Knowledge transfer challenges and mitigation strategies in global software development—A systematic literature review and industrial validation

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 333-355

  Nidhra, Srinivas ^a   Yanamadala, Muralidhar ^a   Afzal, Wasif ^b   Torkar, Richard ^a,c  

^a BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b BAHRIA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Global software development; Interviews; Knowledge transfer; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL SOFTWARE TEAMS; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; INTERVIEWS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR);

PLANNING;

EID: 84871359508     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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