MANAGING ACADEMIC INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS*
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Decision Sciences
- Vol. 10 (4) , 645-665
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5915.1979.tb00053.x
Abstract
This field study provides variables that can be used by practitioners as action levers and by future researchers as the basis for theoretical development. Conclusions from relevant literature and findings from interviews with interdisciplinary research management identified forty variables that were viewed as important to interdisciplinary research project success. After adjusting the data for reliability attenuation, these variables were further analyzed to identify the best prediction equation. The findings suggested that project age or the longevity of the project and open discussion of disagreements were the best predictors of performance.Keywords
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