A MODEL EXAMINING THE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN THE CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION IN NIGERIA.

Katun M.Idris ¹, Rasheed T. Bhadmus²& Bello Kabir³

^{1, 2}Department of Quantity Surveying, The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi.

³Department of Building Technology, The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi.

Email;idriskt@gmail.com,

ABSTRACT

Construction organisationsare becoming more conscious that the knowledge management process is the key and supreme inattaining reasonable,efficiency and innovations in businesses. This research investigates the significant ways and method in which knowledge management process in the multinational construction organisationacquired, create, disseminate and re-acquire available knowledge in their project-based activities.  This research was carried out in the multinational construction organisationbecause of their innovativeprogression on knowledge managementadoption. The research study established a hypothetical framework that links adopted empirically validated variables of the knowledge management process. The study investigated thirty three multinational construction organisationwith two hundred and ten survey questionnaires distributed to their knowledge workers.The study adopted quantitative research method of approach usingstructural equation modeling (SEM) to validated the research framework with the factor loadings for the variables been significant. Cronbash Alpha factors of 0.800, 0.855, 0.808, 0.807 and 0.799 for knowledge acquisition, creation, sharing, storing and reuse respectively were achieved. The research finding display thatmanagement of knowledgein construction projects is a chain. Also, the study serves as a guide to the construction industry on the effect KM Process in deepened reflectiveness of the surpassing role of effective knowledge management in the construction organisation.  

Keywords: Knowledge Management, Construction, Organisation, Theoretical Framework, Structural Equation Model.