TY - JOUR
T1 - Pearls and Pitfalls of Team Science
AU - Conn, Vicki S.
AU - McCarthy, Ann Marie
AU - Cohen, Marlene Z.
AU - Anderson, Cindy M.
AU - Killion, Cheryl
AU - DeVon, Holli A.
AU - Topp, Robert
AU - Fahrenwald, Nancy L.
AU - Herrick, Linda M.
AU - Benefield, Lazelle E.
AU - Smith, Carol E.
AU - Jefferson, Urmeka T.
AU - Anderson, Elizabeth A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Formidable health problems are often best addressed by teams of scientists with varied expertise. This diversity among team members and complexities in managing teams can lead to challenges in designing, funding, conducting, and reporting research. Team science difficulties can be addressed by sophisticated planning, frequent reassessment and realignment of team strategies with goals, and consistent transparent communication. This article addresses specific strategies to build and sustain research teams, manage team meetings, strategically develop publications and grants, thrive in the midst of disciplinary and individual team member differences, embrace new ideas and change to maintain creativity, and build future team scientists and projects. The potential value in team science justifies the effort required to build and maintain efficient and effective research teams.
AB - Formidable health problems are often best addressed by teams of scientists with varied expertise. This diversity among team members and complexities in managing teams can lead to challenges in designing, funding, conducting, and reporting research. Team science difficulties can be addressed by sophisticated planning, frequent reassessment and realignment of team strategies with goals, and consistent transparent communication. This article addresses specific strategies to build and sustain research teams, manage team meetings, strategically develop publications and grants, thrive in the midst of disciplinary and individual team member differences, embrace new ideas and change to maintain creativity, and build future team scientists and projects. The potential value in team science justifies the effort required to build and maintain efficient and effective research teams.
KW - interdisciplinary communication
KW - research productivity
KW - team science
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U2 - 10.1177/0193945918793097
DO - 10.1177/0193945918793097
M3 - Article
C2 - 30089443
AN - SCOPUS:85052587691
SN - 0193-9459
VL - 41
SP - 920
EP - 940
JO - Western journal of nursing research
JF - Western journal of nursing research
IS - 6
ER -