Context The seemingly obvious claim that people prefer to keep mum about undesirable
messages–termed 'the MUM effect'–was initially reported in the psychology literature in the …

In order to be prepared for careers in todays global economy, software engineering students
need to understand the issues, methods, and practices associated with Global Software …

Organizations perform better and have less employee turnover when the latter voice their
suggestions and concerns. This study explores how organizational silence factors affect …

Different type of risks contributes to offshore outsourcing, which are not only difficult to
measure but also complex to analyse because of intricate inter-relationships among them …

Online activities are always associated with threats, including online fraud and other types of
cybercrime. Although online fraud is one of the most common threats, it received a low …

The performance of any organization is dependent upon the quality of service provided by
its human resources. However, organizational stressors are an exception in most …

In a globalised world, where technology, processes and information are more accessible
than ever, the differential factor between success or failure is the human capital. Yet, if our …

Scrum becomes the most popular Agile methodology due to its simple principles and ability
to adapt to various environment. It offers flexibility to software development and allows teams …

Mum effect is a situation when one or more project stakeholders decide to withhold critical
information for particular reasons. In software project where most of the production is …

Mum effect is the situation when a person decides to withhold important information for
certain reasons. The main identity of the Mum Effect is the greater reluctance of the …