I propose that Research Collaboration works best when the skills of the collaborators are complimentary. Each of the collaborators brings something to the project that is different in some way from the others on the team. This holds true also with large teams where there seem to be overlapping skills or experience levels. For example, [...]
I came across an interesting article, attention grabbing mainly because I hadn’t really thought much about this topic: “Research taps into potential of Muslim consumers”. Currently estimated at $2.7 trillion, this market is expected to grow to a staggering $30 trillion by 2050. The study unveiled significant mindset and attitudinal differences among 5 segments of [...]
According to Bozeman and Lee’s study “Impact of Research Collaboration on Scientific Productivity,” only 6% of academic researchers’ time is spent collaborating with industry researchers. I find this very strange, given that there are numerous benefits that derive to both universities and companies from joint collaborations.
For example, academic researchers can gain access to cutting-edge [...]
Recent years have seen dramatic increases in the amount of bandwidth universities have acquired. Must observers view increases in bandwidth as a prerequisite to improved research capabilities.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has identified cyber infrastructure and its key element of bandwidth as important in the conduct of science and engineering research, (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf07334/nsf07334.pdf) and most academics [...]
I was reading the editorial in the latest issue of the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management last evening. In the preamble, the editor states ‘ …coordination is a prerequiste for good collaboration…” Which got me thinking. Do we have an understanding of what ”Good Collaboration” means in the context of research? What is good management system for achieving [...]
