Network structure and the role of key players in a translational cancer research network: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Translational research networks are a deliberate strategy to bridge the gulf between biomedical research and clinical practice through interdisciplinary collaboration, supportive funding and infrastructure. The social network approach examines how the structure of the network and players who hold important positions within it constrain or enable function. This information can be used to guide network management and optimise its operations. The aim of this study was to describe the structure of a translational cancer research network (TCRN) in Australia over its first year, identify the key players within the network and explore these players' opportunities and constraints in maximising important network collaborations. This study deploys a mixed-method longitudinal design using social netw

SUBMITTER: Long JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3383981 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature