In recent years, a number of business reasons have caused software development to
become increasingly distributed. Remote development of software offers several …

A variety of research methods and techniques are available to SE researchers, and while
several overviews exist, there is consistency neither in the research methods covered nor in …

The advent of distributed version control systems has led to the development of a new
paradigm for distributed software development; instead of pushing changes to a central …

Given the relevance of coordination in the field of global software engineering, this work was
carried out to further understand coordination mechanisms. Specifically, we investigated …

The last several decades have witnessed a steady, irreversible trend toward the
globalization of business, and of software-intensive high-technology businesses in …

Research problem: Subgroup formation in global virtual teams could negatively impact team
performance due to difficulties in coordination, trust, and team cohesion. Research …

Globally-distributed projects are rapidly becoming the norm for large software systems, even
as it becomes clear that global distribution of a project seriously impairs critical coordination …

We suggest, therefore, that it is wrong to assume that FLOSS projects are distinguished by a
particular social structure merely because they are FLOSS. Our findings suggest that FLOSS …

The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of
firms (eg, communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical …

Coordination is important in software development because it leads to benefits such as cost
savings, shorter development cycles, and better-integrated products. Team cognition …