Managing knowledge in global software development efforts: Issues and practices

IEEE Software

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 30-37

  Desouza, Kevin C ^a   Awazu, Yukika ^b,d   Baloh, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Engaged Enterprise ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^d Institute for Engaged Business Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE SHARING; OUTSOURCING PROJECTS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OUTSOURCING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33947119129     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2006.135     Document Type: Article

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