• ISSN: 2010-0248 (Print)
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IJIMT 2020 Vol.11(1): 10-17 ISSN: 2010-0248
doi: 10.18178/ijimt.2020.11.1.869

Knowledge Creation: A Case Study of International Construction Joint Venture Projects in Thailand

Achara Khamaksorn, Joseph H. M. Tah, and Esra Kurul

Abstract— In recent years, companies around the world are trying to expand internationally through collaborative agreements. ‘International Construction Joint Ventures’ (ICJVs) have become of significant interest as the global construction market continues to be integrated into a more competitive business environment. Moreover, ICJVs can be a mechanism for creating, transferring and improving knowledge and skills between partners. Knowledge creation has also been recognized as the successful mechanism of creating knowledge between local and foreign partners. Therefore, local partners who wished to enter into the emerging market needed to quickly develop the required resources. Thus, it is especially important to understand how new knowledge in ICJV projects can be transferred and adopted. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate and characterise the knowledge creation process in ICJV projects and explore to what extent projects facilitate the process. A case study approach is adopted using three ICJV projects. As a result, this research provides the establishment of specific knowledge creation processes through an empirical investigation of ICJV projects in Thailand.

Index Terms— International construction, knowledge creation, SECI model, Thailand.

Achara Khamaksorn is with the Knowledge and Innovation Management Department, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand (e-mail: achara.k@cmu.ac.th). Joseph H. M. Tah and Esra Kurul are with the Faculty of Technology, Design, and Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK (e-mail: jtah@brookes.ac.uk, ekurul@brookes.ac.uk).

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Cite: Achara Khamaksorn, Joseph H. M. Tah, and Esra Kurul, " Knowledge Creation: A Case Study of International Construction Joint Venture Projects in Thailand ," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 10-17, 2020.

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