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Publication date: 23 May 2008

Harriet Eliufoo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and characterise the knowledge creation process in construction organisations and explore to what extent organisations facilitate the…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate and characterise the knowledge creation process in construction organisations and explore to what extent organisations facilitate the process.

Design/methodology/approach

A case study approach is adopted using four construction organisations; a knowledge creation model is also used as the analytical tool.

Findings

The model successfully identifies the characteristics of the knowledge creation process and its uniqueness among the cases studied; and that conscientious effort by organisations to facilitate the process is limited.

Research limitations/implications

The study is limited to intra‐firm knowledge creation.

Practical implications

Understanding of the knowledge creation process by organisations adopting the model is a potential platform for enhancement of the process in organisations.

Originality/value

The article provides the establishment of specific knowledge creation models through an empirical investigation of construction organisations.

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The Learning Organization, vol. 15 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0969-6474

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Publication date: 20 March 2007

Harriet K. Eliufoo

This paper aims to explore how the gendered division of labour in construction sites in Zanzibar influences earnings, resource ownership and wellbeing of female and male…

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Purpose

This paper aims to explore how the gendered division of labour in construction sites in Zanzibar influences earnings, resource ownership and wellbeing of female and male construction workers.

Design/methodology/approach

Case studies were made in five construction sites in Zanzibar where informal interviews and questionnaires were used to collect information; a total of 150 construction workers participated.

Findings

Finds that through the gendered division, women are subordinated; and that the social position of women, subjects women to a vicious cycle that hampers acquisition of construction skills.

Research limitations/implications

The research has limited itself to Zanzibar, a society with an influence of Arab culture. Future research in other cultures could be of interest in order to investigate the influence of culture on such studies.

Practical implications

Women need to acquire technical training that would improve their employment situation. Women working on construction sites should not consider themselves as compelled to be in a “fit‐in situation” rather they should reject discriminatory values. The acquisition of construction skills and training should be a strong initiative from women themselves.

Originality/value

This paper establishes how gendered divisions of labour in construction sites influences earning, resource ownership and wellbeing of female and male site workers.

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Women in Management Review, vol. 22 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0964-9425

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Publication date: 23 May 2008

Deborah Blackman

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The Learning Organization, vol. 15 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0969-6474

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