Analysis of Unethical Practice in Indian Construction Industry

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)

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Volume: 04 Issue: 03 | Mar -2017

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Analysis of Unethical Practice in Indian Construction Industry M.Suresh babu1, K.Chandra Sekar2 1Post Graduate Student, Construction Engineering & Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Erode Builders educational trust , kangeyam-638108,India 2Assistant Professor, Construction Engineering & Management, Department of Civil Engineering, Erode Builders educational trust , kangeyam-638108, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract - The construction industry in India makes a adopted in the construction industry. This goal was significant contribution to the national economy and through following objectives: provides employment to large number of people. In spite of its contribution the construction industry was affected by number of problems. One of these pressing problems was the unethical behavior of professionals in construction industry, which affects long-term business dealings and influence quality, time and costs. Most of the Indian construction firm has not utilized the legal requirements in the construction site. Unfortunately the industry was seriously infected with corrupt and unethical practices, which lay major obstacles towards growth and productivity of the industry. At the end it affects the national economy which has the direct influence to the national growth. The problems associated with the unethical practices in a construction firm at different level are discussed. Practical difficulties in adopting the legal issues and ways to avoid these problems were discussed. Key Words: unethical practice, legal requirement. Recommendation etc.,

1. INTRODUCTION

(i) To identify the reason behind this unethical practices. (ii) To identify the ways to avoid/reduce the unethical practice in the company. 2. CASE STUDY ON UNETHICAL PRACTICE IN A FIRM A detailed analysis has been done in order to figure out the unethical practice in a construction industry. A comparative study has been made out between two construction site of same client and same contractor. The changes happened and unethical practice in that firm has been recorded. The following topics would explain the concept in detail. Table -1: Project detail

The involvement of several professionals bodies in a project can invites more problems. The important of this study is to identify the unethical conduct by the professionals in Indian construction industry. Professional institutions and government agencies play a crucial role in minimizing ethical lapses in the construction industry. Accordingly, it was necessary to analyze the present unethical behavior situation to be familiar with the means to solve and get guide these problems arise from these unethical behavior. These activities affect the national economy which has the direct influence to the national growth.