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Motivation in software engineering: A systematic literature review

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Beecham, Sarah, Baddoo, Nathan, Hall, Tracy, Robinson, Hugh, Sharp, Helen·2008·Information and Software Technology
DOI 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.09.004
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Authors
Beecham, S., Baddoo, N., Hall, T., Robinson, H., & Sharp, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Hertfordshire (GB)
  • The Open University (GB)
Corresponding author
Beecham, Sarah
ORCID
Venue
Information and Software Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-08
Volume
50
Issue
9-10
Pages
860-878
ISSN
0950-5849 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.infsof.2007.09.004
OpenAlex
W2072601349
Semantic Scholar
99fd6bd546a08f2a31f840c847b3669a5b458c3c
Cited by
506
References
122
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Information and Software Technology (publishedVersion)
  • Open Research Online (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
  • University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (acceptedVersion)
  • University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/D057272/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Keywords
motivation, software developers, demotivation, motivation model, career stages, job characteristics, personality, turnover, sick leave, productivity, problem solving, software engineering profession

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