Software Development Methodologies in Organizations: Field Investigation of Use, Acceptance, and Application

Charles J. Kacmar, Denise J. McManus, Evan W. Duggan, Joanne E. Hale and David P. Hale
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Charles J. Kacmar: University of Alabama, USA
Denise J. McManus: University of Alabama, USA
Evan W. Duggan: University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Joanne E. Hale: University of Alabama, USA
David P. Hale: University of Alabama, USA

Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 2009, vol. 22, issue 3, 16-39

Abstract: The theories of social exchange, task-technology fit, and technology acceptance are utilized in a field study of software development methodologies. This investigation includes the effects of user experiences on perceptions of acceptance and usage of a methodology. More specifically, perceptions of the outputs and deliverables from a methodology and perceptions of challenges and obstacles to using and applying a methodology were found to significantly and positively influence perceived usefulness and negatively influence ease of use of a methodology, respectively, within a developer’s organization. Perceived usefulness was a positive and strong antecedent to perceptions of fit between the methodology and client problems, and the strengthening of efficacy beliefs about the methodology.

Date: 2009
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