Management, labour process and software development reality bytes - Barrett, Rowena; T&F eBooks (London ; New York : Routledge, 2005)
1. Introduction : myth and reality / Rowena Barrett -- 2. A short history of software / Graeme Philipson -- 3. The labor process in software startups : production on a virtual assembly line? / Chris K. Andrews, Craig D. Lair and Bart Landry -- 4. Managing the software development labour process : direct control, time and technical autonomy / Rowena Barrett -- 5. Trick or treat? : autonomy as control in knowledge work / Bente Rasmussen and Birgitte Johansen -- 6. Coming and going at will? : working time organization in German IT companies / Dorothea Voss-Dahm -- 7. Professional identity in software work : evidence from Scotland / Abigail Marks and Cliff Lockyer -- 8. Organizational commitment among software developers / Chris Baldry, Dora Scholarios and Jeff Hyman -- 9. The reality of software developing / Rowena Barrett.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Keywords: Electronic data processing personnel -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies; Electronic data processing personnel -- Salaries, etc. -- Cross-cultural studies; Computer software developers -- Management -- Cross-cultural studies; Computer software developers -- Salaries, etc. -- Cross-cultural studies; Electronic books