Title
Facilitating Innovation in Diverse Science Teams Through Integrative Capacity
Abbreviated Journal Title
Small Group Res.
Keywords
team science; teamwork; knowledge integration; interdisciplinary; DEEP-LEVEL DIVERSITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; TRANSDISCIPLINARY; RESEARCH; SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY; MEMBERSHIP; CHANGE; GROUP-PERFORMANCE; DECISION-MAKING; SOCIAL IDENTITY; GROUP; COGNITION; Psychology, Applied; Management; Psychology, Social
Abstract
Knowledge integration in diverse teams depends on their integrative capacity-the social and cognitive processes, along with emergent states, that shape a team's ability to combine diverse knowledge. We argue that integrative capacity represents the potential that a team has to overcome various compositional, team, and contextual barriers to generating integrated and novel knowledge. This article focuses specifically on the unique challenges facing diverse science teams that have the goal of generating novel knowledge at the intersection of disciplinary, practice, and organizational boundaries. The integrative capacity of a science team is argued to help facilitate the social and cognitive integration processes necessary for effective team processes that enhance the likelihood of innovative team outcomes. Implications of our theoretical framework for practice and research on fostering innovation in diverse science teams are discussed.
Journal Title
Small Group Research
Volume
43
Issue/Number
5
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
527
Last Page
558
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1046-4964
Recommended Citation
"Facilitating Innovation in Diverse Science Teams Through Integrative Capacity" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3234.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3234
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