Collaboration and Team Science: From Theory to Practice
Collaboration and Team Science: From Theory to Practice
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DOI：
10.2310/jim.0b013e318250871d
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Gadlin, Howard
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作者：
Bennett, L. Michelle;Gadlin, Howard
跨学科的努力对科学发现和转化研究工作变得越来越重要。高度整合和互动的研究团队有许多共同的特点，这些特点有助于他们在发展和持续努力方面取得成功。通过对非常成功的研究团队成员以及其他未能实现目标或因冲突而结束的成员进行深入访谈，我们确定了对团队成功和有效性至关重要的关键因素。毫无疑问，科学目标是合作努力的核心。但是，支持功能需要到位，以避免团队脱轨。其中最重要的是信任：没有信任，团队的活力就会随着时间的推移而恶化。领导者和参与者都需要意识到的其他关键因素包括制定共同的愿景，战略性地确定团队成员并有目的地建立团队，在控制冲突的同时促进分歧，以及为分享荣誉和作者设定明确的期望。自我意识和强大的沟通技巧大大有助于科学团队的有效领导和管理战略。虽然所有成功的团队都有有效执行这些活动的共同特点，但没有单一的执行公式，每个领导者都有不同的优势和弱点。成功的科学合作都有强有力的领导者，他们有自我意识，并注意到支持科学的许多关键因素。
Interdisciplinary efforts are becoming more critical for scientific discovery and translational research efforts. Highly integrated and interactive research teams share a number of features that contribute to their success in developing and sustaining their efforts over time. Through analysis of in-depth interviews with members of highly successful research teams and others who did not meet their goals or ended because of conflicts, we identified key elements that are critical for team success and effectiveness. There is no debate that the scientific goal sits at the center of the collaborative effort. However, supporting features need to be in place to avoid the derailment of the team. Among the most important of these is trust: without trust, the team dynamic runs the risk of deteriorating over time. Other critical factors of which both leaders and participants need to be aware include developing a shared vision, strategically identifying team members and purposefully building the team, promoting disagreement while containing conflict, and setting clear expectations for sharing credit and authorship. Self-awareness and strong communication skills contribute greatly to effective leadership and management strategies of scientific teams. While all successful teams share the characteristic of effectively carrying out these activities, there is no single formula for execution with every leader exemplifying different strengths and weaknesses. Successful scientific collaborations have strong leaders who are self-aware and are mindful of the many elements critical for supporting the science at the center of the effort.