The existing body of research is still inconclusive with regards to the question of whether temporal dispersion enhances or impairs performance (Anh et al. 2012). While some studies find a negative effect (Cummings et al. 2007; Espinosa et al. 2012; Sobri et al. 2017) others find that it positively influences team performance (Colazo et al. 2010; Ramasubbu et al. 2011), again others find no significant influence at all (Prasad et al. 2017). Thus, this thesis aims to fill this research gap by conducting a detailed analysis of temporal dispersion in co-located teams with flexible arrangements regarding the allocation of individual working hours. To achieve this, two main questions will be answered:
1. What degrees of temporal dispersion exist among members of software development project teams?
2. How does temporal dispersion influence employee performance?