Title
Collaboration at work: An integrative multilevel conceptualization
Abbreviated Journal Title
Hum. Resour. Manage. Rev.
Keywords
Collaboration; Teamwork; Coordination; Cooperation; Teams; Collaborative; performance; Collaborative behavior; TRANSACTIVE MEMORY; INTENSIVE-CARE; MENTAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; TEAMS; ORGANIZATIONS; LEADERSHIP; CONSTRUCT; TEAMWORK; VALIDITY; Management
Abstract
The term collaboration has been used throughout a variety of research disciplines to describe multiple types of interaction; yet, a unified, comprehensive definition of the construct remains elusive. This lack of clarity regarding the distinctions and commonalities between collaboration and other interaction concepts has resulted in conceptual confusion that affects practice and research in human resource management. Practitioners see collaboration as more of a buzzword than as an effective human resource strategy. Previous theory development efforts have not yet taken a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach. This has resulted in failure to integrate key themes across disciplines into an overall view of collaboration, which is a commonplace practice in business and military sectors alike. This paper describes a multidisciplinary conceptualization of collaboration and discusses the implications of this integrative theory to human resource management and strategy development as well as future research efforts. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Human Resource Management Review
Volume
22
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
128
Last Page
145
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1053-4822
Recommended Citation
"Collaboration at work: An integrative multilevel conceptualization" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 2277.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/2277
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