Working Alone Together: Coordination in Collaboration across Domains of Expertise
通过田野调查美国两所顶尖大学的系统生物学癌症研究，揭示了跨领域专家如何通过联合评估、咨询、反投射和对齐等实践实现协调，并提出了协调实践驱动跨领域合作的过程模型。
This study develops theory on how coordination occurs in collaboration across multiple expert domains. Ethnographic fieldwork at two top U.S. universities explored the emerging field of systems biology cancer research, an extreme case of cross-functional work. Scientists make diverse contributions compatible by engaging in the coordination practices of joint assessment and consultation and in the collaborative practices of counterprojection and alignment. The study advances a process model of coordination as an ensemble of different types of practices that drive collaboration across domains. Insights into how experts coordinate work within domains and how this affects temporal dynamics of collective work have implications for the literature on crossfunctional coordination, innovation, and practice. © 2013 Academy of Management Journal.