The effect of facilitating interdisciplinary cooperation on the research productivity of university research teams: The moderating role of government assistance

IF 2.9 4区管理学 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Research Evaluation Pub Date : 2021-01-27 DOI:10.1093/RESEVAL/RVAB001

Aihua Chen, Xiao-tang Wang

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Abstract

Interdisciplinary research is vital to research productivity. However, the existing research has not given a reasonable explanation on how and under what condition facilitating interdisciplinary research cooperation promotes research productivity. This article aims to contribute to the existing literature by examining the link between facilitating interdisciplinary cooperation and research productivity as well as the role of government assistance in this link. Using a sample of 314 members of Chinese university research teams, we show that management, operations, evaluation, team building, and collaborating with industry to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation all have significantly positive effects on the research productivity of university research teams. Among them, evaluation has the most significant impact on research productivity. Moreover, government assistance weakens the relationship between evaluation and research productivity but strengthens the relationship between management and research productivity. However, the moderating effects of government assistance on the links among team building, operations, collaborating with industry, and team research productivity are not statistically significant. Overall, our study has important implications for governments and universities seeking to facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation.

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促进跨学科合作对大学科研团队研究生产力的影响:政府资助的调节作用

跨学科研究对提高研究效率至关重要。然而，现有的研究并没有对促进跨学科研究合作如何以及在什么条件下促进研究生产力给出合理的解释。本文旨在通过研究促进跨学科合作与研究生产力之间的联系以及政府援助在这一联系中的作用，为现有文献做出贡献。以314个中国高校科研团队为样本，我们发现管理、运营、评估、团队建设以及与产业合作促进跨学科合作对高校科研团队的研究效率都有显著的正向影响。其中，评价对科研生产力的影响最为显著。政府援助弱化了评价与科研生产力的关系，强化了管理与科研生产力的关系。然而，政府资助对团队建设、运营、产业合作和团队研究生产力之间的联系的调节作用并不显著。总的来说，我们的研究对寻求促进跨学科合作的政府和大学具有重要的意义。

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Research Evaluation INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Research Evaluation is a peer-reviewed, international journal. It ranges from the individual research project up to inter-country comparisons of research performance. Research projects, researchers, research centres, and the types of research output are all relevant. It includes public and private sectors, natural and social sciences. The term "evaluation" applies to all stages from priorities and proposals, through the monitoring of on-going projects and programmes, to the use of the results of research.