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Utilization of social media in small and medium scale construction companies in India

AuthorKrishna Reddy, Dwarampudi A.A.S.R.
Call NumberAIT Thesis no.CM-17-32
Subject(s)Advertising--Construction industry--India

NoteSubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering inConstruction Engineering and Infrastructure Management, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
Series StatementThesis ; no. CM-17-32
AbstractSocial media is one of the latest technological communication in construction industry. And now, it is becoming popular day by day, particularly in India. There are many uses of social media which can be applied for different purposes. In India, many construction companies are successfully using the social media. As communication is one of the important factor, therefore social media have to be used efficiently. According to the Korzynski (2014),” the success of a communication depends upon the how he uses the internal social networking in order to reach a diverse workforce in real time”. This study is quantitative approach to investigate the utilization of social media and the effect of social media on organization outcomes (customer relations, innovation for improvement, faster decision making and problem solving, project success.) By analyzing of the collected data, the utilization of social media in Indian construction companies is verified and effectiveness of social media utilization is analyzed by weighting with the literature reviews.
Year2017
Corresponding Series Added EntryAsian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CM-17-32
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSConstruction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM)
Chairperson(s)Hadikusumo, Bonaventura H. W. ;
Examination Committee(s)Chotchai Charoennga;Djoen San Santo;
Scholarship Donor(s)Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship;
DegreeThesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2017


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