ICSE 2024
Fri 12 - Sun 21 April 2024 Lisbon, Portugal
Wed 17 Apr 2024 16:15 - 16:30 at Glicínia Quartin - Human and Social 3 Chair(s): Tamara Lopez

Feeling part of a group is a basic human need that significantly influences an individual’s behavior, long-term engagement, and job satisfaction. A strong sense of belonging holds particular importance within software delivery teams, which grapple with challenges related to well-being and employee retention. However, the specific factors closely associated with the sense of belonging in the context of software delivery teams remain largely unknown. Without a clear understanding of these factors, organizations’ efforts to promote a sense of belonging and diversity and inclusion more broadly may prove ineffective. Based on existing literature, we identified key factors potentially relevant to the sense of belonging in software delivery teams, such as work appreciation and psychological safety, and investigated the interrelation among these factors. We surveyed members of software delivery teams (n=10,781) of a major software delivery organization and used Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to evaluate a theoretical model to understand the factors that might contribute to a sense of belonging to the team. We also conducted a multi-group analysis to evaluate how the associations change based on individuals’ leadership involvement and an importance-performance map analysis to find the most critical indicators of belongingness. Our findings indicate a positive association between psychological safety and work appreciation and belonging to the team. Women feel less belonging than men, especially those not in leadership positions. Power distance is negatively associated with belonging, and tenure is positively associated with belonging regardless of the role. Through this research, we seek to provide insights into the sense of belonging to the team and foster a more inclusive and cohesive work environment.

Wed 17 Apr

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16:00 - 17:30
16:00
15m
Talk
GenderMag Improves Discoverability in the Field, Especially for WomenACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award
Research Track
Emerson Murphy-Hill Google, Alberto Elizondo Google, Ambar Murillo Google, Marian Harbach Google, Bogdan Vasilescu Carnegie Mellon University, Delphine Carlson Google, Florian Dessloch Google
Link to publication Pre-print
16:15
15m
Talk
Unraveling the Drivers of Sense of Belonging in Software Delivery Teams: Insights from a Large-Scale Survey
Research Track
Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University, Igor Steinmacher Northern Arizona University
Pre-print
16:30
15m
Talk
An Empirical Study of the Content and Quality of Sprint Retrospectives in Undergraduate Team Software Projects
Software Engineering Education and Training
Chris Hundhausen Oregon State University, USA, Phillip Conrad University of California, Santa Barbara, Ahsun Tariq Oregon State University, Surya Pugal UC Santa Barbara, Brian Zamora Flores UC Santa Barbara
16:45
15m
Talk
Girls Rocking the Code: Gender-dependent Stereotypes, Engagement & Comprehension in Music Programming
Software Engineering Education and Training
Isabella Graßl University of Passau, Gordon Fraser University of Passau
17:00
15m
Talk
Dealing With Cultural Dispersion: a Novel Theoretical Framework for Software Engineering Research and Practice
Software Engineering in Society
Stefano Lambiase University of Salerno, Gemma Catolino University of Salerno, Bice Della Piana University of Salerno, Filomena Ferrucci University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno
Pre-print Media Attached
17:15
7m
Talk
Programming by Example Made Easy
Journal-first Papers
Jiarong Wu , Lili Wei McGill University, Yanyan Jiang Nanjing University, Shing-Chi Cheung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Luyao Ren Peking University, Chang Xu Nanjing University