Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) and DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciSTIP), Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2023 Oct;18(4):189-207. doi: 10.1177/15562646231192808. Epub 2023 Aug 1.
During collaboration in research, it may happen that some researchers become involved in behaviours that reflect so-called 'self-interestedness', which means that they pursue their personal interest or benefit without considering others. This study examined how researchers in Zimbabwe perceive instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators, and how these perceptions differ according to their career stage and the nature of collaboration. An online survey of researchers in Zimbabwe was conducted to gather information about six instances of self-interestedness among research collaborators. The results show that Zimbabwean researchers involved exclusively in national collaboration reported greater degrees of collaborator self-interestedness than Zimbabwean researchers involved in international collaboration. However, early-career researchers and established researchers did not differ significantly regarding their experiences of collaborator self-interestedness. Measures aimed at capacitating research organisations and research teams in developing countries in the African context, to counter collaborator self-interestedness, are recommended.
在研究合作中，可能会出现一些研究人员表现出所谓的“自私自利”行为，即他们在不考虑他人的情况下追求自己的个人利益或好处。本研究调查了津巴布韦的研究人员如何看待研究合作者中自私自利的情况，以及这些看法如何因他们的职业阶段和合作性质而异。对津巴布韦的研究人员进行了在线调查，以收集关于研究合作者中六种自私自利情况的信息。结果表明，仅参与国家合作的津巴布韦研究人员报告的合作者自私自利程度高于参与国际合作的津巴布韦研究人员。然而，处于职业生涯早期的研究人员和已建立的研究人员在其合作者自私自利的经历方面没有显著差异。建议采取措施，增强非洲背景下发展中国家的研究组织和研究团队的能力，以应对合作者的自私自利行为。
