Software practitioners dropping-out: a research proposal

Authors:
Jack Downey
Affiliations:
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Venue:
Proceedings of the 49th SIGMIS annual conference on Computer personnel research
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper proposes an exploratory study to determine why some computer science or software engineering graduates abandon their careers in software to pursue radically different paths. While these people may be experiencing a generic mid-life crisis, is it possible that the tremendous technical focus of their work means they are ill-prepared for the senior roles on offer, roles that involve inter-personal as opposed to technical skills?