A Study on a Multidimensional Model of Mum Effect Among IT Students

Sakgasit Ramingwong; Abudulkadir Sajeev; Lachana Inchaiwong

doi:10.1109/CSEET.2009.18

A Study on a Multidimensional Model of Mum Effect Among IT Students

Sakgasit Ramingwong
, Abudulkadir Sajeev
, Lachana Inchaiwong

School of Science & Technology

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Abstract

Mum Effect is an important software project risk. The risk indicates members of projects not speaking out when they are aware of problems; this silence in turn can lead to project failure. In a multi-cultural offshoring scenario, culture is very much likely to influence both the intensity and probability of mum effect. We have proposed a model for mum effect which identifies three causes, namely, communication gap, fear of consequences and team solidarity. This study demonstrates the relationships between cultural dimensions and potential causes of mum effect among IT students. Understanding the perceptions of students is important to better design courses on software project management in outsourced environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T)
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, United States of America
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	69-76
ISBN (Print)	9780769535395
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET.2009.18
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	CSEE&T 2009: 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training - Hyderabad, India Duration: 17 Feb 2009 → 20 Feb 2009

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Conference	CSEE&T 2009: 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training
City	Hyderabad, India
Period	17/02/09 → 20/02/09

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Software Engineering

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Ramingwong, S, Sajeev, A & Inchaiwong, L 2009, A Study on a Multidimensional Model of Mum Effect Among IT Students. in Proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Los Alamitos, United States of America, pp. 69-76, CSEE&T 2009: 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Hyderabad, India, 17/02/09. https://doi.org/10.1109/CSEET.2009.18

A Study on a Multidimensional Model of Mum Effect Among IT Students. / Ramingwong, Sakgasit; Sajeev, Abudulkadir; Inchaiwong, Lachana.
Proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T). Los Alamitos, United States of America: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009. p. 69-76.

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