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The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups

The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups

Fernando Almeida
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 2327-3984|EISSN: 2327-3992|EISBN13: 9781522568490|DOI: 10.4018/IJSS.2019070102
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Almeida, Fernando. "The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups." IJSS vol.6, no.2 2019: pp.29-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSS.2019070102

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Almeida, F. (2019). The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups. International Journal of Systems and Society (IJSS), 6(2), 29-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSS.2019070102

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Almeida, Fernando. "The Relevance of Teamwork in Software Startups," International Journal of Systems and Society (IJSS) 6, no.2: 29-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSS.2019070102

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Abstract

Software startups have a major role in the market challenging existing models and enabling the emergence of new technologies with high economic and social impact. This study aimed to explore this phenomenon by characterizing the processes and challenges that are placed in the software startups related to the workgroup in the entrepreneurial teams and in the context of their business activities. The study uses a qualitative approach through the realization of three case studies with Portuguese startups software. The study uses a qualitative approach through the realization of three case studies with startups software. The main results have demonstrated the high importance of human capital in these organizations that is leveraged through teamwork in teams formally established for this purpose, but above all, it is important to highlight the role that informal communication assumes in the growth process of these startups.

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