RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hub types and their translational actions in research meetings: a conversation analytic approach
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2022.11.15.516566
DO 10.1101/2022.11.15.516566
A1 Marloes D. A. Bet
A1 Aniek R. Antvelink
A1 Stéphanie M. E. van der Burgt
A1 Saskia M. Peerdeman
A1 Jeroen J. G. Geurts
A1 Joyce M. W. J. Lamerichs
A1 Linda Douw
YR 2022
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/11/18/2022.11.15.516566.abstract
AB Background Translation is an indispensable prerequisite for effective functioning in interdisciplinary research teams. However, the translational approach remains largely a black box, with very limited available knowledge on how such an approach can be fostered in practice. By uncovering the foundations of translation in communication, research groups can more readily take action to adapt to the increasingly interdisciplinary research climate.Methods We recorded and transcribed meetings of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience at VU Medical Centre in Amsterdam. We applied both conversation analysis and network theory to identify specific roles in the team, and how these roles relate to each member’s position within the meeting, respectively. We constructed a systematic conversation-analytic approach to identify such roles from recorded meetings. We analyzed correlations between these roles, network measures and meeting evaluations.Results From 11 meetings (∼15 hours of recordings), we identified six coherent role patterns that impacted the translational capacity of the meeting. These roles were related to both global characteristics of each meeting, as well as to the individual position of each member in the group. The role that a specific member took on was not correlated with that member’s rating of the meeting, apart from the member’s understanding of the topics discussed.Discussion Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, we show which types of behaviors are of relevance to a group’s translational capacity. We also show that the role one takes on within a meeting impacts their position within that meeting. We discuss important implications for interdisciplinary research groups aiming to foster a translational approach.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.