The Strength in Numbers, 9780691174068
Hardcover
Once upon a time, it was the lone scientist who achieved brilliant breakthroughs. No longer. Today, science is done in teams of as many as hundreds of researchers who may be scattered across continents and represent a range of hierarchies. These collaborations can be powerful, but they demand new wa…

The Strength in Numbers

The New Science of Team Science

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  • Hardcover

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    14 January 2018

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Summary

Once upon a time, it was the lone scientist who achieved brilliant breakthroughs. No longer. Today, science is done in teams of as many as hundreds of researchers who may be scattered across continents and represent a range of hierarchies. These collaborations can be powerful, but they demand new ways of thinking about scientific research. When three hundred people make a discovery, who gets credit? How can all collaborators’ concerns be adequately addressed? Why do certain STEM collaborat…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691174068
ISBN-10:0691174067
Author:Barry Bozeman, Jan Youtie
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:14 January 2018
Weight:539g
Dimensions:235mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

“This book covers a fascinating piece of research and I truly believe that the ideas within it are ones which every researcher should be thinking about every time they embark on a new team effort.”—Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica“A helpful, well-structured reference point for university managers … reflecting on good practice in research collaboration. There is much sound advice, emerging from a synthesis of well-evidenced and diverse experience, that will provide an agenda for any research strategy committee.”—Jonathan Adams, Research Fortnight

About The Author

Barry Bozeman

Barry Bozeman is the director of the Center for Organization Research and Design, and Arizona Centennial Professor of Technology Policy and Public Management at Arizona State University. His books include Public Values and Public Interest and All Organizations Are Public. Jan Youtie is director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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