Measuring the effect of conflict on software engineering teams

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 582-589

  Karn, J S ^a   Cowling, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS;

EID: 48149084649     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.40.2.582     Document Type: Article

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