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  • 28 Apr 2006 - 1 May 2006
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Exploring the Relationship between Product Architecture and Organizational Form: A Test of "Conway's Law"

By: Alan MacCormack
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Keywords

Product Design; Organizational Structure; Relationships

Citation

MacCormack, Alan. Exploring the Relationship between Product Architecture and Organizational Form: A Test of "Conway's Law". In Empirical Studies of Software Development (Session Chair). Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Boston, MA, April 28–May 1, 2006.

About The Author

Alan D. MacCormack

Technology and Operations Management
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