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S/W Developer's IT Project Participation: Focusing on the Moderating Role of Regulatory Focus on the Effect of Technology Recency on Participation Intention

S/W개발자의 IT 프로젝트 참여 의도 연구: 조절초점에 따른 프로젝트 기술 최신성의 효과를 중심으로

  • Published : 2017.06.01

Abstract

In the success of an IT project, the role of S/W developer in carrying out the project is critical and crucial. However, compared to its importance, there is only a few studies on the role of human resources in software engineering field, mainly focusing on technology. Based on regulatory focus theory, this study examines how the effect of technology recency on developer's intention to participate in the IT project changes depending on the regulatory focus of the software developer. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that there is a difference in the effect of technology recency on project participation intention according to the condition of developer's regulatory focus. This study is meaningful because it extends regulatory focus theory to software engineering field and made theoretical contribution to the research field of behavioral software engineering. In practical, it was possible to suggest a way to improve the intention of the developer to participate in the project, by understanding the software developer in the IT project, considering the software developer propensity and project characteristics.

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