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12 - Getting the Global Band Together: Best Practices in Organizing and Managing International Research Teams

from Part III - Methodological Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2018

By
Paul E. Spector  and
Juan I. Sanchez
Edited by
Kristen M. Shockley ,
Winny Shen  and
Ryan C. Johnson
Kristen M. Shockley
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Winny Shen
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario
Ryan C. Johnson
Affiliation:
Ohio University
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Summary

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.
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface , pp. 230 - 246
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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