The relationship of calculated and perceived distance dimensions in interdisciplinary collaborations: Evidence from a battery research project

Stein, NV; Sick, N; Leker, J

The relationship of calculated and perceived distance dimensions in interdisciplinary collaborations: Evidence from a battery research project

Stein, NV Sick, N

Leker, J

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Citation:: PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management For Social Innovation, Proceedings, 2017, pp. 460 - 470
Issue Date:: 2017-01-04

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dc.contributor.author	Stein, NV	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sick, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-6918	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leker, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:03:04Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management For Social Innovation, Proceedings, 2017, pp. 460 - 470	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781509035953	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/126376
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Inc. Innovation collaborations experienced a substantial growth, so that the research interest in factors contributing to successful collaboration increased. One important factor in this context are distances like technological and geographical distance. The distinction between objectively calculated and individually perceived distances provides possible starting points to bridge high distances. Therefore, the study at hand aims to answer the following research question: How are calculated technological and geographical distances related to their perceived counterpart and how do these different distance dimensions influence each other? The data is collected from an interdisciplinary battery research project. The calculated technological distance is measured via a publication-based approach while the calculated geographical distance is defined as the distance between the respective working places. Perceived distances, in contrast, are received via an online questionnaire. The influence model confirms a positive relationship between the calculated distance dimensions, technological and geographical distance, and their perceived counterparts. However, respective measures do by far not entirely overlap, so that the perceived ones are further influenced by factors like e.g. scientific background or shortest travel time. This approach is especially promising to foster social innovation as the awareness of bridging mechanisms might provide avenues to deal with technological distance, which can be assumed to be comparably high in this context.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management For Social Innovation, Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/PICMET.2016.7806609	en_US
dc.title	The relationship of calculated and perceived distance dimensions in interdisciplinary collaborations: Evidence from a battery research project	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Information, Systems and Modelling
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Inc. Innovation collaborations experienced a substantial growth, so that the research interest in factors contributing to successful collaboration increased. One important factor in this context are distances like technological and geographical distance. The distinction between objectively calculated and individually perceived distances provides possible starting points to bridge high distances. Therefore, the study at hand aims to answer the following research question: How are calculated technological and geographical distances related to their perceived counterpart and how do these different distance dimensions influence each other? The data is collected from an interdisciplinary battery research project. The calculated technological distance is measured via a publication-based approach while the calculated geographical distance is defined as the distance between the respective working places. Perceived distances, in contrast, are received via an online questionnaire. The influence model confirms a positive relationship between the calculated distance dimensions, technological and geographical distance, and their perceived counterparts. However, respective measures do by far not entirely overlap, so that the perceived ones are further influenced by factors like e.g. scientific background or shortest travel time. This approach is especially promising to foster social innovation as the awareness of bridging mechanisms might provide avenues to deal with technological distance, which can be assumed to be comparably high in this context.

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