Understanding a lack of trust in global software teams: A multiple-case study

Software Process Improvement and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-231

  Moe, Nils Brede ^a,c   Smite, Darja ^b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^c SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Global software development; Global software teams; Multiple case study; Trust; Virtual teams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; CONTROL THEORY; FEEDBACK; MILITARY DATA PROCESSING; PERSONNEL; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

DEVELOPMENT CYCLES; DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS; GLOBAL SOFTWARE TEAMS; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); INFORMATION EXCHANGING; KEY FACTORS; MULTIPLE CASE STUDY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK (NFB); QUALITY SOFTWARE; SELF PROTECTING; SOCIO-CULTURAL; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; WORK PRACTICES;

MANAGERS;

EID: 47749090951     PISSN: 10774866     EISSN: 10991670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spip.378     Document Type: Article

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