A Model for the Enhancement of Research Team Effectiveness for Research Team at Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China

Main Article Content

Yilan Li
Poonpilas Asavisanu

Abstract

Team research has attracted attention in the relevant field for many years. This research output is a requirement for academic faculty and is related to promotion and successful advancement. To help accomplish this requirement, many researchers work as a team. The effectiveness of the team plays a crucial part in the research output. The purpose of this study was to develop a model for research teams at Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China, the study had five objectives. 1) To explore the desired team leadership competencies needed to drive research teams. 2) To identify the level of team leadership competencies and academic leadership behaviors of research team members at Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China. 3) To determine the significant impact between team leadership competencies and academic leadership behaviors that affect research team effectiveness.4) To develop a model to enhance research team effectiveness at the Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China. 5) To develop a proposed model to enhance research team effectiveness at Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China. The findings of qualitative and quantitative research presented the following key conclusions. Ten team leadership competencies were obtained from the qualitative analysis. From the developed instrument, the current level of team leadership competencies (M=4.08, SD=0.41) and academic leadership behaviors (M=4.06, SD=0.45) were obtained, and they were evaluated to be high. A two-way ANOVA was used to analyze the effects of team leadership and academic leadership behavior on team effectiveness. The p-value for team leadership competencies was .006, and the p-value for academic leadership behaviors was .003, indicating a significant relationship. The multiple coefficients showed that r = .642, p=.000, R² for this model was .412, which indicated that Team Leadership Competencies and Academic Leadership Behaviors predict 41.2% of Research Team Effectiveness. Based on the above research findings, a model to improve research team effectiveness was proposed and validated by six experts. Model implications and implementation are discussed and recommended.

Article Details

How to Cite
Li, Y. ., & Asavisanu, P. . (2022). A Model for the Enhancement of Research Team Effectiveness for Research Team at Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, China. International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 2(6), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.14456/jsasr.2022.43
Section
Articles

References

Anthony, S. G., & Antony, J. (2017). Academic leadership–special or simple. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. 66 (5), 630-637. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-08-2016-0162

Askling, B., & Stensaker, B. R. (2002). Academic leadership: Prescriptions, practices, and paradoxes. Tertiary Education & Management, 8(2), 113-125.

Bennis W & Nanus B (1985) Leaders: the strategies for taking charge. New York: Harper and Row.

Blackburn, R. T., & Gerber, W. J. (1974). Expert rating on academic leadership as a measure of institutional quality. Sociology of Education, 47(4), 535-540.

Burke, C. S., DiazGranados, D., & Salas, E. (2011). Team leadership: A review and look ahead. The Sage handbook of leadership, 338-351.

Burke, K. (2012). Perspective on density functional theory. The Journal of chemical physics, 136 (15), 150901.

Chikersal, P., Tomprou, M., Kim, Y. J., Woolley, A. W., & Dabbish, L. (2017). Deep structures of collaboration: Physiological correlates of collective intelligence and group satisfaction. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (pp. 873-888).

Duttweiler, P. & Hord, S. (1987). Dimensions of effective leadership. Austin: TX Southwest educational development.

Hackman, J. R. (1987). The design of work teams. JW Lorsch, ed. Handbook of organizational behavior, 315-342.

Hesselbein F, Goldsmith M, & Beckhard R. (1996). The leader of the future. San Francisco: Jossey bass.

Hong, M. (2005). On Vitals of Top Management Team: Team Leadership--A Case Study of Five-person Top Management Team in Fosun Corporation. Business Economics and Administration, (3), 31-36. http://doi.org/CNKI:SUN:SYJG.0.2005-03-005

Kozlowski, S. W., Watola, D. J., Jensen, J. M., Kim, B. H., & Botero, I. C. (2009). Developing adaptive teams: A theory of dynamic team leadership. New York: Routledge.

Morgeson, F. P., Lindoerfer, D., & Loring, D. J. (2010). Developing team leadership capability. The Center for Creative Leadership handbook of leadership development, 122, 285.

Omar, Z., & Ahmad, A. (2014). Factors Contributing to Research Team Effectiveness: Testing a Model of Team Effectiveness in an Academic Setting. International Journal of Higher Education, 3(3), 10-26.

Tjosvold, D., Poon, M., & Yu, Z., (2005). Team effectiveness in China: Cooperative conflict for relationship building. Human Relations. 58(3):341-367, DOI:10.1177/0018726705053426

Qiao, X. (2012). On the Development of Team Leadership. Journal of Donghua University: Social Science, 12(2), 149-152. http://doi.org/CNKI:SUN:DHDS.0.2012-02-015

Ramsden, P. (1998). Learning to lead in higher education. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Spendlove, M. (2007). Competencies for effective leadership in higher education. International Journal of Educational Management, 21 (5), 407-417. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540710760183

Su, H., & Liang. (2019). Strategies for optimizing leadership behavior of scientific research team leaders. Science and technology of Chinese universities, (11), 12-15.

Wang, W., & Zhou, B. (2012). Combining multi-directional scientific research with unidirectional scientific research to build a scientific research team in colleges and universities. Education and Vocation (09), 40-41. http://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1004-3985.2012.09.015

Yuan, H., Guo, Y., & Wu, L. (2009). Research on the Cultivation of Science and Technology Innovation Team in Universities. Journal of Liaoning Normal University (Social Science Edition), 32(6), 139-140. http://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1000-1751.2009.06.034

Zhang. X., L. (2019). The Influence of Trust on the Results of Scientific Research Team Cooperation in Universities. New Finance and Economics, 28(5).