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The Role of Project Team Collaboration in R&D Performance

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  • John D. Aram

    (Case Western Reserve University)

  • Cyril P. Morgan

    (University of Colorado)

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Teamwork or collaboration among professionals, an important element of most R&D laboratories, has received little study in relation to technical performance. This study analyzes the relationship between individual perceptions of team collaboration and individual technical performance in a research and development laboratory. Partial correlations are used to evaluate different models of causality between collaboration, individual needs, opportunities, need satisfaction and technical performance. The study concludes that the relationship between perceived team collaboration and technical performance is not direct. Rather, one particular aspect of collaboration, termed knowledge-based risk taking, creates greater opportunities for scientists and engineers to fulfill a variety of personal needs in the job setting, and these greater opportunities lead to higher technical performance. The study suggests R&D managers can promote greater opportunities for individuals to meet job needs and thus achieve greater technical performance by encouraging a risk taking attitude toward innovation and a collaborative team process within technical work groups.

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  • John D. Aram & Cyril P. Morgan, 1976. "The Role of Project Team Collaboration in R&D Performance," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 22(10), pages 1127-1137, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:22:y:1976:i:10:p:1127-1137
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.22.10.1127
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    1. Scott A. Shane & Karl T. Ulrich, 2004. "50th Anniversary Article: Technological Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship in Management Science," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(2), pages 133-144, February.
    2. Rajiv D. Banker & Indranil Bardhan & Ozer Asdemir, 2006. "Understanding the Impact of Collaboration Software on Product Design and Development," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 17(4), pages 352-373, December.
    3. Matthew L. Cole & John D. Cox & Jacqueline M. Stavros, 2018. "SOAR as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Collaboration Among Professionals Working in Teams: Implications for Entrepreneurial Teams," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(2), pages 21582440187, May.

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