Engendering cohesive software development teams: Should we focus on interdependence or autonomy?

摘要

Highlights?This study investigates team design issues for enhancing team cohesion.?Two important considerations in team design are autonomy and interdependence.?While interdependence may enhance cohesion autonomy may have a negative impact.?So how can teams enhance both autonomy and interdependence without impacting team cohesion.?The study finds positive goal (outcome) interdependence as the social glue in enhancing both and maximizing team cohesion.AbstractEmpirical evidence suggests that both autonomy and interdependence are important considerations in team design. But how do interdependence and autonomy affect team cohesiveness, an important antecedent of team performance? The results of this multi-year study with software development proje