• 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