跨学科团队创新绩效的影响因素——基于美国综合性大学的实证研究

The Determinants of Interdisciplinary Team Innovation Performance:Empirical Study Based on a Top US Research University

本文根据美国综合性大学的科研团队研究提案的数据,研究考察了跨学科研究团队的组成因素与研究提案通过率的相关关系。研究发现,一方面,跨学科研究团队的学科领域数对于研究提案的成功通过没有显著影响;另一方面,跨学科研究团队的任职部门数与研究提案的通过有负相关关系。同时在团队中,资深教授的参与对研究提案的通过有显著的正面影响,而助理教授的参与则对研究提案的通过有负面影响。该研究显示,跨学科团队科研课题的提出需要避免盲目追求跨学科的程度,而应当注重提高研究团队的相关经验和专注度。

This study examines the relationship between interdisciplinary research teams’ composition and the success rate of their research proposals, based on proposal data of a top US research university. The results suggest that, on the one hand, there is no significant impact of the number of academic domains on proposal success rate. On the other hand, the number of academic affiliations by proposal team members has a negative impact on proposal success rate. The participation of senior professors has a significantly positive effect on proposal success rate, while the participation of assistant professors has adverse effect. This study indicates that interdisciplinary research teams need to avoid the tendency of blindly expanding their disciplinary scope. Instead, they should emphasize the team’s experience level and domain focus when making research proposals.