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Both of you provided support in your own unique ways, but I especially thank Aaron for reminding me not to work too hard. You are  \nright, there are other things in life than a PhD.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nPage  \nLIST OF FIGURES vii  \nLIST OF TABLES viii  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix  \nVITA xi  \nABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION xiv  \n1 Introduction 1  \n1.1 Defnitions ..................................... 10  \n2 Foundations in Creativity 13  \n2.1 Theories and Models of Creativity ........................ 13  \n2.1.1 Defnitions of Creativity ......................... 13  \n2.1.2 Types of Creativity ............................ 15  \n2.1.3 Models and Frameworks of Creativity .................. 16  \n3 Co-Creation in Fully Remote Software Teams 21  \n3.1 Introduction .................................... 22  \n3.1.1 Scope ................................... 24  \n3.2 Related Work ................................... 24  \n3.2.1 Collaboration Practices .......................... 24  \n3.2.2 Remote Work ............................... 26  \n3.2.3 Co-Creation ................................ 27  \n3.3 Study Design ................................... 28  \n3.3.1 Interviews ................................. 28  \n3.3.2 Ethics and Data Collection ........................ 29  \n3.3.3 Participants ................................ 30  \n3.3.4 Data Analysis ............................... 30  \n3.3.5 Limitations and Threats to Validity ................... 33  \n3.3.6 Data Availability ............................. 35  \n3.4 Findings: RQ1: How do fully remote software teams co-create artifacts? ... 35  \n3.4.1 Four Models ................................ 36  \n3.4.2 Example Work Chains .......................... 42  \n3.4.3 Matching Task to Model ......................... 43  \n3.4.4 Tool Support for Co-creation ...................... 47  \n3.5 Findings: RQ2: How do professionals feel about remote work and collaboration? 51  \n3.5.1 Benefts of Remote Work ......................... 51  \n3.5.2 Challenges in Remote Work ....................... 52  \n3.5.3 Considerations in Returning to the Ofce ................ 56  \n3.6 Discussion ..................................... 57  \n3.6.1 Implications for Practitioners ...................... 60  \n3.6.2 Implications for Tool Providers ..................... 62  \n3.6.3 Implications for Researchers ....................... 62  \n3.7 Conclusion ..................................... 63  \n4 Creativity in the Everyday Work of Software Professionals 65  \n4.1 Introduction .................................... 66  \n4.2 Related Work ................................","cbCaigOWI1HByGOZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigOWI1HByGOZ","pdf",7438120,315,"English","# Introduction\n## Definitions\n# Foundations in Creativity\n## Theories and Models of Creativity\n# Co-Creation in Fully Remote Software Teams\n## Introduction\n## Related Work\n## Study Design\n## Findings\n## Discussion\n## Conclusion\n# Creativity in the Everyday Work of Software Professionals\n## Introduction\n## Related Work\n## Study Design\n## Findings\n## Discussion\n## Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"What are the main research questions of the dissertation?\",\"answer\":\"RQ1 examines how fully remote software teams co-create artifacts and how everyday creativity manifests in software professionals’ work. 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