Relationships among geographic dispersion, team processes, and effectiveness in software development work teams

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 758-765

  Cramton, Catherine Durnell ^a   Webber, Sheila Simsarian ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Field studies; Geographic dispersion; Sociotechnical systems; Software development; Team design; Virtual work teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144273987     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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