DocumentCode
2386069
Title
Feedback: How does it impact software engineers?
Author
Sach, Rien ; Petre, Marian
Author_Institution
Math., Comput. & Technol. Fac., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
fYear
2012
fDate
2-2 June 2012
Firstpage
129
Lastpage
131
Abstract
Feedback happens all the time in software development environments, but little is known about the impact it has. Motivation theory identifies feedback as an important factor, but doesn´t consider the impact of different feedback characteristics. We present the results of a scenario-based study with 16 software engineers. Our study suggests that positive feedback has an impact on job satisfaction while negative feedback impacts behaviour. Motivation and productivity were found to be linked in just 20% of positive feedback scenarios.
Keywords
human factors; human resource management; software engineering; job satisfaction; motivation; motivation theory; negative feedback; positive feedback; software development environments; software engineers; Face; Negative feedback; Personnel; Productivity; Programming; Psychology; Software; Feedback; Motivation; Professional Software Engineers; Software Development;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE), 2012 5th International Workshop on
Conference_Location
Zurich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1823-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CHASE.2012.6223008
Filename
6223008
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