The paper illustrates the results of a research carried out on the topic of collaboration amonginternational research groups/institutes/or ganizations. The aim of this research is to understand if thestructural characteristics of network of collaboration are more important than experience and quality of aresearch group and then to investigate the impact of network structure of collaboration atinter-organizational level on a not positive outcome. Scholars has widely recognized the importance ofnetwork structure of collaboration in research performances (Mart et al., 2002; Subramanyam, 1983).However, when studying its negative impacts, literature is still scant and shows unexplored andemergent research areas. Consequently the question which has driven our research is:Is it the quality of partners and/or consortium or the network structure characteristics that determinenegative performances?Our sample contains network data for 3363 research organizations which applied for a EU frameworkprogram, but in three different calls (time points): respectively 1000, 788 and 1575. Among these only378, 335 and 590 were funded for at least one project.Preliminary results, which have to be further analyzed, seems to show that network characteristics arebetter predictor of not positive outcomes than the research consortium quality.
Losers: how not to win in a global interconnected world / F., Nonino; Vignoli, Matteo. - In: CONNECTIONS. - ISSN 0226-1766. - ELETTRONICO. - 1:(2010), pp. 351-351. (Intervento presentato al convegno Sunbelt XXX tenutosi a Riva del Garda nel 29 Giugno - 4 luglio 2010).
Losers: how not to win in a global interconnected world
VIGNOLI, Matteo
2010
Abstract
The paper illustrates the results of a research carried out on the topic of collaboration amonginternational research groups/institutes/or ganizations. The aim of this research is to understand if thestructural characteristics of network of collaboration are more important than experience and quality of aresearch group and then to investigate the impact of network structure of collaboration atinter-organizational level on a not positive outcome. Scholars has widely recognized the importance ofnetwork structure of collaboration in research performances (Mart et al., 2002; Subramanyam, 1983).However, when studying its negative impacts, literature is still scant and shows unexplored andemergent research areas. Consequently the question which has driven our research is:Is it the quality of partners and/or consortium or the network structure characteristics that determinenegative performances?Our sample contains network data for 3363 research organizations which applied for a EU frameworkprogram, but in three different calls (time points): respectively 1000, 788 and 1575. Among these only378, 335 and 590 were funded for at least one project.Preliminary results, which have to be further analyzed, seems to show that network characteristics arebetter predictor of not positive outcomes than the research consortium quality.
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