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Future Motivation in Construction Safety Knowledge Sharing by Means of Information Technology

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Construction accidents and temporary works failures have led to many workers in Hong Kong seriously injured or even die every year. Huge sums of money have been spent on compensation by contractors. Lack of safety knowledge is one of the causes behind these accidents. While information technology has become an indispensable part of life among youngsters and teenagers, it is foreseeable that construction workforce on site in the coming decade will need certain levels of computer skills and knowledge. With the help of information technology, geographical boundary in knowledge sharing among safety officers or relevant stakeholders from all over the world is removed. Faster knowledge sharing is also expected. Knowledge sharing among construction workers in Hong Kong is still restricted in traditional face-to-face interaction. Use of information technology in construction companies is still piecemeal and limited in daily work communication. This paper presents the study of possible motivation in sharing inter and intra knowledge in construction organizations.

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This chapter is part of the work of a research project supported by Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project Code No. HKU 7121/04E). It is a revised version of the paper “Future motivation in construction safety knowledge sharing by means of Information Technology in Hong Kong”, published in Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 3(9), pp. 457–472. The authors would like to thank the publisher for granting the right to republish.

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  1. Economics and Finance, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    Rita Yi Man Li

  2. Department of Real Estate and Constructiion, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    Sun Wah Poon

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Li, R.Y.M., Poon, S.W. (2013). Future Motivation in Construction Safety Knowledge Sharing by Means of Information Technology. In: Construction Safety. Risk Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35046-7_8

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