Dimensions Of Collaboration Research Articles

Reducing uncertainties in innovation projects through intra-organisational collaboration: a systematic literature review

PurposeThis article provides the first systematic review of literature on effective organisational practices for reducing innovation project uncertainties to promote project performance. Innovation is the lifeblood of organisations, while simultaneously being one of the most challenging processes to manage. This systematic review seeks to examine best practice for reducing uncertainties and thus mitigate the high failure rates in innovation projects.Design/methodology/approachThis paper provides a systematic review of the literature on innovation project management and encourages an understanding of how intra-organisational collaboration reduces uncertainty and thus increases project performance.FindingsBased on an analysis of the systematic literature review findings, the impact of intra-organisational collaboration in reducing uncertainties in innovation projects is uncovered. Three types of project uncertainties were found to be dominant in the context of innovation project management: task, technological and market uncertainties. Five dimensions of intra-organisational collaboration are also identified, namely collaborative relationship, collaborative leadership, communicating and sharing information, trust formation and joint decision-making.Originality/valueThe authors situate five intra-organisational collaboration dimensions as key mechanisms that yield organisational learning as an outcome. On the other hand, they also uncovered that organisational learning is a key enabler in the relationship between intra-organisational collaboration and task, market and technological uncertainties reduction. Therefore, intra-organisational collaboration is identified as a critical practice in enhancing the performance of innovation projects. The study proposes a multi-dimensional conceptual model, providing a mechanism for furthering a research agenda for improving the performance of innovation projects.

Survey on Botnet Detection Techniques: Classification, Methods, and Evaluation

With the continuous evolution of the Internet, as well as the development of the Internet of Things, smart terminals, cloud platforms, and social platforms, botnets showing the characteristics of platform diversification, communication concealment, and control intelligence. This survey analyzes and compares the most important efforts in the botnet detection area in recent years. It studies the mechanism characteristics of botnet architecture, life cycle, and command and control channel and provides a classification of botnet detection techniques. It focuses on the application of advanced technologies such as deep learning, complex network, swarm intelligence, moving target defense (MTD), and software-defined network (SDN) for botnet detection. From the four dimensions of service, intelligence, collaboration, and assistant, a common bot detection evaluation system (CBDES) is proposed, which defines a new global capability measurement standard. Combing with expert scores and objective weights, this survey proposes quantitative evaluation and gives a visual representation for typical detection methods. Finally, the challenges and future trends in the field of botnet detection are summarized.

Communion, Care, and Leadership in Computer-Mediated Learning during the Early Stage of COVID-19

This qualitative inquiry explores how, during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lithuania (European Union), the stakeholders in the education system—university teachers, general education teachers, students, and children’s parents—coped with the encountered challenge and what was important to them under the changed conditions. This paper uses a communication management objective to describe how participants in the education system responded to the emerging distance learning situation and its challenges. The phenomenographic research approach was chosen to carry out the qualitative study. The 37 interviews from higher education teachers, university students, school teachers, and parents of minor school-aged children were conducted during the early stage of COVID-19 quarantine. The research allows for concluding that, after a successful transition to distance learning, the dimensions of communion and supportive collaboration acquired importance among stakeholders in education. Starting new activities, a need for communion and mobilization for joint activities under the crisis emerged. The research showed that the adaptation period was necessary at the beginning of these new activities. Competent leadership was expected from the teacher. Additionally, the preparation of all the actors in the education process was needed. The data offer a window into the dynamics of online teaching in crisis and experiences with a new activity that are key to success. Although research on technology-mediated learning has increased in recent years, it still lags behind developments in practice.

Penerapan Media Sosial bagi Peningkatan Kinerja UMKM di Kota Jambi

The purpose of this study is to describe the role of social media and small and medium micro enterprises performance in Jambi City, as well as the influence of the role of social media on business performance. The research data were obtained through a survey method using a questionnaire given to 60 respondents. The data is analyzed using simple linear regression analysis techniques. The analysis shows that the role of social media, which is reflected by the dimensions of curation, consumption, creation, and collaboration as a whole get an average score acquisition in the range of 3.41-4.20 with "good" criteria. The performance of small and medium micro enterprises which is reflected by the growth in the number of sales, growth in market share, and profit growth get an average score in the range of 3.41-4.20 with "high" criteria. Based on the results of hypothesis testing has also proven that the role of social media has a positive and significant effect on the performance of small and medium micro enterprises in Jambi City.

The physician-nurse collaboration in truth disclosure: from nurses\u2019 perspective

BackgroundCollaboration between physicians and nurses is critical. However, a limited number of studies have provided insights into the status of physician–nurse collaboration in truth disclosure.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted using an electronic questionnaire among Chinese nurses who attended a provincial conference. The Nurse–Physician Collaboration Scale was administered to nurses to assess the collaboration in truth disclosure from their perspective. A multiple-choice question was asked to assess the perceived difficulties in truth disclosure. Descriptive statistics, univariate, and multiple stepwise regression analyses were performed to evaluate physician–nurse collaboration in truth disclosure.ResultsA total of 287 nurses completed the survey, and 279 of them reported that they had carried out truth disclosures among patients. The average score for physician–nurse collaboration in truth disclosure was 3.98 ± 0.72. The majority of nurses (73.1–81%) responded positively to different dimensions of collaboration in truth disclosure. The results of multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that seniority (B = − 0.111, 95% confidence interval [CI] = − 0.167−− 0.055, p < 0.001) and frequency of truth disclosure (B = 0.162, 95%CI = 0.076–0.249, p < 0.001) were the only two factors associated with collaboration in truth disclosure between physicians and nurses. The most common barrier perceived by nurses was fear of patients’ negative emotions or their suicide attempts after truth telling.ConclusionsMost nurses responded positively to physician–nurse collaboration in truth disclosure. Various difficulties existed in the practice of truth-telling collaboration. Further studies are required to test the potential interventions to promote cooperation between nurses and physicians in truth disclosure.

Teamwork and stress in routine interventions: an observational study of multiprofessional OR teams

HintergrundEffektive interprofessionelle Teamarbeit im Operationssaal (OP) und intraoperativer Stress sind von großer Bedeutung für Patientensicherheit und Versorgungsqualität. Dennoch gibt es nur wenige systematische Studien zum Zusammenhang von Teamarbeit im OP und Arbeitsstress.Ziele der ArbeitUntersuchung des Zusammenhangs von Teamarbeit und empfundenem Stress bei Routineeingriffen – für das OP-Team als Gesamtheit sowie für die einzelnen Professionen Chirurgie, Anästhesie und Pflege.Material und MethodenDurchgeführt wurde eine Mehrmethodenstudie bestehend aus Expertenbeobachtungen mittels eines standardisierten Beobachtungsinstruments (OTAS-D) und systematischer Selbstberichte des gesamten OP-Teams. Erfasst wurden 64 elektive Routineeingriffe unterschiedlicher chirurgischer Fachbereiche. Die statistischen Zusammenhangsanalysen unter Kontrolle prozeduraler Einflussfaktoren wurden mit „Mixed-effects“-Regressionsmodellen berechnet.ErgebnisseDie Güte der intraoperativen Teamarbeit lag auf mittlerem Niveau. Der situative Stress während des Eingriffs wurde durch die Befragten eher auf niedrigerem Niveau berichtet, mit signifikanten Unterschieden zwischen den Professionen Chirurgie, Pflege und Anästhesie. Mitglieder des chirurgischen Teams berichteten im Durchschnitt die höchsten Stressniveaus. Ein genereller Zusammenhang zwischen Teamarbeit und Stresserleben konnte nicht beobachtet werden, allerdings für die einzelnen Professionen: Für das chirurgische Team ergaben sich signifikante, positive Zusammenhänge, sowie für die Teamarbeitsdimensionen Zusammenarbeit und Führung. Signifikante negative Zusammenhänge ergaben sich für das Pflegeteam hinsichtlich der Qualität der interdisziplinären Teamarbeit insgesamt sowie für die Teamarbeitsdimension Team-Monitoring.DiskussionDie Effekte interprofessioneller Zusammenarbeit im OP auf subjektives Stressempfinden bei Routineeingriffen hängen von Professionszugehörigkeit, Aufgabe und Tätigkeit ab. Weitere Forschungsarbeit ist notwendig, inwiefern gute Teamarbeit bei Routineeingriffen innerhalb und über die Professionen hinweg intraoperativen Stress beeinflusst.Zusatzmaterial onlineDie Online-Version dieses Beitrags (10.1007/s00113-021-00977-w) enthält eine vollständige Liste mit Kurzbeschreibungen der beobachteten Eingriffe. Beitrag und Zusatzmaterial stehen Ihnen auf www.springermedizin.de/link/10.1007/s00113-021-00977-w zur Verfügung.

How can collaborative practices be supported in an era of new public governance? Lessons from an education initiative

AbstractThe changing nature of organisations in the public sector means that collaboration is an imperative for many. However, we still know little about how collaborations operate in practice. Those stewarding collaborations need this knowledge to provide effective support. In this article, we are interested in applying Salignac et al.’s Collaboration Health Assessment Tool (CHAT) framework to a live collaboration initiative to better understand the factors, chain of events, and actions that lead to ‘healthy’ collaboration. We conducted interviews with stakeholders from a collaboration initiative involved in the implementation of an education participation program. Findings from our qualitative analysis suggest the initial design stage to be of critical importance. Ultimately, our research provides an example of how CHAT can be used to identify dimensions of collaboration that are, or are not, working well for an initiative and how partner organisations can use systems thinking to understand how their collaboration functions to better address the issues that they face.

Dimensions of the Inter-sectoral collaboration in Maternal Health Promotion Activities: Experts Viewpoint

Maternal mortality is an important indicator for health status in all countries. Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) goal of reducing maternal mortality, many countries have not attained it [1,2]. Many preventable deaths of pregnant mothers occur due to determinants out of health sector [3]. The factors affecting maternal health are complex; coordination and interactive plans between the health sector and other sectors of society are essential to improve the pregnant mothers’ health [2].

Spatial and institutional dimensions of research collaboration: a multidimensional profiling of European regions

Spatial and institutional dimensions of research collaboration: a multidimensional profiling of European regions

EAEU Policies and Governance – The Future of Eurasian Integration

The article evaluates policies and governance of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and validates the future of Eurasian integration. In order to avoid volatility of quantitative indicators and externalities that may lead to uncertain predictions, the means for this task include: Firstly, a qualitative analysis of EAEU constituents, namely of Customs Union (CU) and Common Economic Space (CES) policies, as well as of the functions of Union’s bodies in accordance respectively with theories of economic integration and theoretical approaches on state sector’s effective operation. Secondly, the strategic dimension of collaboration of EAEU member states in other Eurasian organizations and associations, such as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP), in relation with Russian grand strategy and its dynamics on global order.

Exploring readiness for implementing best practices: A mixed methods study.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) can improve health care in underprivileged countries. Bolivia's EBP movement is nascent and the factors contributing to better implementation in nursing are unknown. To explore Bolivian nurses' readiness to engage in EBP while highlighting the facilitators and barriers for pursuing EBP. The study used a sequential explanatory mixed methods study. First, general trends were disclosed via a survey of 170 nurses in La Paz, Bolivia, holding at least a baccalaureate regarding their perceived beliefs about EBP. The survey identified facilitators and barriers for implementing EBP in acute and ambulatory settings. Second, qualitative data was gathered via a focus group of nine nurses with the purpose of enhancing the survey results. The survey results showed that nurses believe that engaging in EBP can improve their clinical practice. However, the nurses' research behaviors were found to be infrequent. Lack of support from the nurses' clinics and hospitals and from non-nursing professionals were identified as barriers for engaging in EBP. The qualitative results revealed underlying limitations to nurses' clinical practice, including "feeling undervalued". There is a dearth of EBP knowledge among Bolivian nurses stemming from a lack of preparation in EBP environments, including EBP training opportunities. This situation affects nurses' professional dimensions of relational work, power, and collaboration. Collaborative research among educators, professional nursing societies, and local and international organizations could provide initiatives for implementing EBP, based on local health profiles.

Multi-analysis of translators’ work: an interdisciplinary approach by translator and ergonomics trainers

ABSTRACT We report on an experiment carried out among master’s students in specialised translation involved in an authentic translation project at the University of Grenoble Alpes. With a view to designing an authentic translation environment for future translators, a collaborative and ergonomic dimension was integrated into translator training. Ergonomics has emerged as a new paradigm in applied translation studies and ergonomic factors have been shown to have an impact at physical, organisational and cognitive levels on how translators work. As a result, ergonomics was deployed through project-based learning and a collaboration was initiated between translator and ergonomics trainers. Second-year master’s students were observed by ergonomists while carrying out a three-day translation project commissioned by NGOs. Students worked in a collaborative environment composed of learning labs and geared towards creativity and innovative pedagogy in addition to being equipped with ergonomics-related aspects. Data analysis aims at investigating the extent to which space was used to foster coordination in the translation activity and how work organisation developed between team members – project managers, translators and reviewers – and influenced each other’s work. Group dynamics is further analysed through personality traits and opens onto perspectives promoting an interdisciplinary approach between translation and ergonomics.

A Comparison between Collaborative and Individual Writings in Promoting Motivation and Language Acquisition

The study refers to collaborative writing. The main objective of this study is to show the effects of collaborative writing in the acquisition of the English language upon students of non-compulsory secondary education. The applied study is grounded on a quantitative focus of correlational character and descriptive basis, while applying a quasi-experimental design with a control group (CG) and an experimental group (EG). The results show that there is a significant relation that favors the method of collaborative writing upon the dimensions of feedback, motivation, collaboration, satisfaction, and ratings. It can be concluded that the collaborative writing method is effective if compared to the individual learning method.

Diseños participativos en el i-doc colaborativo: modelo de análisis y evaluación

El ámbito del documental interactivo ha tenido desde sus inicios una vertiente colaborativa. En la presente investigación se propone un modelo de análisis de la participación de la comunidad online en este tipo de producción, elaborado a partir de la literatura previa sobre esta cuestión. Después, se ha analizado una muestra de casos que ha evidenciado la diversidad de formas que adquiere la contribución de la comunidad conectada. A partir de las distintas tendencias detectadas, se han identificado y descrito cinco diseños participativos con distintas intensidades y finalidades. Finalmente, el modelo se ha aplicado a cada uno de estos diseños para su evaluación, lo que permite concluir que una participación significativa tendría que combinar varios de estos diseños teniendo en cuenta tanto la articulación de la comunidad alrededor del documental como su incidencia en el significado.

Can multiple contractors self-regulate their joint service delivery? A serious gaming experiment on road maintenance planning

The next step in the use of innovative, dynamic and performance-based contracts for service delivery by contractors could be use of monetary incentives to stimulate self-regulation of the network. Because it is currently unclear how performance-based payments in network tenders can effectively encourage network members to coordinate their own operations, a serious game was performed that simulates road maintenance planning to study changes in decision making and the emergence of network coordination. The experiments show that monetary incentives influence decision making, but their effect may be opposite to their intended aim and can lead to a competitive network. It was, however, also found that this competitiveness is not shown in networks where members are familiar with each other. This leads to the conclusion that penalty-based incentive mechanisms probably interfere with self-regulation and that the social dimension of contractor collaboration is paramount to the success of network-based contracting of construction activities.

The effects of IT use intensity and innovation culture on organizational performance: the mediating role of innovation intensity

Purpose This study aims to investigate innovation intensity by exploring the roles of internally focused and externally focused information technology (IT) use intensity and innovation culture on innovation intensity and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach A model exploring the effects of internally and externally focused IT use, plus two key dimensions of innovation culture – collaborative and entrepreneurial – on innovation intensity and organizational performance is tested via a structural equation model using partial least squares with data collected from 395 top executives. Findings The results indicate that intense use of internally and externally focused IT and the collaborative dimension of culture positively affect innovation intensity, which, in turn, increases operational and financial performance. Practical implications Innovation is an important driver of performance, for both internal efficiency and competitiveness. The role of IT in the innovation process is key: it allows information, knowledge and idea sharing. Top managers should make a wide array of IT tools available to increase internal and external information exchanges. They should also develop an organizational context that stimulates innovativeness and promotes collaboration. Originality/value IT helps employees acquire and use the knowledge needed to innovate within and outside organizational boundaries. To be innovative, employees need to work in an organization with a strong innovation culture, a primary determinant of innovation intensity. This study is one of the first to examine the effects of an organization’s innovation culture and its use of IT on innovation intensity and organizational performance. In addition, constructs of innovation intensity and internally and externally focused IT use are developed and tested.

Social and cognitive dimensions of collaboration in informal learning spaces: Malaysian social science students’ perspectives

ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study is to attain a better understanding of Collaborative Learning in Informal Spaces (CLIS) by addressing the nature of learning activities that will trigger socio-cognitive conflicts and the kind of socio-emotional challenges experienced in CLIS. To this end, research was conducted over four weeks where tasks were divided into pre-CLIS, during CLIS session and during CLIS presentation. The data in the form of video-stimulated semi-structured interviews were collected from 20 Year Two Gender Studies students of Monash University Malaysia. Based on the data collected, the students were divided into the Effective Learning Group (ELG) and the Lees Effective Learning Group (LELG). Consequently, the interview data were transcribed and analysed using the framework method as a form of thematic analysis. The results reveal that the LELG students require additional assistance from the lecturers and peers to overcome the pre-CLIS learning activities challenges. Further, ELG students are better at coordinating team members’ understandings leading to mutually shared cognition. Worthy of note is that the LELG students need to accept the fact that in collaborative learning, a socio-emotional atmosphere is strongly present and they have to learn to regulate the conflict rather than avoiding it.

How selection of collaborating partners impact on the green performance of global businesses? An empirical study of green sustainability

In recent days, both collaboration and sustainability have become an integral part of many global supply chains to achieve business excellence. Although previous literature and actual practices confirmed the successful implementation of sustainability practices through supply chain collaborations, it is not clear how collaborating partners can support financial and environmental performance, and hence strengthen the partnership performance in the global supply chains. To address this practice-based research question, we test the theoretical underpinning of suppliers and logistics partners in relation to required skills selection. We capture the depth of interdependencies in collaborations for routine operations and sustainability, through empirical evidence. We used case study observations from three global companies to develop a conceptual model and also conducted a questionnaire survey to test the conceptual model. The results of case analysis confirmed two dimensions of collaborations that could strengthen relationship; namely, partners’ selection and sustainability team formation. Data analysis strongly support business collaborations having careful choice of supply chain partners and logistics operators who are ready to maintain green operations with transparent information sharing. Results of this study also inform managers about the importance of commitment from collaborating partners to achieve sustainability in their global supply chains. It is clear from the results that both the business and financial performances will be strengthened by environmental positioning (green objectives) of the companies.

Collaboration Network Model of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control: Case Study in Subang District, Indonesia

This study was conducted due to the increasing trend of people living with Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (HIV/AIDS) in Subang Regency, West Java Province. This phenomenon was marked by high population mobility. Thus, this study aims to analyze the network model for HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Subang Regency. In this study, a networking approach by collaboration was adopted using six dimensions, namely, governance, administration, organizational autonomy, mutuality, norms and leadership. A qualitative approach is applied to explain a dataset which was a collection of observation and in - depth interview and supported by secondary data from relevant informants who are involved in preventing and reducing HIV/AIDS in Subang Regency. These informants were the actors who represent government agents and non-government organizations. Result showed that all dimensions of collaboration occur on an iterative, cyclical and dynamic process. However, on a practical approach, this model is implemented on a linear and causality basis and can explain a system towards problem-solving and new values forming.

Leadership in interprofessional healthcare teams: Empowering knotworking with followership

Healthcare professionals need to be able to collaborate in interprofessional healthcare teams (IHTs). This paper discusses how healthcare professionals (can) contribute to IHT effectiveness. Using cultural historical activity theory and its affiliated concept of knotworking, it argues that healthcare professionals would benefit from developing not just leadership but also followership skills. Moreover, IHT collaborators need the ability to switch fluently between leader and follower roles as appropriate to advance patient care. This fluency is essential for collaborative knotworking. Knotworking refers to the process of tying and retying together individual threads of activity and expertise from across the IHT, over time, to achieve specific objects. Knotworking highlights the dynamic dimensions of IHT collaboration that require professionals to be both effective leaders and followers. The perspectives presented in this paper lead to a different view of IHTs, one that recognizes how leaders and followers co-produce the leadership teams need.