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ArticleAccountability in research2025

Leadership, management, and team practices in research labs: Development and validation of two new measures.

Alison L Antes, Tammy English, Erin D Solomon, Matthew Wroblewski, Tristan McIntosh, Cheryl K Stenmark, James M DuBois

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Alison L AntesBioethics Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2632-7701
Tammy EnglishDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6666-4780
Erin D SolomonBioethics Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3295-0698
Matthew WroblewskiBioethics Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5256-2414
Tristan McIntoshBioethics Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-4793
Cheryl K StenmarkDepartment of Psychology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6479-2826
James M DuBoisBioethics Research Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3712-7051

Funding

WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
FOSTERING INTEGRITY AND SOCIETAL IMPACT IN GENOMICS THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICESK01HG008990 · NHGRI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ANTES, ALISON L · 2016 to 2020
$599k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NHGRI NIH HHS K01 HG008990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective leadership and management practices contribute to responsible, high-quality research and the well-being of team members. We describe the development and initial validation of a measure assessing principal investigators' leadership and management practices and a measure of research team practices.

methodsUsing a cross-sectional survey design, 570 postdoctoral researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health reported on the perceived behaviors of their principal investigator (PI) and the research team. The PI leadership and management items factored into two dimensions: fostering relationships and directing research.

resultsCorrelations of these new scales with existing, validated measures of ethical leadership and general leader behavior provided evidence of convergent validity. Providing evidence for criterion-related validity, scores on the new measures predicted lab climate for research ethics, self-reported productivity, and job satisfaction. Research team practices provided additional predictive value beyond leadership and management behaviors.

conclusionsThis study provides construct validity evidence for the new Leadership and Management in Science (LAMPS) Measure and the Research Team Practices (RTP) Measure. Qualitative responses to an open-ended item reinforced the importance of relationships and directive supervision for a positive environment. These measures can be useful tools for future research or may be useful for PIs seeking feedback about their practices.

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LaboratoriesLeadershipResearch PersonnelAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansJob SatisfactionMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesLeadershipmanagementmeasurementresearch integrityresponsible conduct of research;

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PMCPMC12012157

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