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Measuring the Quality of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Research Clusters

In: Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2015/2016

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  • Stefan Schröder

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Markus Kowalski

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Claudia Jooß

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

  • René Vossen

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Anja Richert

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

  • Sabina Jeschke

    (IMA/ZLW & IfU, RWTH Aachen University)

Abstract

Research in the challenging field of industrial engineering and engineering management often needs the expertise from more than one discipline. Therefore interdisciplinary research has taken on continuously greater significance. Over the last years various research clusters – such as cluster of excellence – were initiated in the course of the German excellence initiative. Thereby researchers with different disciplinary backgrounds are brought together, to investigate research questions with societal and economical relevance. These new research clusters cause various challenges, especially on communication, because communication is one decisive factor of success in interdisciplinary cooperation. Approaches to investigate communication, performance and interdisciplinarity within these clusters are compared and a communication oriented measurement approach is explained. Especially the operationalization and validation of the indicator communication, giving conclusions onto the quality of cooperation, is depicted as well as measures to react on.

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  • Stefan Schröder & Markus Kowalski & Claudia Jooß & René Vossen & Anja Richert & Sabina Jeschke, 2016. "Measuring the Quality of Cooperation in Interdisciplinary Research Clusters," Springer Books, in: Sabina Jeschke & Ingrid Isenhardt & Frank Hees & Klaus Henning (ed.), Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2015/2016, pages 147-157, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-42620-4_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42620-4_13
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