Key Scholarly Articles about
Collaborations and Partnerships
Excerpted from the NIMHD Webinar:
“Enhancing and Fostering Research Collaborations and Partnerships”
March 2012
The entire webinar can be viewed online at: http://vimeo.com/40556373
Compiled by Dr. Romulo de Castro, Jr.
Dr. de Castro is funded by NIH-NIMHD gran
t #U54MD007598 (formerly #U54RR026138).
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Management of Collaborations
General:
Bargal, D. (2007). The handbook of group research and practice. Small Group Research 38(2):
301-308.
Boh, W. F., Y. Q. Ren, et al. (2007). Expertise and collaboration in the geographically dispersed
organization. Organization Science 18(4): 595-612.
Cummings, J. N. and S. Kiesler (2005). Collaborative Research Across Disciplinary and
Organizational Boundaries. Soc. Stud. Sci. 35(5): 703-722.
Fiore, S. M. (2008). Interdisciplinarity as teamwork - How the science of teams can inform team
science. Small Group Research 39(3): 251-277.
Jones, B. F., S. Wuchty, et al. (2008). Multi-University Research Teams: Shifting Impact,
Geography, and Stratification in Science. Science 322(5905): 1259-1262.
Katz, N., D. Lazer, et al. (2003). Network theory and small groups. Small Group Research 35(3):
307-332.
Stokols, D., S. Misra, et al. (2008). The ecology of team science – Understanding contextual
influences on transdisciplinary collaboration. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2):
S96-S115.
Communications:
Johnson, S. K., K. Bettenhausen, et al. (2009). Realities of Working in Virtual Teams: Affective
and Attitudinal Outcomes of Using Computer-Mediated Communication. Small Group
Research 40(6): 623-649.
Keyton, J., D. J. Ford, et al. (2008). A mesolevel communicative model of collaboration.
Communication Theory 18(3): 376-406.
van der Kleij, R., J. M. Schraagen, et al. (2009). How Conversations Change Over Time in Faceto-Face and Video-Mediated Communication. Small Group Research 40(4): 355-381.
Determinants of Success:
Holmes, J. H., A. Lehman, et al. (2008). Challenges for multilevel health disparities research in a
transdisciplinary environment. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S182-S192.
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Hinds, P. J., K. M. Carley, et al. (2000). Choosing work group members: Balancing similarity,
competence, and familiarity. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 81(2):
226-251.
Miller, K. (2008). Successful Collaborations: Social Scientists Who Study Science Have Noticed a
Trend. Biomedical Computation Review, Simbios at Stanford University, National NIH Center
for Biomedical Computing. 4: 7-15.
Nash JM. Transdisciplinary training: key components and prerequisites for success. Am J Prev
Med. 2008 Aug;35(2 Suppl):S133-40.
Woolley, A. W., M. E. Gerbasi, et al. (2008). Bringing in the experts - How team composition and
collaborative planning jointly shape analytic effectiveness. Small Group Research 39(3): 352-371.
Coordination Costs:
Becker, G. S. and K. M. Murphy (1992). The Division of Labor, Coordination Costs, and
Knowledge. Quarterly Journal of Economics CVII (November 1992): 1137-1160.
Cummings, J. N. and S. Kiesler (2007). Coordination costs and project outcomes in multiuniversity collaborations. Research Policy 36(10): 1620-1634.
Infrastructure:
Hesse, B. W. (2008). Of mice and mentors - Developing cyber-infrastructure to support
transdisciplinary scientific collaboration. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S235S239.
Scholand, A. J., Linebarger J. M. , et al. (2005). Thoughts on Critical Infrastructure
Collaborations. Sandia National Laboratories.
Work Distribution/Team Dynamics:
Aubert, B. A. and B. L. Kelsey (2003). Further understanding of trust and performance in virtual
teams. Small Group Research 34(5): 575-618.
Bazarova, N. N. and J. B. Walther (2009). Attributions in Virtual Groups Distances and
Behavioral Variations in Computer-Mediated Discussions. Small Group Research 40(2): 138-162.
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Behfar, K. J., R. S. Peterson, et al. (2008). The critical role of conflict resolution in teams: A close
look at the links between conflict type, conflict management strategies, and team outcomes.
Journal of Applied Psychology 93(1): 170-188.
Caldwell, D. F. and C. A. O'Reilly (2003). The determinants of team-based innovation in
organizations - The role of social influence. Small Group Research 34 (4): 497-517.
Guimera, R., B. Uzzi, et al. (2005). Team assembly mechanisms determine collaboration network
structure and team performance. Science 308(5722): 697-702.
Measurement of Collaborations
General:
Klein, J. T. (2008). "Evaluation of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research – A literature
review." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S116-S123.
Masse, L. C., R. P. Moser, et al. (2008). "Measuring collaboration and transdisciplinary
integration in team science." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S151-S160.
Syme, S. L. (2008). "The science of team science - Assessing the value of transdisciplinary
research." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S94- S95.
Trochim, W. M., S. E. Marcus, et al. (2008). "The evaluation of large research initiatives - A
participatory integrative mixed-methods approach." American Journal of Evaluation 29(1): 8-28.
Evaluate team readiness, effectiveness:
Hays, T. C. (2008). "The science of team science - Commentary on measurements of scientific
readiness." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 35(2): S193-S195.
Loughry, M. L., M. W. Ohland, et al. (2007). "Development of a theory-based assessment of team
member effectiveness." Educational and Psychological Measurement 67(3): 505-524.
Networking:
Aboelela, S. W., J. A. Merrill, et al. (2007). "Social network analysis to evaluate an
interdisciplinary research center." Journal of Research Administration XXXVIII: 97-108.
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Lurie, S. J. M. D. P., T. T. M. S. Fogg, et al. (2009). "Social Network Analysis as a Method of
Assessing Institutional Culture: Three Case Studies." Academic Medicine 84(8): 1029-1035.
Newman, M. E. J. (2001). "Scientific collaboration networks. I. Network construction and
fundamental results." Physical Review E 6401(1): -.
Newman, M. E. J. (2001). "Scientific collaboration networks. II. Shortest paths, weighted
networks, and centrality." Physical Review E 6401(1): -.