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Ambidextrous coping strategies in globally distributed software development projects

Published: 01 October 2006 Publication History

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Strategies for enhancing flexibility and rigor.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 49, Issue 10
October 2006
85 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1164394
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