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Effective team functioning and performance relies to a large extent on having a shared identity across team members. This shared identity usually is based on a shared mission and goals and is greatly facilitated by the development of a shared mental model of the research endeavor. In the pages that follow, we will outline the successful development of a shared mental model in one center of a transdisciplinary team-based initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health and highlight the value of the model to the development and implementation of the research initiative.
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Gehlert, S.J. (2019). Developing a Shared Mental Model in the Context of a Center Initiative. In: Hall, K., Vogel, A., Croyle, R. (eds) Strategies for Team Science Success. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20992-6_30
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