The determinants of research collaboration modes: exploring the effects of research and researcher characteristics on co-authorship

Abstract

Given the high priority accorded to research collaboration on the assumption that it yields higher productivity and impact rates than do non-collaborative results, research collaboration modes are assessed for their benefits and costs before being executed. Researchers are accountable for selecting their collaboration modes, a decision made through strategic decision making influenced by their environments and the tradeoffs among alternatives. In this context, by using bibliographic information and related internal data from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, a representative Korean government institute of mechanical research), this paper examines the suggested yet unproven determinants of research collaboration modes that the SCI data set cannot reveal through a Multinomial Probit Model. The results indicate that informal communication, cultural proximity, academic excellence, external fund inspiration, and technology development levels play significant roles in the determination of specific collaboration modes, such as sole research, internal collaboration, domestic collaboration, and international collaboration. This paper refines collaboration mode studies by describing the actual collaboration phenomenon as it occurs in research institutes and the motivations prompting research collaboration, allowing research mangers to encourage researchers to collaborate in an appropriate decision-making context.

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International Collaboration Among Social Science Scholars: Opportunities to Bridge Institutional Goals of Internationalization with Faculty Research Agendas

“…The benefit of increased academic productivity is recognized in the literature as one of the most compelling benefits of collaboration among scholars (Lee & Bozeman, 2005;McFadyen & Cannella, 2004;Wuchty et al, 2007;Jeong et al, 2011;Ou et al, 2012). Empirical evidence suggests that co-authored papers are more often published in journals with higher impact factors when compared with those of single authors (Katz & Martin, 1997;Bozeman & Corley, 2004;Lee & Bozeman, 2005;Jeong et al, 2011.…”

“…Benefits such as intellectual companionship and personal pleasure through interaction with likeminded scholars (Katz & Martin, 1997;Melin, 2000;Thorsteinsdottir, 2000;Beaver, 2001;Bozeman & Corley, 2004;Ou et al, 2012); the effective division of labor reflecting the unique talents of team members that have an array of knowledge, skills, and abilities (Senker, 1993;Katz & Martin, 1997, Melin, 2000Beaver, 2001;Bozeman & Corley, 2004;Ou et al, 2012); and the transfer of knowledge or skills to other teams members through the experience gained during the collaborative project (Katz & Martin, 1997;Melin, 2000;Beaver, 2001;Jeong et al,2011) to name a few.…”

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