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Title Enhancing the effectiveness of team science / Nancy J. Cooke and Margaret L. Hilton, editors ; Committee on the Science of Team Science, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xi, 268 pages)) : illustrations
Contents Summary -- Part I: Setting the Stage. Introduction -- Science to inform team science -- Part II. The Individual and Team Levels. Overview of the research on team effectiveness -- Team composition and assembly -- Professional development and education for team science -- Team science leadership -- Part III. The Institutional and Organizational Level. Supporting virtual collaboration -- Institutional and organizational support for team science -- Funding and evaluation of team science -- Part IV. A Path Forward. Advancing research on the effectiveness of team science -- References -- Appendix: Biographical sketches of committee members
Summary The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the scale and complexity of scientific research. The growing scale of science has been accompanied by a shift toward collaborative research, referred to as "team science." Scientific research is increasingly conducted by small teams and larger groups rather than individual investigators, but the challenges of collaboration can slow these teams' progress in achieving their scientific goals. How does a team-based approach work, and how can universities and research institutions support teams? Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science synthesizes and integrates the available research to provide guidance on assembling the science team; leadership, education and professional development for science teams and groups. It also examines institutional and organizational structures and policies to support science teams and identifies areas where further research is needed to help science teams and groups achieve their scientific and translational goals. This report offers major public policy recommendations for science research agencies and policymakers, as well as recommendations for individual scientists, disciplinary associations, and research universities. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science will be of interest to university research administrators, team science leaders, science faculty, and graduate and postdoctoral students
Notes Title from PDF title page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes This study was supported by the National Science Foundation under Contract No. OCI-1248170 and by Elsevier. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project
Version viewed Sept. 29, 2015
Subject Teams in the workplace -- Psychological aspects
Biomedical Research -- organization & administration
Biomedical Research -- methods
Cooperative Behavior
Interdisciplinary Communication
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Models, Organizational
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Teams in the workplace -- Psychological aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Cooke, Nancy J., editor.
Hilton, Margaret L., editor.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Science of Team Science
LC no. 2015940916
ISBN 9780309316828
0309316820
9780309316835
0309316839