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Many recent research studies have focused on the well-being of software development team members, as this aspect may be critical not only for productivity and performance at work but also for the physical health and personal life of…

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With the heightened digitization of the workplace, alongside the rise of remote and hybrid work prompted by the pandemic, there is growing corporate interest in using passive sensing technologies for workplace wellbeing. Existing research…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Anna Kawakami , Shreya Chowdhary , Shamsi T. Iqbal , Q. Vera Liao , Alexandra Olteanu , Jina Suh , Koustuv Saha

Reports of poor work well-being and fluctuating productivity in software engineering have been reported in both academic and popular sources. Understanding and predicting these issues through repository analysis might help manage software…

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Software companies and startups often follow the idea of flourishing happiness among developers. Perks, playground rooms, free breakfast, remote office options, sports facilities near the companies, company retreats, you name it. The…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-04-18 Daniel Graziotin , Fabian Fagerholm

During the past years, psychological diseases related to unhealthy work environments, such as burnouts, have drawn more and more public attention. One of the known causes of these affective problems is time pressure. In order to form a…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-03-14 Miikka Kuutila , Mika V. Mäntylä , Maëlick Claes , Marko Elovainio

Stress is a pervasive challenge that significantly impacts worker health and well-being. Workplace stress is driven by various factors, ranging from organizational changes to poor workplace design. Although individual stress management…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Antonin Brun , Gale Lucas , Burçin Becerik-Gerber

Software is a field of rapid changes: the best technology today becomes obsolete in the near future. If we review the graduate attributes of any of the software engineering programs across the world, life-long learning is one of them. The…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-11-22 Luiz Fernando Capretz , Fahem Ahmed , Fabio Queda Bueno da Silva

Analysing and improving productivity has been one of the main goals of software engineering research since its beginnings. A plethora of studies has been conducted on various factors that resulted in several models for analysis and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-01-22 Stefan Wagner , Melanie Ruhe

Context. Software professionals learned from their experience during the pandemic that most of their work can be done remotely, and now software companies are expected to adopt hybrid work models to avoid the resignation of talented…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Ronnie de Souza Santos , Willian Grillo , Djafran Cabral , Catarina de Castro , Nicole Albuquerque , Cesar França

Background: Several researchers report the impact of gender on software development teams, especially in relation to women. In general, women are under-represented on these teams and face challenges and difficulties in their workplaces.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Larissa Soares , Edna Canedo , Claudia Pereira , Carla Bezerra , Fabiana Mendes

As software systems are becoming more pervasive, they are also becoming more susceptible to failures, resulting in potentially lethal combinations. Software testing is critical to preventing software failures but is, arguably, the least…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Pradeep Waychal , Luiz Fernando Capretz , Jingdong Jia , Daniel Varona , Yadira Lizama

Networking is central to the growth and visibility of software engineering research and researchers. However, opportunities and capacities to build such networks are not easily identified and often are unevenly distributed. While networking…

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Purpose The purpose of the research is to conduct an exploratory investigation of the material handling activities of an Italian logistics hub. Wearable sensors and other smart tools were used for collecting human and environmental features…

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The software is often produced under significant time constraints. Our idea is to understand the effects of various software development practices on the performance of developers working in stressful environments, and identify the best…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-04-25 Joseph Alexander Brown , Vladimir Ivanov , Alan Rogers , Giancarlo Succi , Alexander Tormasov , Jooyong Yi

Background: The experience sampling method studies everyday experiences of humans in natural environments. In psychology it has been used to study the relationships between work well-being and productivity. To our best knowledge, daily…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-09-05 Miikka Kuutila , Mika Mäntylä , Maëlick Claes , Marko Elovainio , Bram Adams

Job burnout is a type of work-related stress associated with a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. Burnt out can affect one's physical and mental…

Large project overruns and overtime work have been reported in the software industry, resulting in additional expense for companies and personal issues for developers. The present work aims to provide an overview of studies related to time…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-04-23 Miikka Kuutila , Mika Mäntylä , Umar Farooq , Maëlick Claes

Group mood plays a crucial role in shaping workspace experiences, influencing group dynamics, team performance, and creativity. The perceived group mood depends on many, often subconscious, aspects such as individual emotional states or…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-18 Tzu-Hui Wu , Sebastian Cmentowski , Yunyin Lou , Jun Hu , Regina Bernhaupt

Burnout affects software developers' mental and physical well-being and contributes to turnover, generating strong concerns in the software industry. Prior research has shown that lack of belonging is associated with higher levels of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-11 Bianca Trinkenreich , Marco Aurelio Gerosa , Anita Sarma , Igor Steinmacher

The growing literature on affect among software developers mostly reports on the linkage between happiness, software quality, and developer productivity. Understanding happiness and unhappiness in all its components -- positive and negative…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Daniel Graziotin , Fabian Fagerholm , Xiaofeng Wang , Pekka Abrahamsson