RT journal article
T1 An empirical analysis of individual and collective determinants of international research collaboration
A1 Frutos Belizón, Jesús de
A1 García Carbonell, Natalia
A1 Guerrero Alba, Félix
A1 Sánchez Gardey, Gonzalo
A2 Organización de Empresas
K1 Scientific productivity
K1 Localists
K1 Internationalits
K1 Researchers
AB International research collaboration is a crucial determinant of scientific productivity, but it remains an underdeveloped task for governments, universities and research systems. Despite important economic and institutional efforts to promote collaborations, not all researchers establish successful international connections during their academic careers. This lack of international contacts hinders knowledge transfer from a broader perspective, limiting, in a way, the advancement of science. This paper analyses these factors—individ- ual and collective—affecting research collaboration in the international context through a hierarchical multiple regression analysis of a sample of 954 Spanish academic researchers. We found that collective factors such as research team social capital—including structural and cognitive dimensions—and team orientation toward research and team productivity clearly affect international collaboration levels. Furthermore, contrary to our expectations, researchers’ human capital and motivation, and the principal investigator’s knowledge-ori- ented leadership, exerted only a very weak effect, which also is discussed in the paper’s final section.
PB Springer
SN 1588-2861
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33364
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33364
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026