From project's information management to project-based organizational learning: The role of knowledge sharing

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Vaz Almeida, M (Author) Other; António Lucas Soares (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Handbook of research on effective project management through the integration of knowledge and innovation

Pages: 190-211

ISBN: 978-1-4666-7537-7

Publisher: IGI Global

Indexing

Scopus - 1 Citation

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-661

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7536-0.ch011

Abstract (EN): Project-based organizations have characteristics that raise additional barriers to information management, knowledge sharing, and to organizational learning. The main causes of this are inadequate information architectures and governance, poor collaborative culture, and lack of organization-wide information management strategies. This chapter presents a comprehensive basis to understand the information and knowledge-sharing practices in PBO, as well as the methods and tools that information professionals and project managers should have in mind when performing their tasks. For that, literatures are reviewed focusing on the explanation of the processes of knowledge creation and sharing leading to organizational learning. The main conclusion is that a knowledge-sharing strategy in a PBO should include a set of mechanisms that address a customized mix of the codification and personalization dimensions and that strategies for collaborative information management should be used as enablers for embedding knowledge sharing within the organizational practices and culture.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific