Environmental volatility, development decisions, and software volatility: A longitudinal analysis

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 448-464

  Barry, Evelyn J ^a   Kemerer, Chris F ^b   Slaughter, Sandra A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingency theory; Environmental volatility; Product development decisions; Product life cycle; Product volatility; Software development; Software evolution; Software maintenance; Software process; Software volatility; Standard designs; Team management

Indexed keywords

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS; PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCT VOLATILITY; TEAM MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33644909375     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0463     Document Type: Article

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