Software engineering occupational stress and knowledge sharing in the context of global software development

Aamir Amin, Shuib Basri, Mohd Fadzil Hassan, Mobashar Rahman

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Abstract

The success of a software development project does not only rely on technical support but also depends on human and social factors. The human side of software development has been ignored in the past decade or so, which calls for increasing our efforts to understand this side of software engineering. Human knowledge and creativity is the cornerstone for software development. However, this human knowledge has lesser or no value when it is isolated or individualized; hence knowledge sharing becomes critical for the success of software projects. The dilemma with knowledge sharing is that there are many impediments to it. One such impediment can be occupational stress which has increased after the globalization of software engineering. In the context of Global Software Development (GSD), the objective of this paper is to highlight the impact of software engineering occupational stress on knowledge sharing. To highlight this important relationship a thorough literature survey has been conducted and the results of the survey are presented in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSoftware Engineering Occupational Stress and Knowledge Sharing in the Context of Global Software Development
Subtitle of host publicationExploring the Innovative Minds, NPC 2011
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781457718847, 9781457718830
ISBN (Print)9781457718823
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jan 2012
Event3rd National Postgraduate Conference - Energy and Sustainability: Exploring the Innovative Minds, NPC 2011 - Perak, Malaysia
Duration: 19 Sept 201120 Sept 2011

Conference

Conference3rd National Postgraduate Conference - Energy and Sustainability: Exploring the Innovative Minds, NPC 2011
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPerak
Period19/09/1120/09/11

Keywords

  • Global Software Development GSD
  • knowledge sharing
  • occupational stress
  • software engineering

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