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ArticleScience and engineering ethics2020

Assessing the Organizational Climate for Translational Research with a New Survey Tool.

Arno Simons, Nico Riedel, Ulf Toelch, Barbara Hendriks, Stephanie Müller-Ohlraun, Lisa Liebenau, Jens Ambrasat, Ulrich Dirnagl, Martin Reinhart

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Article in Science and engineering ethics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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9 authors.

Arno SimonsGerman Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Schützenstraße 6A, 10117, Berlin, Germany. arno.simons@posteo.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0657-5254
Nico RiedelQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Ulf ToelchQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Barbara HendriksDepartment of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Stephanie Müller-OhlraunQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Lisa LiebenauQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Jens AmbrasatGerman Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), Schützenstraße 6A, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Ulrich DirnaglQUEST Center for Transforming Biomedical Research, Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Martin ReinhartDepartment of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promoting translational research as a means to overcoming chasms in the translation of knowledge through successive fields of research from basic science to public health impacts and back is a central challenge for research managers and policymakers. Organizational leaders need to assess baseline conditions, identify areas needing improvement, and to judge the impact of specific initiatives to sustain or improve translational research practices at their institutions. Currently, there is a lack of such an assessment tool addressing the specific context of translational biomedical research. To close this gap, we have developed a new survey for assessing the organizational climate for translational research. This self-assessment tool measures employees' perceptions of translational research climate and underlying research practices in organizational environments and builds on the established Survey of Organizational Research Climate, assessing research integrity. Using this tool, we show that scientists at a large university hospital (Charité Berlin) perceive translation as a central and important component of their work. Importantly, local resources and direct support are main contributing factors for the practical implementation of translation into their own research practice. We identify and discuss potential leverage points for an improvement of research climate to foster successful translational research.

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Biomedical ResearchTranslational Research, BiomedicalHumansOrganizational CultureSurveys and QuestionnairesBiomedicineClinical practiceMedicineOrganizational climatePublic healthResearch integrityResearch practiceResponsible researchScienceSurvey toolTranslationTranslational research

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PMCPMC7755863

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