Getting the Global Band Together: Best Practices in Organizing and Managing International Research Teams
Book Chapter
Spector, PE, Sanchez, JI. (2018). Getting the Global Band Together: Best Practices in Organizing and Managing International Research Teams
. 230-246. 10.1017/9781108235556.012
Spector, PE, Sanchez, JI. (2018). Getting the Global Band Together: Best Practices in Organizing and Managing International Research Teams
. 230-246. 10.1017/9781108235556.012
Based on their experience with organizing multinational work-family (and other) studies involving teams of researchers from as many as 30 countries, the authors discuss nine important issues involved in conducting such studies. Suggested are procedures for 1) defining the scope of the study; 2) assembling the international team; 3) developing written agreements over data dissemination and publication; 4) managing the project; 5) selecting a base language for instrument development and project communication; 6) data collection and management; 7) data processing; 8) dealing with potential political and societal issues, and 9) publishing results. The issues are illustrated by the Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS) in which the authors were part of the organizing team. Successfully conducting large-scale multinational projects is challenging because of differences in language and location, making preplanning and developing detailed policies and procedures important.
