If You Can't Say Something Nice

Petter, Stacie

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“…In the software engineering (SE) literature, it seems that voice and silence are under-explored constructs. There is a scenario-based experiment [35] to explore three factors that contribute towards team member silence behaviors in a distributed software project: the individual's level of experience, the role of the offending team member, and the individual's responsibility to report. Findings reveal that some of the factors from the silence literature may not be relevant in the context under study.…”

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Integrating Approaches in Software Development: A Case Analysis in a Small Software Company

Sánchez‐Gordón

Colomo‐Palacios

Sánchez³

et al. 2020

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Context: Most software companies strive to have high-performing teams and mitigate withdrawal behaviors like being present but unproductive. In this context, psychological safety and developers' perceived impact are suggested as potential drivers of voice and silence behaviors. However, understanding these social aspects of software development entails the incorporation of social science theories . Objective: This study aims to empirically demonstrate whether such a new theory about voice and silence at work actually applies to the software development context. Method: We plan to use a survey questionnaire design. This study will collect data from software development teams and analyze the result using structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. It can contribute to extent of the body of knowledge about the topic.

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Integrating Approaches in Software Development: A Case Analysis in a Small Software Company

Sánchez‐Gordón

Colomo‐Palacios

Sánchez³

et al. 2020

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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A Review of How Whistleblowing is Studied in Software Engineering, and the Implications for Research and Practice

Hunt

Ferrario

2022

2022 IEEE/ACM 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society (ICSE-SEIS)

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Harmful software has resulted in loss of life, societal and environmental damage alongside economic losses from fines and sales embargoes. When someone perceives their team or organisation is creating or operating harmful software (e.g., defective, vulnerable, malicious or illegal), one way to attempt to change the situation is to "blow the whistle" and disclose the situation internally or externally. Studying harmful situations and the effectiveness of interventions, up to and including whistleblowing, can help identify technical and human successes and failings in software engineering (SE).The aim of this paper is to explore the extent to which whistleblowing is studied in SE with the objective of identifying themes, research approaches, gaps and concerns, and the implications for future SE research and practice.We find that whistleblowing is an under-explored area of SE research, and where research exists, it often takes the view that reporting harm is a matter of individual moral responsibility; we argue this poorly reflects SE collaborative practice where professional responsibilities are distributed across the software development lifecycle. We conclude by 1) recommending approaches that can help a more timely identification and mitigation of harm in SE; 2) suggesting mechanisms for improving the effectiveness and the personal safety of harm-reporting in SE, and 3) reflecting on the role that professional bodies can have in supporting harm reporting, up to and including whistleblowing. CCS CONCEPTS• Software and its engineering → Software creation and management; • Social and professional topics → Codes of ethics;

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A review of how whistleblowing is studied in software engineering, and the implications for research and practice

Hunt

Ferrario

2022

Proceedings of the 2022 ACM/IEEE 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering in Society

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If You Can't Say Something Nice

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Integrating Approaches in Software Development: A Case Analysis in a Small Software Company

Integrating Approaches in Software Development: A Case Analysis in a Small Software Company

A Review of How Whistleblowing is Studied in Software Engineering, and the Implications for Research and Practice

A review of how whistleblowing is studied in software engineering, and the implications for research and practice

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