The modern-day business environment in the
construction industry is highly competitive, therefore
organizations need to ensure effective project delivery in
other to gain competitive advantage. This study assesses
the factors influencing the effectiveness of knowledge
transfer among employees of building construction firms
located within Abuja Nigeria. A well-structured
questionnaire was administered to registered building
construction professionals on knowledge transfer in
construction firms. Management staff comprising of
Quantity Surveyors, Builders, Engineers, Architects and
Estate Values were sampled. 380 questionnaires were
administered in total, 136 were completed and retrieved.
The study reveals the factors with great influence on
knowledge transfer among employees in these firms are;
attitude to leadership, organisational goals, training,
organisational values, communication, reward system,
availability and access to ICT too by employees. Hence the
study recommends top management should understand
the role of knowledge management in achieving
organizational goals, convey appropriate leadership
attitude towards knowledge sharing. Ensure clear and
flexible lines of communication throughout organisation
and encourage good interaction, knowledge sharing and
improve knowledge creation capabilities among
employees. Firms should provide adequate training and
required ICT tools. Also ensure fair reward system for
outstanding employee performance on relevant
knowledge sharing. These will generally improve
knowledge transfer and knowledge management process
and the overall performance
Keywords : Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer, Employee Performance.