TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-level analysis of factors affecting software developers' intention to reuse software assets
T2 - An empirical investigation
AU - Mellarkod, Vidhya
AU - Appan, Radha
AU - Jones, Donald R.
AU - Sherif, Karma
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Reuse of software assets in application development has held promise but faced challenges. In addressing these challenges, research has focused on organizational- and project-level factors while neglecting grass-root level adoption of reusable assets. Our research investigated factors associated with individual software developers' intention to reuse software assets and integrated them in TAM. Towards that end, 13 project managers were interviewed and 207 software developers were surveyed in India. Results revealed that the technological-level (infrastructure), and individual-level factors (reuse-related experience and self-efficacy) were major determinants. Implications are discussed.
AB - Reuse of software assets in application development has held promise but faced challenges. In addressing these challenges, research has focused on organizational- and project-level factors while neglecting grass-root level adoption of reusable assets. Our research investigated factors associated with individual software developers' intention to reuse software assets and integrated them in TAM. Towards that end, 13 project managers were interviewed and 207 software developers were surveyed in India. Results revealed that the technological-level (infrastructure), and individual-level factors (reuse-related experience and self-efficacy) were major determinants. Implications are discussed.
KW - Behavioral intention
KW - Software developers
KW - Software reuse
KW - Technology acceptance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34848867507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.im.2007.03.006
DO - 10.1016/j.im.2007.03.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34848867507
SN - 0378-7206
VL - 44
SP - 613
EP - 625
JO - Information and Management
JF - Information and Management
IS - 7
ER -