Happier and further by going together: The importance of software team behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marinho, Marcelo; Amorim, Luís; Camara, Rafael; Oliveira, Brigitte Renata Bezerra de; Sobral, Marcos Felipe Falcão; Sampaio, Suzana

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101799

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“…After that, researches [Wall et al 1992, Bass et al 2018, Marinho et al 2021] regarding this theme made explicit that the concept of autonomy in workplaces was mentioned when there were some characteristics such as freedom, independence, decision making, choices of working routine and methods to task execution.…”

Section: Autonomymentioning

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Autonomy and Turnover in Distributed Software Development Projects: a Systematic Literature Review

Chaves¹,

Amorim

Marinho

et al. 2022

Anais Do XXV Congresso Ibero-Americano Em Engenharia De Software (CIbSE 2022)

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Distributed teams have become a tendency among software companies. However, companies that apply Distributed Software Development (DSD) suffer from high developer turnover. Research shows that autonomy factors can mitigate or prevent team turnover. In this research, we investigate the role of autonomy on turnover in distributed teams through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Our findings revealed a set of autonomy dimensions that influence turnover in DSD projects. Besides, we identified the main factors related to autonomy linked to turnover in DSD projects. These findings provide software companies and organizations with a better understanding of the importance of autonomy factors to battle the DSD projects turnover problem.

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Section: Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

Autonomy and Turnover in Distributed Software Development Projects: a Systematic Literature Review

Chaves¹,

Amorim

Marinho

et al. 2022

Anais Do XXV Congresso Ibero-Americano Em Engenharia De Software (CIbSE 2022)

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“…Collaborating for brainstorming or problem-solving is a challenge in a hybrid work model, which plays a vital role in work engagement and productivity (Marinho et al , 2021). Continuously juggling between home and work also leads to stress, anxiety, loneliness and social isolation in remote working (Wang et al , 2021).…”

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Driving sustained work engagement: moderating role of leadership and organizational support for remote work

Deepa,

Dharshini

2023

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Purpose This study aims to understand the impact of key resources on work engagement while working from home (WFH). Social support is divided into the support provided at home and leadership and organizational support (LOS) provided externally. Thus, the study contends that while WFH employees invest in internal resources, they seek validation, care and assurance from external resources. Previous studies' limitations were addressed by considering LOS as an external resource that strengthens the relationship between internal resources and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach Survey research (n = 244) was undertaken, and the interaction effect between LOS and the other resources like flexibility, work support and the home environment was empirically validated using PROCESS macro. Findings The interaction effects between LOS and the internal resources were positive, which suggests that LOS helps mitigate the stress associated with remote working and results in positive work engagement. Originality/value The study delineates LOS as an external resource that augments the effect of internal resources on work engagement, which impacts work engagement. In research, significantly less effort has been expended on studying the effect of the home domain on work engagement, which was also the focus of this study. Future research can look at other factors that impact work engagement, especially in a remote work setting.

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“…On one hand, research about the relationship between working conditions and individual characteristics, i.e. productivity, well-being and work-life balance have been quite well explored in software project context [13,14,15,16,17,18]. These studies conceptualize constructs, such as well-beingness, fear, stress, distractions, communication and happiness and relate them to individual performance on different software engineering activities.…”

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Work-from-home and its implication for project management, resilience and innovation -- a global survey on software companies

Nguyen-Duc¹,

Khanna²,

Greer³

et al. 2022

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Context] The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disruptive impact on how people work and collaborate across all global economic sectors, including software business. While remote working is not new for software engineers, forced Work-from-home situations come with both constraints, limitations and opportunities for individuals, software teams and software companies. As the "new normal" for working might be based on the current state of Work From Home (WFH), it is useful to understand what has happened and learn from that. [Objective] The goal of this study is to gain insights on how their WFH environment impacts software project and software companies. We are also interested in understanding if the impact differs between software startups and established companies. [Method] We conducted a global-scale, cross-sectional survey during spring and summer 2021. Our results are based on quantitative and qualitative analysis of 297 valid responses. [Results] We observed a mixed perception on the impact of WFH on software project management, resilience and innovation. Certain patterns on WFH, control and coordination mechanisms, and collaborative tools are observed globally. We find that team, agility and leadership are the three most important factors for achieving resilience during the pandemic. Although startups do not perceive the impact of WFH differently, there is a difference between engineers who work in a small team context and those who work in a large team context. [Conclusion] The result suggests a contingency approach in studying and improving WFH practices and environment in future software industry.

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Happier and further by going together: The importance of software team behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 18 publications

References 59 publications

Autonomy and Turnover in Distributed Software Development Projects: a Systematic Literature Review

Autonomy and Turnover in Distributed Software Development Projects: a Systematic Literature Review

Driving sustained work engagement: moderating role of leadership and organizational support for remote work

Work-from-home and its implication for project management, resilience and innovation -- a global survey on software companies

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