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The Persistent Puzzle of Scientific Collaboration

The Persistent Puzzle of Scientific Collaboration. Wesley Shrum shrum@lsu.edu Sociology. Outline. History, Sociology, & STS AIP Study Results on Process & Performance. Sociology of Science. Exchange of Information for Recognition Individualistic Model Measurement. AIP Study. 1989 HEP

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The Persistent Puzzle of Scientific Collaboration

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  1. The Persistent Puzzle of Scientific Collaboration Wesley Shrum shrum@lsu.edu Sociology

  2. Outline • History, Sociology, & STS • AIP Study • Results on Process & Performance

  3. Sociology of Science • Exchange of Information for Recognition • Individualistic Model • Measurement

  4. AIP Study • 1989 HEP • 53 multi-institutional collaborations • High energy physics, space science, geophysics, CMC, materials science, ground-based astronomy

  5. DIMENSIONS • Formation • Magnitude • Organization • Technology • Performance

  6. Process & Performance • Pre-existing relations do not increase trust • Trust does not improve performance • Conflict does not hurt performance

  7. Trust & Conflict • WHY do people think trust matters? • TRUST inversely related to CONFLICT • Conflict lower when projects • Are Larger • Give Autonomy to Teams • Are less bureaucratic

  8. Performance I • Delays occur when • External advisory committees • Teams have autonomy in the analysis of shared data • Cost Overruns when • Changes in instrumentation • Subcontracting

  9. Performance II • Internal success • Resource uncertainty • Avoid agreements to share data • External success • Large projects • Internationalism

  10. Puzzling Process • Understanding collabs • Technology • Bureaucracy • What kinds of interaction work? • Voluntary • Bureaucratic

  11. Puzzling Performance • Counts don’t work • Managerial & scientific success differ • Internal versus external success • Results versus capacity building

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