Science Research Management

Science Research Management ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 51-59.

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Scientific research cooperation and team knowledge creation: A network interaction model

Zhang Pengcheng1, Li Mingze1, Liu Wenxing2, Peng Jian3   

  1. 1. School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China;
    2. School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, China;
    3. School of Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632 , Guangdong, China
  • Received:2014-06-03 Revised:2015-09-07 Online:2016-05-20 Published:2016-05-06

Abstract: Abstract: Aiming for creating more knowledge within scientific research teams, this paper builds an interactional mode of cooperative networks structure and tie strength. Collecting data of 111 scholars and their cooperative networks, we testified our hypothesis. The results show as followings: 1) networks centrality has positive impact on team knowledge creation; 2) networks density alleviates the link between centrality and team knowledge creation; 3) tie strength enhances the moderation effect of centrality and density. Thus, scientific research teams will have better performance in term of knowledge creation when their cooperative networks characteristic of high centrality, low density and strong tie.

Key words: knowledge creation, scientific research team, network centrality, network density, tie strength