An Approach to Organizational Intelligence Management (A Framework for Analyzing Organizational Intelligence Within the Construction Process)

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dc.contributor.authorJung, Younghanen
dc.contributor.committeecochairBeliveau, Yvan J.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairMills, Thomas H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBadinelli, Ralph D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberO'Brien, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWildman, Terry M.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Design and Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:15:01Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-03en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:15:01Zen
dc.date.issued2009-07-31en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-03en
dc.date.sdate2009-08-10en
dc.description.abstractThe construction industry is inherently multidisciplinary and has adopted many intellectual and technical business improvements from other industries in an effort to optimize productivity. In construction, management inactivity is the root cause of 30% of non-productive time. This has created an opportunity and need for standardized and structured repeatable procedures for new managerial strategies. A theoretical framework for Organizational Intelligence (OI), which encompasses the procedural ability of an organization to efficiently process, support, measure and reason through management issues, is proposed. The elements of organizational intelligence are divided into three types of intellectual capital: Human Capital, Organizational Capital, and Relational Capital. The performance of an organizational activity depends on the quality of these capitals that are available within an organization. An organization's Human Capital (HC) is the human resources within the organization that can be deployed to acquire and apply its knowledge to perform, respond, or control designated work with available organizational assets. Organizational Capital (OC) refers to the assets available to the organization to support the performance of organizational activities Relational Capital (RC), which combines human capital and organizational capital to perform, is needed specific organizational activities. In addition, the research uses human cognitive abilities as the basis of a fundamental structure from which to form new organizational cognitive abilities that are capable of presenting management processes as critical value creations. Organizational cognitive ability is suggested to define appropriate organizational resources in order to integrate and determine a rational selection of applicable technologies and improvements. This ability can develop knowledge with interconnected variables, namely intellectual capital, managerial process, and performance, all of which support organizational intelligence. From the theoretical framework for OI, a prototype (Intelligibility Learning Model), which determines the role of relationships in an organization's operation and use of resources, is formulated. A case based research then applies the prototype to a managerial process in the construction industry. The case research demonstrates that the Intelligibility Learning Model (ILM) could be use effectively by industry decision makers to improve performance of organizational activities. The identification and application of a theoretical framework constitutes the foundation of a new managerial theory, Organizational Intelligence Management. It thus provides a fundamental foundation that explains how the construction processes, knowledge, skills, and resources used for managerial activities function. This theory contributes and establishes a better understanding of management, from organizational resources through to final production.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-08102009-200607en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08102009-200607/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28604en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartYounghan_JungSep_09.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectorganizational cognitive abilityen
dc.subjectorganizational intelligenceen
dc.subjectorganizational intelligence managementen
dc.subjectintellectual capitalen
dc.titleAn Approach to Organizational Intelligence Management (A Framework for Analyzing Organizational Intelligence Within the Construction Process)en
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Design and Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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