Collaboration at work: An integrative multilevel conceptualization

    Authors

    W. L. Bedwell; J. L. Wildman; D. DiazGranados; M. Salazar; W. S. Kramer;E. Salas

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    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

    WOS:000304237100007

    ISSN

    1053-4822

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