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Addis, M (2016) Tacit and explicit knowledge in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 439-45.
Chan, P W (2016) Expert knowledge in the making: Using a processual lens to examine expertise in construction. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 471-83.
Gacasan, E M P, Wiggins, M W and Searle, B J (2016) The role of cues in expert project manager sensemaking. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 492-16.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: sensemaking; project management; expertise; cue utilization; construction industry
- ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2016.1177190
- Abstract:
Sensemaking forms the foundation of expertise as it comprises the initial stage of information processing that influences judgement and decision-making. Two related studies were undertaken to investigate the role of cues in the context of expert project management. First, a qualitative study was conducted using the critical incident technique and involving nine project managers who had successfully delivered projects. The data were analysed by identifying the critical incidents and the associated cues that were used as the basis of sensemaking in project-related situations. These cues converged into three categories: feedback, context cues and tacit knowledge. The second study examined the construct validity of the cues that emerged in Study 1 using a cue utilization scale that was administered through an online survey. There were 23 experienced project managers and 78 naïve participants who participated in the study. Differences in patterns of cue utilization were evident between the two cohorts based on the perceived levels of project complexity and project phases. The research outcomes offer empirical support for the relationship between cues and sensemaking in project management, and provide a basis for further research into the acquisition of sensemaking skills and the development of cue-based training initiatives to facilitate the progression towards expert project management.;Sensemaking forms the foundation of expertise as it comprises the initial stage of information processing that influences judgement and decision-making. Two related studies were undertaken to investigate the role of cues in the context of expert project management. First, a qualitative study was conducted using the critical incident technique and involving nine project managers who had successfully delivered projects. The data were analysed by identifying the critical incidents and the associated cues that were used as the basis of sensemaking in project-related situations. These cues converged into three categories: feedback, context cues and tacit knowledge. The second study examined the construct validity of the cues that emerged in Study 1 using a cue utilization scale that was administered through an online survey. There were 23 experienced project managers and 78 naïve participants who participated in the study. Differences in patterns of cue utilization were evident between the two cohorts based on the perceived levels of project complexity and project phases. The research outcomes offer empirical support for the relationship between cues and sensemaking in project management, and provide a basis for further research into the acquisition of sensemaking skills and the development of cue-based training initiatives to facilitate the progression towards expert project management.;
Gluch, P and Bosch-Sijtsema, P (2016) Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 522-14.
Ingirige, B (2016) Theorizing construction industry practice within a disaster risk reduction setting: Is it a panacea or an illusion?. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 592-607.
Kanjanabootra, S and Corbitt, B (2016) Reproducing knowledge in construction expertise: A reflexive theory, critical approach. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 561-77.
Kokkonen, A and Alin, P (2016) Practitioners deconstructing and reconstructing practices when responding to the implementation of BIM. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 578-91.
Mogendorff, K (2016) The building or enactment of expertise in context: What the performative turn in the social sciences may add to expertise research in construction management. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 484-91.
Newton, S (2016) The being of construction management expertise. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 458-70.
Raiden, A (2016) Horseplay, care and hands on hard work: Gendered strategies of a project manager on a construction site. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 508-21.
Sage, D J (2016) Rethinking construction expertise with posthumanism. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 446-57.
Scott, L M (2016) Theory and research in construction education: The case for pragmatism. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 552-60.
Voordijk, H and Adriaanse, A (2016) Engaged scholarship in construction management research: The adoption of information and communications technology in construction projects. Construction Management and Economics, 34(07), 536-51.