking this research focusing on improving the collaboration and project performance of joint venture project settings through effective knowledge sharing. © 2022 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
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