Are team personality and climate related to satisfaction and software quality? Aggregating results from a twice replicated experiment

Abstract

Esta es la versión de autor del artículo publicado en: This is an author produced version of a paper published in:Information and Software Technology 57 (2015) We aggregate the results of the three studies through a meta-analysis of correlations. The study was conducted with students.Results: The aggregation of results from the baseline experiment and two replications corroborates the following findings. There is a positive relationship between all four climate factors and satisfaction in software development teams. Teams whose members score highest for the agreeableness personality fac-tor have the highest satisfaction levels. The results unveil a significant positive correlation between the extraversion personality factor and software product quality. High participative safety and task orienta-tion climate perceptions are significantly related to quality. Conclusions: First, more efficient software development teams can be formed heeding personality factors like agreeableness and extraversion. Second, the team climate generated in software development teams should be monitored for team member satisfaction. Finally, aspects like people feeling safe giving their opinions or encouraging team members to work hard at their job can have an impact on software quality. Software project managers can take advantage of these factors to promote developer satisfaction and improve the resulting product.

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