Location

Grand Wailea, Hawaii

Event Website

https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

Start Date

8-1-2019 12:00 AM

End Date

11-1-2019 12:00 AM

Description

Agile software development projects still show a high failure rate. Despite a growing amount of research, underlying reasons for project performance currently remain rare. Drawing on the job demands-resources theory, we propose a theoretical model of work engagement in agile software development teams. Using structural equation modeling, we found that agile practices diminish job demands (perceived workload and role ambiguity) and support job resources (perceived meaningfulness and job autonomy). Job resources have been found to be positively related to work engagement in agile software development teams. Our research contributes to the limited empirical understanding on work engagement in agile software development. For practitioners, our model provides tools to effectively manage team members’ work engagement.

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Jan 8th, 12:00 AM Jan 11th, 12:00 AM

The Role of Work Engagement in Agile Software Development: Investigating Job Demands and Job Resources

Grand Wailea, Hawaii

Agile software development projects still show a high failure rate. Despite a growing amount of research, underlying reasons for project performance currently remain rare. Drawing on the job demands-resources theory, we propose a theoretical model of work engagement in agile software development teams. Using structural equation modeling, we found that agile practices diminish job demands (perceived workload and role ambiguity) and support job resources (perceived meaningfulness and job autonomy). Job resources have been found to be positively related to work engagement in agile software development teams. Our research contributes to the limited empirical understanding on work engagement in agile software development. For practitioners, our model provides tools to effectively manage team members’ work engagement.

https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-52/st/agile_development/12