A Matter of Balance: Specialization, Task Variety, and Individual Learning in a Software Maintenance Environment

Specialization at work has been recognized as a key driver of learning and productivity since the days of Adam Smith. More recently, researchers have noted that exposure to task variety can enhance learning. We examine how exposure to specialization and variety jointly drive employee productivity in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Management Science. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, 1954. - 55(2009), 11, Seite 1861-1876
1. Verfasser: Narayanan, Sriram (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Balasubramanian, Sridhar, Swaminathan, Jayashankar M.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Management Science
Schlagworte:project management organizational studies productivity effectiveness-performance information systems IT policy and management outsourcing learning and productivity Applied sciences Business mehr... Behavioral sciences Information science Mathematics Economics Education