SPACE and PRIME Models of Knowledge Transfer in Construction Project Departments

Abstract: Based on the 40-04 plot project in Jinhui Town, Fengxian District, Shanghai, this paper addresses the issue that existing research on knowledge management in construction enterprises tends to focus on the macro level and lacks first-line empirical investigation. Through questionnaires and field interviews, the knowledge acquisition channels of general contractor managers are summarized as the SPACE model (Social, Professional, Applied, Codified, Educational), while the skill acquisition pathways of frontline workers are summarized as the PRIME model (Platform, Regulated, Interpersonal, Mimetic, Education). The differing internal logics of the two models reveal the intrinsic divergence between two distinct transfer patterns, providing an analytical paradigm for improving knowledge transfer in construction project departments.