TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring the transfer of knowledge by Japanese engineers after participation in infrastructure maintenance training programs
AU - Henry, M.
AU - Matsumoto, K.
AU - Yokota, H.
AU - Nagai, K.
N1 - Funding Information:
The survey investigation was supported by the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), “Infrastructure Maintenance, Renewal, and Management Technology” (Funding agency: JST). The authors would like to express their gratitude to the training program administrators for distributing the survey to their graduates. The authors would also like to thank former graduate student Ms. Chika Yamasaki (Hokkaido University) for her work on the survey development and data analysis.
Funding Information:
The survey investigation was supported by the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), ?Infrastructure Maintenance, Renewal, and Management Technology? (Funding agency: JST). The authors would like to express their gratitude to the training program administrators for distributing the survey to their graduates. The authors would also like to thank former graduate student Ms. Chika Yamasaki (Hokkaido University) for her work on the survey development and data analysis.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In response to the aging and deterioration of its infrastructure systems, Japan has invested in new technological and institutional systems for comprehensive infrastructure asset management. These approaches range from the construction of highly durable structures to the strategic maintenance of existing structures. Human resource development plays a critical role in tackling emerging challenges acrosss all stage of the life cycle, and Japan has been carrying out domestic training programs and education to increase the capability of infrastructure managers and engineers. However, there are limitations to the number of people who can participate in these training programs, so the transfer of acquired knowledge from the participants to their coworkers and organizations becomes important for improving capability on the whole. In this paper, the means by which participants in infrastructure maintenance training programs shared acquired knowledge will be examined through the lens of knowledge management, with a study on the transfer of knowledge by engineers in regional Japanese training programs introduced as an exploratory example.
AB - In response to the aging and deterioration of its infrastructure systems, Japan has invested in new technological and institutional systems for comprehensive infrastructure asset management. These approaches range from the construction of highly durable structures to the strategic maintenance of existing structures. Human resource development plays a critical role in tackling emerging challenges acrosss all stage of the life cycle, and Japan has been carrying out domestic training programs and education to increase the capability of infrastructure managers and engineers. However, there are limitations to the number of people who can participate in these training programs, so the transfer of acquired knowledge from the participants to their coworkers and organizations becomes important for improving capability on the whole. In this paper, the means by which participants in infrastructure maintenance training programs shared acquired knowledge will be examined through the lens of knowledge management, with a study on the transfer of knowledge by engineers in regional Japanese training programs introduced as an exploratory example.
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U2 - 10.1201/9780429279119-559
DO - 10.1201/9780429279119-559
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85117571641
SN - 9780367232788
T3 - Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020
SP - 4084
EP - 4088
BT - Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020
A2 - Yokota, Hiroshi
A2 - Frangopol, Dan M.
PB - CRC Press/Balkema
T2 - 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2020
Y2 - 11 April 2021 through 15 April 2021
ER -