Analyzing human resource management practices within the GSD context

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 30-54

  Colomo Palacios, Ricardo ^a   Casado Lumbreras, Cristina ^b   Soto Acosta, Pedro ^c   Misra, Sanjay ^d,e   García Peñalvo, Francisco José ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competency; Distributed Software Development; Global Software Development; People CMM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870266387     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2012.10845617     Document Type: Article

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