Propinquity in global software engineering: Examining perceived distance in globally distributed project teams

Journal of software: Evolution and Process

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-137

  Prikladnicki, Rafael ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Distributed project management; Gobal software engineering; Perceived distance

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; DISTRIBUTED PROJECT MANAGEMENT; DISTRIBUTED PROJECTS; DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE; DISTRIBUTED TEAMS; GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; PERCEIVED DISTANCES; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; PROJECT LIFECYCLE; PROJECT MANAGERS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84863314116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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