title: How should a scientific team be effectively formed and managed.
abstract: In the research process, hypotheses, observations and raw data are systematically transformed into new knowledge and scientific rules. People and human input are essential features of the research; the intellectual process performed by the individual scientists and their team. Unplanned administration and human conflicts are the major causes of unsuccessful research. In this article, some essential organizational and psychological aspects of the scientific team are described and discussed. In addition, practical guidelines on forming, working and managing a research team are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Oulu, Department of Psychiatry, PO Box 5000, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isohanni
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Isohanni
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veijola
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004526:Efficiency; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012586:Science