scholarly journals Empirical Studies on Software Refactoring Techniques in the Industrial Setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1705-1716
Author(s):  
Abdullah Almogahed Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Software System ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Software Refactoring ◽  
Industrial Setting ◽  
The Relationship

Software refactoring is an approach that aims to improve software system quality by restructuring its internal design without altering the functionality of the software system. The software refactoring has gained comprehensive attention from the research community in software engineering since its emerging in 1999. Empirical studies were carried out to investigate whether the software refactoring indeed can achieve improvement in the software system quality. It is widely believed that refactoring has a favorable quality impact. However, several researchers have opposed this belief. This paper presents a systematic literature review (SLR) of the empirical studies that have been conducted in the industrial setting. Twenty studies were chosen and analyzed in depth as primary studies.The objectives of this SLR are to identify the refactoring techniques examined, and software quality attributes investigated as well as to analyze the connection between the refactoring techniques and the software quality attributes based on the selected empirical studies to understand the situation. The findings showed a lack of empirical research on the effect of the refactoring on software quality. Additionally, the relationship between the refactoring techniques and software quality attributes is unclear. Thus, several recommendations have been proposed to address these gaps.

scholarly journals KETERLIBATAN KARYAWAN DAN PERILAKU INOVATIF: SEBUAH TINJAUAN LITERATUR

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Fatwa Zuhaena
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Innovative Behaviour ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to: a) provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between employee interactions and innovative behaviour, and b) build an integrative conceptual framework based on validated factors empirically and that relationship with relevant theories. An integrative literature review from empirical studies shows that employees perceive the combination of high demand and high resources to be ideal interaction. Innovative behaviour is a consequence of these complex interaction. Engaged employees tend to more innovative by coping strategy activities to face the challenge.

Youth Gang Homicides: A Literature Review

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Youth Gang ◽  
The Relationship

This literature review aims to help fill the information void regarding youth gang homicide by summarizing data and results of empirical studies. Information on the topic is summarized in five areas. First, the growth in youth gang homicides is assessed. Second, distinguishing characteristics of gang homicides are reviewed. Third, studies of the relationship between youth gang homicides and drug trafficking are examined. Fourth, promising programs and intervention strategies are reviewed. Program and policy implications are discussed in the final section. Youth gang homicides can be prevented and reduced.

A QUALITY-DRIVEN DECISION-SUPPORT METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE CANDIDATES

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 547-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIKAEL SVAHNBERG ◽  
CLAES WOHLIN ◽  
LARS LUNDBERG ◽  
MICHAEL MATTSSON
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Software Quality ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Software System ◽  
Quality Attribute ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Decision Method ◽  
Decision Support Method

To sustain the qualities of a software system during evolution, and to adapt the quality attributes as the requirements evolve, it is necessary to have a clear software architecture that is understood by all developers and to which all changes to the system adheres. This software architecture can be created beforehand, but must also be updated as the domain of the software, and hence the requirements on the software system evolve. Creating a software architecture for a system or part of a system so that the architecture fulfils the desired quality requirements is often hard. In this paper we propose a decision-support method to aid in the understanding of different architecture candidates for a software system. We propose a method that is adaptable with respect to both the set of potential architecture candidates and quality attributes relevant for the system's domain to help in this task. The method creates a support framework, using a multi-criteria decision method, supporting comparison of different software architecture candidates for a specific software quality attribute and vice versa, and then uses this support framework to reach a consensus on the benefits and liabilities of the different software architecture candidates and to increase the confidence in the resulting architecture decision.

Board demographic diversity: a review of literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneza Kagzi ◽  
Mahua Guha
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Firm Dynamics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Demographic Diversity ◽  
Board Diversity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the diverse literature on board demographic diversity and to provide avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach The study provides a comprehensive literature review of theoretical and empirical studies published in leading management journals from 1989 to 2015. Findings The literature review revealed several aspects that are related to board demographic diversity. These aspects have been classified into: definitions and types of board diversity, dimensions of board demographic diversity, measurement and outcomes of board diversity, reasons for existing conflicting empirical findings about the relationship between board diversity and firm dynamics, and research on mediators and moderators. Originality/value Issues pertaining to board demographic diversity identified in this paper have theoretical and practical implications, and include avenues for future research.

scholarly journals THE CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF E-SERVICE QUALITY TO INCREASE COMMITMENT WAQIF

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Lintang Titian Purbasari ◽  
Ririn Tri Ratnasari
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediator Variable

This study aims to conceptualize the relationship between e-service quality and commitment waqif through e-trust with the moderator variables of communication and religiosity. The conceptual framework was developed from social exchange theory and previous literature on commitment. Nine propositions raised in this study consist of five proposed antecedents of e-service quality, namely environment quality, promotion quality, information quality, system quality, and outcome quality. Then the communication and religiosity factors are proposed no longer as determinants of commitment but as moderators, and e-trust is offered to be a mediator variable between e-service quality and commitment waqif. Many factors can affect commitment waqif, but this study only focuses on the effect of e-service quality. With this conceptual model, it is hoped that the donation platform manager can improve the e-service quality so that donors are loyal to donate through electronic services. In addition, to ease the burden on the government in collecting cash waqf funds and reach the potential that has been set faster. Further researchers can conduct empirical studies by proving all the arguments that have been put forward, also can use other factors that can affect commitment waqif. 

The Effects of Opportunity Alertness and Competitive Tension on Organizational Change Strategies

2020 ◽  
pp. 213-230
Author(s):  
Ao Zhang ◽  
Yuehui Cui ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Sinan Li
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Change Strategies ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Competitive Situation ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Northeast Of China ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Competitive dynamics theory emphasizes that entrepreneurs must be alert to the opportunities, perceiving the tension of competition between firms to implement organizational change strategy. However, empirical studies on the above aspects are very scarce. Based on the literature review, this chapter proposes a research model about opportunity alertness, competitive tension, and organizational change and uses 183 valid questionnaires from the northeast of China to test this model. The empirical results show that opportunity alertness and competitive tension have a significant impact on organizational change strategies respectively, and competitive tension moderates the relationship between opportunity alertness and organizational change strategies. The results show that facing fierce competition, entrepreneurs, who can exert the organizational strategies, should not only improve opportunity alertness, but also strengthen their understanding of the competitive situation among enterprises and the value of competitive tension. Finally, theoretical and practical implications are addressed.

scholarly journals Adoption and impact of electronic Human Resource Management: A systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 594-610
Author(s):  
Fadoua El Hajjaji El Idrissi ◽  
Abdelhay Benabdelhadi ◽  
Hind Kabaili
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Relationship

In the era of new technologies and global networking, electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) is becoming an increasingly common practice in organizations and a topic of interest to the research community. Through a systematic literature review, this study synthesizes and analyzes research on the adoption and consequences of e-HRM over the last two decades, with the aim of supporting future research in e-HRM. A review of selected references shows that the gains from e-HRM are significant: They can be operational, relational and transformational. Over the years, the debate has shifted from operational to strategic gains. The realization of these benefits is closely linked to the successful implementation of e-HRM. The factors impacting its adoption are multi-dimensional: human, technological, organizational and environmental.  Our research examines these determinants in greater detail and highlights the need for more empirical studies to theorize the relationship between adoption factors and the actual gains of e-HRM.

scholarly journals Patterns Related to Microservice Architecture: a Multivocal Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96
Author(s):  
José Ali Valdivi ◽  
Alonso Lora-Gonzalez ◽  
Xavier Limón ◽  
Karen Cortes-Verdin ◽  
Jorge Octavio Ocharán-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Systems ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Quality Attributes ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Industry Research ◽  
Heterogeneous Distributed Systems ◽  
Design Systems ◽  
High Scalability ◽  
Microservice Architecture ◽  
The Relationship

A Microservice Architecture enables the development of distributed systems using a set of highly cohesive, independent, and collaborative services, ready for current cloud computing demands. Each microservice can be implemented in different technologies, sharing common communication channels, which results in heterogeneous distributed systems that exhibit high scalability, maintainability, performance, and interoperability. Currently, there are many options to build microservices; some of them led by patterns that establish common structures to solve recurrent problems. Nevertheless, as microservices are an emerging trend, the relationship between quality attributes, metrics, and patterns is not clearly defined, which is a concern from a software engineering point of view, since such understanding is fundamental to correctly design systems using this architecture. This paper aims to extend the knowledge on the design of microservices-based systems by presenting a multivocal systematic literature review for microservices related patterns, tying them together with quality attributes and metrics, as can be found in academic and industry research.

An empirical review of gambling expansion and gambling-related harm

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 295-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debi A. LaPlante ◽  
Heather M. Gray ◽  
Pat M. Williams ◽  
Sarah E. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Responsible Gambling ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Empirical Comparison ◽  
Related Harm

Abstract. Aims: To discuss and review the latest research related to gambling expansion. Method: We completed a literature review and empirical comparison of peer reviewed findings related to gambling expansion and subsequent gambling-related changes among the population. Results: Although gambling expansion is associated with changes in gambling and gambling-related problems, empirical studies suggest that these effects are mixed and the available literature is limited. For example, the peer review literature suggests that most post-expansion gambling outcomes (i. e., 22 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 64.7 %) indicate no observable change or a decrease in gambling outcomes, and a minority (i. e., 12 of 34 possible expansion outcomes; 35.3 %) indicate an increase in gambling outcomes. Conclusions: Empirical data related to gambling expansion suggests that its effects are more complex than frequently considered; however, evidence-based intervention might help prepare jurisdictions to deal with potential consequences. Jurisdictions can develop and evaluate responsible gambling programs to try to mitigate the impacts of expanded gambling.

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