Debugging the system: The impact of dispersion on the identity of software team members

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-237

  Marks, Abigail ^a   Lockyer, Cliff ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Identification; Knowledge intensive work; Software work; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 12844258925     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000311417     Document Type: Article

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