Team Assembly

Twyman, Marlon; Contractor, Noshir

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20992-6_17

Cited by 19 publications

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“…The importance of team composition is likely related to the complexity of the task at hand, the degree of interdependence among team members, and the duration of the project (Carter et al 2019). The primary factor to consider is what expertise is needed to address the team's scientific goals, but interpersonal and intrapersonal factors should not be neglected either (Twyman and Contractor 2019). Another important consideration is whether team members have a proven track record of (interdisciplinary) collaboration (Stokols 2014).…”

Section: Team Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Vision for Team Science at Tilburg University

Van Lissa,

Keymolen,

van den Hoek

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Tilburg University has committed to establishing a vision on Team Science in 2023.To meet this mandate, the working group "Team Science" was established within the university-wide program "Use (Y)our Talents". The working group Team Science wrote this policy brief to inform a vision on Team Science, paying attention to the following: 1) Defining team science in the context of Tilburg University (with special attention to the Social Sciences & Humanities, SSH); 2) Exploring the scientific literature on team science; 3) Developing practical starting points for the implementation of team science; and 4) Charting national and international best practices for team science.

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Section: Team Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a Vision for Team Science at Tilburg University

Van Lissa,

Keymolen,

van den Hoek

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…We test these hypotheses through studies of a selection of research working groups designed to have some degree of diversity, with members with a variety of disciplines, skillsets and origins. The research working groups we are focussing on are a facilitated version of the ‘self-assembly’ to which Twyman and Contractor [ 56 ] refer and which are well-discussed in the synthesis center literature [ 15 , 30 , 49 , 57 ]. These groups gather, with logistic support, to analyse a specific complex problem, drawing on members from many institutions and countries for intermittent but concentrated periods of time apart from their normal workplace commitments.…”

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confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary collaboration from diverse science teams can produce significant outcomes

Specht

Crowston

2022

PLoS ONE

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Scientific teams are increasingly diverse in discipline, international scope and demographics. Diversity has been found to be a driver of innovation but also can be a source of interpersonal friction. Drawing on a mixed-method study of 22 scientific working groups, this paper presents evidence that team diversity has a positive impact on scientific output (i.e., the number of journal papers and citations) through the mediation of the interdisciplinarity of the collaborative process, as evidenced by publishing in and citing more diverse sources. Ironically these factors also seem to be related to lower team member satisfaction and perceived effectiveness, countered by the gender balance of the team. Qualitative data suggests additional factors that facilitate collaboration, such as trust and leadership. Our findings have implications for team design and management, as team diversity seems beneficial, but the process of integration can be difficult and needs management to lead to a productive and innovative process.

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