KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE RESEARCH

Knowledge management in the construction industry has become an element of transition between traditional processes and current needs demanded by technological change. This research reviews updated scientific contributions knowledge construction, as well its influence. The results come from a bibliometric study, elaborating quantitative qualitative analysis state. method was divided into following stages: preliminary approach to bibliography, establishment search strategies, selection classification articles, discussion relevant articles. Three main factors were identified: use exploitation knowledge, transfer, information technologies; five complementary facets also culture, innovation, quality, generation human factors. reaffirm importance addition increasing attention transfer technology information. However, declined because sector still does not report applying this underlines need for future study strategies transform tacit explicit knowledge.