Grounded Theory (GT) has proved an extremely useful research approach in several fields
including medical sociology, nursing, education and management theory. However, GT is a …

CONTEXT: In this article we considered knowledge transfer (KT) in global software
development (GSD) from two perspectives, state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice, in order …

Grounded Theory (GT), a sociological research method designed to study social
phenomena, is increasingly being used to investigate the human and social aspects of …

Code review is a common software engineering practice employed both in open source and
industrial contexts. Review today is less formal and more “lightweight” than the code …

The rapid development of urbanization has led to a considerable amount of construction and
demolition (C&D) waste, resulting in various environmental issues. While recycling of C&D …

DevOps is a set of practices and cultural values that aims to reduce the barriers between
development and operations teams. Due to its increasing interest and imprecise definitions …

Context: Mobile app development is a relatively new phenomenon that is increasing rapidly
due to the ubiquity and popularity of smartphones among end-users. Objective: The goal of …

Requirements Engineering (RE) has received much attention in research and practice due
to its importance to software project success. Its interdisciplinary nature, the dependency to …

Many companies develop software product lines-collections of similar products-by cloning
and adapting artifacts of existing product variants. Transforming such cloned product …

Several factors make empirical research in software engineering particularly challenging as
it requires studying not only technology but its stakeholders' activities while drawing …