Not just a simple survey: A case study of pitfalls in interdisciplinary, multiorganizational, multinational research for development

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Table 1. Data sources used to describe different points of focus in the analysis.

Focus points in the analysis	Data sources
Design of the survey instrument	Accounts of the researchers involved in the design of the survey instrument Different versions of the survey instrument and the edits made to them E-mail conversations between some of the team members
Implementation	Accounts of researchers involved in data collection Enumerator comments made after completion of each interview
Analysis	Accounts of the researchers involved in data analysis Actual survey results

Figure 1. The methodology of interdisciplinary research framework (Tobi & Kampen, 2018).

Table 2. Schematic representation of an adapted version of “the methodology of interdisciplinary research framework” (Tobi & Kampen, 2018), the actors involved in each stage, and their discipline, nationality and organization. Based upon their involvement in different task, we identify an “design task-group” represented in the dotted square, an “implementation task-group” represented in the dot-striped square, and an “analysis task-group” represented in the striped square.

Figure 2. Foundations of complex team effectiveness.

Table

Cluster	Explanation
Knowledge & Learning	Gain knowledge about banana management and the new cultivars, testing new cultivars, improve banana management, participate in training, teach others and be an example, had a prior positive experience, grow new cultivars, be competitive
Production & income	Expects a high yield, marketability, increase income, increase banana production, grow sufficient food for household, performance of the new cultivars, to develop, to expand the farm and banana production, better future, to save money
Experiment	Experiment, compare to local varieties, curiosity, innovate,
Planting material	Add new banana varieties to the farm, obtain planting material of new varieties, replace old varieties with new varieties, multiply the obtained planting material
Beneficial characteristics	Expects the new varieties are: disease resistant, adapted to agro-ecological conditions, tasty, give big bunches, are drought resistant, have a long lifespan
Conditional	Wants to participate only if: gets planting material of the new cultivars, its nearby, new varieties are proven to be beneficial, suits schedule, receives an invitation, is facilitated, it’s not about hybrids, additional resources are provided
Constraints	Has no energy, has no decision power, has no land, has no time, has no resources, has no access to labour, does not own the land, has poor soil conditions, is not sure about a market for hybrid varieties, cannot read
Aversions	Prefers local varieties, waste of time, fears diseases, would send his wife, prior bad experience

Tobi, H., & Kampen, J. (2018). Research design: The methodology for interdisciplinary research framework. Quality & Quantity, 52, 1209–1225.

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