Culture dimensions in software development industry: The effects of mentoring
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2011
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Mısra, Sanjay
Colomo-Palacios,R.
Soto-Acosta,P.
Misra,S.
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Software development is a human centric and sociotechnical activity and like all human activities is influenced by cultural factors. However, software engineering is being further affected because of the globalization in software development. As a result, cultural diversity is influencing software development and its outcomes. The software engineering industry, a very intensive industry regarding human capital, is facing a new era in which software development personnel must adapt to multicultural work environments. Today, many organizations present a multicultural workforce which needs to be managed. This paper analyzes the influence of culture on mentoring relationships within the software engineering industry. Two interesting findings can be concluded from our study: (1) cultural differences affect both formal and informal mentoring, and (2) technical competences are not improved when implementing mentoring relationships. © 2011 Academic Journals.
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Cultural issues, Human factors, Mentoring, Software development teams
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36
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Scientific Research and Essays
Volume
6
Issue
11
Start Page
2403
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2412