Need of International collaboration in Academics Research
Need of International collaboration
in Academics Research
Abstract
Teamwork has taken on
new and varied forms in modern science. Collaboration across corporate and
cultural borders expands the range of possibilities for discovery. When
researchers from different countries work together, they often come up with
findings that they couldn't come up with on their own. As a result, researchers
are increasingly collaborating, despite the fact that such initiatives are
difficult to manage and carry out, which is why they are motivated to preserve
existing contacts and expand their scientific network. The viewpoints of
scientific team members are vital for better understanding the dynamics of
long-term collaboration networks, although they are rarely examined in depth
and longitudinally. An autoethnography method was used in a sociology of
science project retrospective case study to analyze the positives and negative
aspects of cooperation. Some of the biggest roadblocks encountered were those
caused by physical distance, as well as cultural, linguistic, and professional
stage disparities.
About International Research
Collaboration
Increased international
research collaborations are a response to the expansion in higher education and
progress of knowledge in addition to increasing scientific specialization and professionalization.
Factors such as increasing investments, improved access to (financial)
resources, a connection with scientists, mutual intellectual or social impact
and higher scientific productivity are all contributing factors (Luukkonen et
al. 1992; Dusdal et al. 2019). Despite the fact that collaboration is complex
and can take many forms, it has become accepted as a given. Because of the
intricacy and importance given to individual scientists, the study of
collaborative networks and interactions between companies and researchers is
difficult. The dynamics and subjective experiences of cooperation remain mostly
unobserved because the products of collaboration are readily available, whereas
the dynamics and subjective experiences of collaboration remain largely
unobserved (Shrum et al. 2007).
Scientific
collaborations, which aim to produce new scientific knowledge that cannot be
produced by a single researcher alone (Katz and Martin 1997; Bozeman et al.
2013), frequently begin informally, creating confidence between researchers
meeting face-to-face scenarios (Jeong et al. 2014). Collaborations that have
been in place for a long time are a sign of successful "collaboration
management methods" and "work-style fit" (Bozeman et al. 2016:
232). Ideas, questions, and theories; resources; and data may all drive
cooperation in different fields and team configurations (Wagner 2005).
Scientists increasingly
work in groups, and this necessitates regular meetings, communication,
understanding, cooperation, and collaboration (Beaver 2001). The so-called
"collaboration imperative" states that in some domains, research has
gotten so complex that individual scientists are unable to produce meaningful
results without working together (Bozeman and Boardman 2014). Collaboration is
also facilitated by shared infrastructure.
Benefits of International Research Collaboration
Analyses must take into
account both the social and cultural dimensions of collaborations as well as
the constraints and enabling factors that exist in diverse science systems and
research organizations. Having more authors in a manuscript raises the
percentage of high-quality papers (Lawani 1986). Individual publication rates,
according to Fanelli and Larivière (2016), have grown while total published
papers have remained the same.
Motivation for International Research Collaboration
For a variety of
reasons, researchers collaborate (see Beaver 2001, 2013: 50f.; Sonnenwald
2007). Reputation, opportunity for transdisciplinary research, access to
funding and mentorship of younger scholars are amongst the reasons given.
Researchers are more likely to work together to develop new methods and share
equipment, facilities, or infrastructures (such as big science infrastructures)
and data as a result of these incentives. Friendships with colleagues,
intrinsic motivation, or the desire to increase one's own scientific output are
examples of more personal causes (see Conchi and Michels 2014). As a result of
this case study, we examine which of these reasons was most important.
Challenges for International Research Collaboration
It is true that
international and culturally diverse research projects offer many advantages
for advancing scientific knowledge, but they also come with a number of risks,
obstacles, and disadvantages that must be considered. There is a trade-off
between teamwork and the risk of being overshadowed in the greater context of a
larger group of scholars. In particular, the work of younger scholars may be
swept under the rug. Due to their primary responsibilities, principal
investigators may not be active in the day-to-day research. Time-consuming as
well, IRCs require extensive organization and constant communication across teams
as well as intercultural and interpersonal goals to be agreed upon (Beaver
2013: 53). Individually or in groups, tasks and obligations must be assigned
and accomplished (Easterby-Smith and Malina 1999). Working with scientists that
are spread out across multiple regions for extended periods of time presents
unique communication issues that necessitate the use of clear communication
styles, advanced social planning, and functional technical support in order to
be successful (Livingston 2003). Scientific partnerships that take place across
long distances require a great deal of organization in order to effectively
bring together ideas and experience (Cummings and Kiesler 2005: 704). IRC
social interactions and researcher involvement research is lacking, according
to Melkers and Kiopa (2010).
Dr. Manish Bhardwaj
Computer Science and Engineering Department,
KIET Group of Institutions
Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad
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