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标题：Culture dimensions in software development industry: The effects of mentoring
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作者：Cristina Casado-Lumbreras ; Ricardo Colomo-Palacios ; Pedro Soto-Acosta 等
期刊名称：Scientific Research and Essays
印刷版ISSN：1992-2248
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：11
页码：2403-2412
DOI：10.5897/SRE11.670
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：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.
关键词：Software development teams; human factors; cultural issues; mentoring