TY - JOUR
T1 - Creative collaborations from afar
T2 - The benefits of independent authors
AU - Nemeth, Charlan Jeanne
AU - Goncalo, Jack A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Committee on Research, University of California, Berkeley, and the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley. This support is gratefully acknowledged. We also wish to express our appreciation to Sarah Herrmann-Jonsson, Olga Khessina, and John Rogers for their help and advice in producing this manuscript.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The number of times that an article is cited has served as an indicator of both its creativity and impact. In this study, we investigated the relationship between citations and 2 very simple variables - the number of authors and the number of separate locations. Previous research, on balance, would support the notion that an increased number of collaborators would increase the quality of the product, at least to some asymptote. Research on the effect of separate locations is more sparse. Most work favors collaborations at the same locale, given a sharing of perspective and benefits in terms of coordination and motivation. However, research from the minority influence literature documents the stimulating effects of independent and differing views, leading to the conclusion that independent locations would be an asset. Results from an analysis of 6 journals and 5,113 articles over a 10-year period show the benefit of both the number of authors and the number of independent locations. Journals also differed in their citation average, Psychological Review being cited significantly more often than any of the other 5 journals.
AB - The number of times that an article is cited has served as an indicator of both its creativity and impact. In this study, we investigated the relationship between citations and 2 very simple variables - the number of authors and the number of separate locations. Previous research, on balance, would support the notion that an increased number of collaborators would increase the quality of the product, at least to some asymptote. Research on the effect of separate locations is more sparse. Most work favors collaborations at the same locale, given a sharing of perspective and benefits in terms of coordination and motivation. However, research from the minority influence literature documents the stimulating effects of independent and differing views, leading to the conclusion that independent locations would be an asset. Results from an analysis of 6 journals and 5,113 articles over a 10-year period show the benefit of both the number of authors and the number of independent locations. Journals also differed in their citation average, Psychological Review being cited significantly more often than any of the other 5 journals.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15326934crj1701_1
DO - 10.1207/s15326934crj1701_1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:17444418630
SN - 1040-0419
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - Creativity Research Journal
JF - Creativity Research Journal
IS - 1
ER -