Social capital as a determinant factor of software development productivity: An empirical study using structural equation modeling

International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 40-62

  Yilmaz, Murat ^a   O'Connor, Rory ^a  

^a University of Limerick   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Social capital of software development; Software development productivity; Software productivity factors; Software productivity improvement; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877311565     PISSN: 19473478     EISSN: 19473486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhcitp.2012040104     Document Type: Article

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