Collaboration at work: An integrative multilevel conceptualization
- 作者：Wendy L. Bedwell ; Jessica L. Wildman ; Deborah DiazGranados ; Maritza Salazar ; William S. Kramer ; Eduardo Salas ; esalas@ist.ucf.edu
- 关键词：Collaboration ; Teamwork ; Coordination ; Cooperation ; Teams ; Collaborative performance ; Collaborative behavior
- 刊名：Human Resource Management Review
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：28_10534822
- 类别：psy
- 出版时间：June, 2012
- 卷：22
- 期：2
- 页码：128-145
- 文件大小：464 K
摘要
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.