DocumentCode
2482398
Title
Using ICT to improve customer satisfaction in small and medium sized construction companies: A study among malaysian construction SMEs
Author
Khojeh, Ehsan ; Nor, Mustaffa Kamal Mohd ; Aghakhani, Navid
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Sci., Univ. of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2010
fDate
Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 2 2010
Firstpage
480
Lastpage
486
Abstract
Nowadays, the growth of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is one of the important criteria for assessing the rate of success for each country and governments try to expand it among societies. At present, in the ongoing emphasis to be competitive and survive, organizations need to continuously improve the goods and services to meet customers´ and stakeholders´ needs. This study examines the importance of customer satisfaction for Malaysian SMEs in construction sector. Then it tries to understand the factors that are important for Malaysian customers in order to improve their satisfaction. Finally, it suggests a system to help companies´ managers to understand the needs and points of view of their customers.
Keywords
construction industry; customer satisfaction; small-to-medium enterprises; ICT; Malaysian SME; customer satisfaction; small and medium sized construction companies; Buildings; Companies; Construction industry; Customer satisfaction;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology (ICCIT), 2010 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8567-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-89-88678-30-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCIT.2010.5711104
Filename
5711104
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