Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-333) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- The opportunity of social media -- Project management 2.0 : towards the renewal of the discipline / Hamid Nach, Université de Québec à Rimouski, Canada -- Effects of social media on project management / Mark Sponselee, Van Aetsveld, the Netherlands -- Social media use in managing project communication / Esther van Dokkum, HU University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, Pascal Ravesteijn, HU University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands -- Social media for project management / Amir Manzoor, Bahria University, Pakistan -- The human factor and social media -- The influence of social media on teamwork aspects / Frank Molendijk, Port of Rotterdam & HU University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands -- Investigating the intention to use social media tools within virtual project teams / Jerry Giltenane, Aspiracon, Ireland -- Barriers to social media adoption on projects / Elizabeth Harrin, Otobos Consultants, United Kingdom -- Tools and technologies of social media -- Analyzing the landscape of social media / Gilbert Silvius, LOI University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands & University of Johannesburg, South Africa -- Social media use within project teams / Linky van der Merwe, Virtual Project Consulting, South Africa -- An integrated approach to collaborative learning in projects / Giuliana Teixeira Veronese, Stefanini IT Solutions, Brazil, Marcirio Chaves, Nove de Julho University - UNINOVE, Brazil -- "Smart" project management : smartphone apps for project management / Céline Silvius, De Montfort University, United Kingdom, Gilbert Silvius, LOI University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands & University of Johannesburg, South Africa -- Cases and applications -- Developing a social media communication plan: a case study of the quicker steps project / Ahdia Nazari, Omnia, Finland -- Projects without email, is that possible? / Peter Wijngaard, Atos Consulting, the Netherlands, Tim de Vries, MSD, the Netherlands, Anne Basten, Atos, the Netherlands, Ina Wensveen, Atos, the Netherlands -- From reactive to proactive use of social media in emergency response : a critical discussion of the twitcident project / Kees Boersma, VU University, the Netherlands, Dominique Diks, Hiemstra en De Vries, the Netherlands, Julie Ferguson, VU University, the Netherlands, Jeroen Wolbers, VU University, the Netherlands -- Using twitter for collaborative student and project manager learning / Kate Barnett-Richards, Coventry University, United Kingdom, Marie Sams, Coventry University, United Kingdom -- Social media applications promote constituent involvement in government management / Gerald A. Merwin Jr., Valdosta State University, USA, J. Scott McDonald, University of Texas El Paso, USA, John R. Bennett Jr., Savannah Bicycle Campaign & Valdosta State University, USA, Keith A. Merwin, Merwin Associates, USA -- Epilogue.

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