Structure and Perceived Effectiveness of Software Development Subunits: A Task Contingency Analysis
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Summary
Analysis of data from thirty hospitals reveals that a contingency relationship exists between task context and structural dimensions of software development subunits in determining their effec- tiveness.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1992-12-20
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 33
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Keywords
Task (project management), Knowledge management, Computer science, Contingency, Context (archaeology)
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