TY - JOUR
T1 - Remote International Collaboration in Scientific Research Teams for Technology Development An Exploration of Team Culture and Efficiency
AU - Janböcke, Sarah
AU - Ogawa, Toshimi
AU - Kobayashi, Koki
AU - Browne, Ryan
AU - Taki, Yasuki
AU - Wieching, Rainer
AU - Langendorf, Johanna
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was partially supported by the joint EU and MIC project e-VITA. Project e-VITA received funding from the European Union H2020 Program under grant agreement no. 101016453. The Japanese consortium received funding from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC), Grant no. JPJ000595. Special acknowledgment to the members of the project e-VITA consortium and Tohoku University, Smart-Aging Research Center, for their support.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Scientific research teams often find themselves in remote working situations due to their internationality. Incredibly complex technological projects demand close collaboration and knowledge-sharing management. Remote teamwork, especially in cutting-edge scientific technology development, comes with various challenges that can negatively influence the overall team performance and commitment to the project. Within the EU-Japan (EU-/MIC-funded) project e-VITA, a consortium of 22 multidisciplinary partners and around 80 people work on research regarding a virtual assistant for healthy and active aging. We conducted qualitative data within the consortium after nine months of teamwork to understand the influence of collaboration on commitment, personal performance, efficiency, and work outcome. Based on this research's outcome, we built a framework for future scientific research projects and consortia to increase efficiency and quality of teamwork, thus researchers’ well-being.
AB - Scientific research teams often find themselves in remote working situations due to their internationality. Incredibly complex technological projects demand close collaboration and knowledge-sharing management. Remote teamwork, especially in cutting-edge scientific technology development, comes with various challenges that can negatively influence the overall team performance and commitment to the project. Within the EU-Japan (EU-/MIC-funded) project e-VITA, a consortium of 22 multidisciplinary partners and around 80 people work on research regarding a virtual assistant for healthy and active aging. We conducted qualitative data within the consortium after nine months of teamwork to understand the influence of collaboration on commitment, personal performance, efficiency, and work outcome. Based on this research's outcome, we built a framework for future scientific research projects and consortia to increase efficiency and quality of teamwork, thus researchers’ well-being.
KW - Collaboration
KW - International collaboration
KW - Potential technology leverage
KW - Scientific commitment
KW - Scientific team performance
KW - Team commitment
KW - Team efficiency
KW - Team performance
KW - Teamwork
KW - Technology development
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U2 - 10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130902
DO - 10.14569/IJACSA.2022.0130902
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139316479
SN - 2158-107X
VL - 13
SP - 19
EP - 29
JO - International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
JF - International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
IS - 9
ER -