Trasncripts and Survey from Case Study of Small Collaboration

To identify the particularities of the small collaboration we used an exploratory case study methodology. The case study followed an embedded case study design and we collected data via semi-structured interviews and the SDR’s logs. In the study, we explored three topics: the scientific collaboration process, the collaboration’s data-sharing practices and attitudes.

We found that, on the topic of collaboration, the collaborations suffered the common problems of geographically distributed collaborations. In terms of data- sharing practices and attitudes, we found that collaborators were solely motivated by extrinsic incentives. They showed a very restricted awareness of potential benefits, and sharing only occurred under low risk scenarios.

We begin this section with the description of the exploratory study. We then present the results and a discussion of this exploration and propose three empirical claims.