Collaborative Research: VOSS: Joining a Virtual Organization: A Multi-Method Study of Newcomer to Established Collaborations

协作研究：VOSS：加入虚拟组织：对已建立协作的新手的多方法研究

• 批准号: 0838206
• 负责人: Erik Johnston
• 金额: $ 9.11万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0838206&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; VOSS; Joining; Virtual

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and other major funding agencies have emphasized the need for more distributed centers of research in order to solve problems of science and engineering that are too big for single investigators. Entry into new work settings is already challenging enough when newcomers are physically co-located with coworkers, but joining such a virtual research organization may prove even more difficult. This multi-method project studies the socialization processes newcomers face when joining existing virtual research organizations (e.g., collaboratories). Specifically, this study focuses on Post-Doctoral Fellows as newcomers joining either distributed or co-located research teams. Survey, comparative case study, and agent-based modeling methods will be employed to better understand how Post-Doctoral Fellows transition into their new positions and how such transitions can be improved. The objectives of the project are (1) to better understand under what general conditions Post-Doctoral Fellows are successful and (2) to identify social and technical barriers for Post-Doctoral Fellows entering virtual organizations. Understanding the practices that lead to Post-Doctoral Fellow success under co-located as compared to distributed conditions will improve virtual organizations by providing benefits to both the researcher and the research program. The long-term goal of this study is to identify, formalize, and gain insights into the smart practices of virtual organizations planning for and engaging newcomers. The results will be of value to all domains of science and engineering interested in virtual organizations, particularly those with fluid team membership.

美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和其他主要资助机构强调需要建立更多分布式研究中心，以解决单个研究人员无法解决的科学和工程问题。当新员工与同事共处一地时，进入新的工作环境已经足够具有挑战性，但加入这样的虚拟研究组织可能会更加困难。这个多方法项目研究新人在加入现有虚拟研究组织（例​​如合作实验室）时面临的社交过程。具体来说，本研究重点关注博士后研究员，他们是加入分布式或同地研究团队的新人。将采用调查、比较案例研究和基于主体的建模方法来更好地了解博士后研究员如何过渡到新职位以及如何改进这种过渡。该项目的目标是（1）更好地了解博士后研究员在什么一般条件下取得成功；（2）确定博士后研究员进入虚拟组织的社会和技术障碍。与分散的条件相比，了解在同地办公条件下博士后取得成功的实践将通过为研究人员和研究项目带来好处来改善虚拟组织。这项研究的长期目标是识别、形式化并深入了解虚拟组织规划和吸引新员工的明智做法。研究结果对于对虚拟组织感兴趣的所有科学和工程领域都具有价值，特别是那些具有流动团队成员资格的领域。