Crowston, Kevin, et al. “The Role of Face-to-Face Meetings in Technology-Supported Self-Organizing Distributed Teams”. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications, vol. 50, 3, 2007, pp. 185–203, doi:10.1109/TPC.2007.902654.
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We examine the role of face-to-face meetings in the context of technology-supported self-organizing distributed or virtual teams, specifically Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development teams. Based on a qualitative inductive analysis of data from interviews and observations at FLOSS conferences, we identify a variety of settings in which developers meet face-to-face, activities performed in these settings and benefits obtained. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, FLOSS developers generally do not meet face-to-face until the project is well under way.

Year of Publication
2007
Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communications
Volume
50
Number of Pages
185–203
DOI
10.1109/TPC.2007.902654