Delegation in global software teams: leading or managing?

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-16-2009

Abstract

Global teams are an important work structure in software development projects. However, little is known about how to handle the conflicting roles a global software team manager should play when delegating. This study investigated delegation practices in global software teams. It was found that global software team managers delegate more like a manager than a leader by delegating primarily to competent remote team members. In this paper, we explore the reasons behind such practices and offer suggestions on how to improve delegation decisions in global software teams. © 2009 IEEE.

Publication Title

Proceedings - 2009 4th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering, ICGSE 2009

First Page Number

293

Last Page Number

294

DOI

10.1109/ICGSE.2009.41

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