KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERRING PROCESS IN EARTHWORK CONTRACTING FIRMS

Authors

  • Shaiful Amri Mansur Department of Structures and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad Department of Structures and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Rosli Mohamad Zin Department of Structures and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Chooi Chee Kong Department of Structures and Materials, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v20.15758

Keywords:

Knowledge transfer, Contracting firm, Earthwork.

Abstract

Firms with the best information management is more likely to be successful in today’s highly competitive business environment. It is a challenge for earthwork contracting firms to capture information and transform it into knowledge that is available for sharing. This study involves a survey on determining the level of implementation of knowledge transferring (KT) process by earthwork contracting firms. Questionnaire forms were distributed to 120 relevant contracting firms in Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur. The results reveal that all earthwork contracting firms being studied have implemented KT, even though the level of implementation is different. It is found that contractors of higher class are more willing to implement KT than the lower ones. In so far, the benefits of KT are only moderately agreeable in terms of problem solving and customer relationship.

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Published

2018-05-27

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFERRING PROCESS IN EARTHWORK CONTRACTING FIRMS. (2018). Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v20.15758