The impact of national culture on software engineering practices
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Article Title | The impact of national culture on software engineering practices |
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ERA Journal ID | 19405 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Cater-Steel, Aileen (Author) and Toleman, Mark (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Technology Policy and Management |
Journal Citation | 8 (1), pp. 76-90 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1468-4322 |
1741-5292 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTPM.2008.016182 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=28&year=2008&vol=8&issue=1 |
Abstract | Trends that have contributed to the globalisation of the software engineering industry include virtual collaborative teams, off-shore outsourcing, and international migration of IT professionals. These three trends and the international spread of software engineering standards and methodologies are explored with specific examples from the Australian software engineering industry. Results from a Europe/Australia study about adoption of software best practice conducted in 16 countries are then summarised and analysed using Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. The discussion considers the efficacy of the concept ‘national culture’ in light of the analysis and concludes that software engineering researchers need to reconsider the concept and measurement of national culture. Implications of the globalisation of software engineering standards and methodologies on various stakeholders are discussed. |
Keywords | national culture; Hofstede; globalisation; software best practice; software engineering process; global software development standards; virtual teams; off-shore outsourced development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460905. Information systems development methodologies and practice |
470210. Globalisation and culture | |
461299. Software engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Information Systems |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y823/the-impact-of-national-culture-on-software-engineering-practices
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