Distributed cognition in software design: An experimental investigation of the role of design patterns and collaboration

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 249-274

  Mangalaraj, George ^a   Nerur, Sridhar ^b   Mahapatra, Radhakanta ^b   Price, Kenneth H ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agile methodology; Codified knowledge; Design pattern; Distributed cognition; Nominal group; Paired design; Software design

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AGILE METHODOLOGIES; CODIFIED KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN PATTERNS; DISTRIBUTED COGNITION; NOMINAL GROUP; PAIRED DESIGN;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84922339643     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2014/38.1.12     Document Type: Article

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