Clinical and Translational Science Programs, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Clin Transl Sci. 2013 Aug;6(4):267-78. doi: 10.1111/cts.12054. Epub 2013 Apr 19.
Since the concept of team science gained recognition among biomedical researchers, social scientists have been challenged with investigating evidence of team mechanisms and functional dynamics within transdisciplinary teams. Identification of these mechanisms has lacked substantial research using grounded theory models to adequately describe their dynamical qualities. Research trends continue to favor the measurement of teams by isolating occurrences of production over relational mechanistic team tendencies. This study uses a social constructionist-grounded multilevel mixed methods approach to identify social dynamics and mechanisms within a transdisciplinary team. A National Institutes of Health-funded research team served as a sample. Data from observations, interviews, and focus groups were qualitatively coded to generate micro/meso level analyses. Social mechanisms operative within this biomedical scientific team were identified. Dynamics that support such mechanisms were documented and explored. Through theoretical and emergent coding, four social mechanisms dominated in the analysis-change, kinship, tension, and heritage. Each contains relational social dynamics. This micro/meso level study suggests such mechanisms and dynamics are key features of team science and as such can inform problems of integration, praxis, and engagement in teams.
自团队科学的概念在生物医学研究人员中得到认可以来，社会科学家一直面临着调查跨学科团队中团队机制和功能动态的证据。使用扎根理论模型充分描述其动态特性的这些机制的识别缺乏实质性的研究。研究趋势继续倾向于通过隔离生产的发生来衡量团队，而不是关系机械团队倾向。本研究使用社会建构主义扎根的多层次混合方法来识别跨学科团队中的社会动态和机制。一个由美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究小组作为样本。对观察、访谈和焦点小组的数据进行了定性编码，以生成微观/中观分析。确定了在这个生物医学科学团队中起作用的社会机制。记录并探讨了支持这些机制的动态。通过理论和新兴编码，分析中确定了四个主要的社会机制——变化、亲情、紧张和传统。每个机制都包含关系性的社会动态。这项微观/中观研究表明，这些机制和动态是团队科学的关键特征，因此可以为团队的整合、实践和参与问题提供信息。
