A review of non-technical issues in global software development

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-224

  Mishra, Deepti ^a   Mishra, Alok ^a  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Communication; Coordination; Cultural; Distance; Global software development; GSD; Team dynamics; Trust

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DYNAMICS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COLLABORATION; COORDINATION; CULTURAL; DISTANCE; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; TEAM DYNAMICS; TRUST;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 79952950203     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.2011.039142     Document Type: Article

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