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MANAGING ACADEMIC INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECTS *
Author(s) -
Birnbaum Philip H.,
Newell William T.,
Saxberg Borje O.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1979.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , field (mathematics) , knowledge management , project management , management science , psychology , computer science , management , engineering , mathematics , economics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
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.