Occupational Stress, Knowledge Sharing and GSD Communication Barriers as Predictors of Software Engineer’s Creativity

Human knowledge and creativity is the
cornerstone for software development. Creativity has recently
been emphasized in software development. However there has
not been enough research work addressing creativity of
software engineers working in Global Software Development
(GSD). The aim of this study is to provide a theoretical
framework of creativity in the context of GSD. Using the
methodology of literature survey, factors such as knowledge
sharing, software engineering occupational stress and GSD
communication barriers have been hypothesized to be effecting
creativity directly or indirectly. At the end a theoretical
framework of software developer’s creativity has been
presented.