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The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective
Thesis (MPhil (Informations Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
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| author | Van Niekerk, Melchior Jacques |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2169 The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective Van Niekerk, Melchior Jacques Botha, Daniel F. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Information Science. Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Computer software industry -- Management Knowledge management Computer software -- Development Information Science Thesis (MPhil (Informations Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. This research utilises theories of organisational knowledge creation from the field of knowledge management to analyse the manner in which the industrialisation of the software development industry is likely to occur. The aim of the research is to prove the following hypothesis: If the software development industry moves towards industrialisation, then knowledge assets in the format of universal production templates will come into being. The research commences by providing background information on the state of practise of software engineering by giving an overview of the changes in the industry over the past four decades. The software development industry is consequently presented from the viewpoint of the proponents of a craftsmanship based approach to software development, and from the viewpoint of those proposing that industrialisation will offer a solution to the problems besetting the industry. In this discussion the terms industrialisation as well as economies of scale and scope are defined. Potential paths and drivers that will allow the industrialisation of the industry are presented – software factories as a path towards industrialisation, and cloud computing as a driver for industrialisation. In order to supply a knowledge management perspective, the theories of Ikujiro Nonaka and Max Boisot are presented. These theories assume different perspectives on the creation of organisational knowledge, but an attempt is made to reconcile the differences between the two theories. Particular attention is paid to the economic meaning and implications of knowledge, information and data as factors of production. The concept of knowledge assets are examined in detail, and placed into the context of software development. In the last chapter the research and conclusions of the previous chapters are consolidated, to prove the central hypothesis of this work. Masters 2009-03-02T15:43:47Z 2010-06-01T08:42:02Z 2009-03-02T15:43:47Z 2010-06-01T08:42:02Z 2009-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2169 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Computer software industry -- Management Knowledge management Computer software -- Development Information Science Van Niekerk, Melchior Jacques The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title | The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title_full | The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title_fullStr | The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title_short | The industrialisation of software production - a knowledge management perspective |
| title_sort | industrialisation of software production a knowledge management perspective |
| topic | Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Computer software industry -- Management Knowledge management Computer software -- Development Information Science |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2169 |
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