Knowledge-oriented software engineering process in a multi-cultural context

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-319

  Jaakkola, Hannu ^a   Heimbürger, Anneli ^b   Linna, Petri ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Context; Culture; Knowledge; Software engineering process

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CELL CULTURE;

CONTEXT; CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EXPLICIT AND TACIT KNOWLEDGE; HAND-HELD TERMINALS; KNOWLEDGE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 77952092036     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-009-9091-x     Document Type: Article

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