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The independent variables are variousattributes of organizational structure. The dependent variable is the effort spent onsharing information which is required by the software development process in use. Theresearch questions upon which the study is based ask whether or not these attributes oforganizational structure have an effect on the amount of communication effort expended. In addition, there are a number of blocking variables which have been identified. Theseare used to account for factors other than organizational structure which may have aneffect on communication effort.