Principles of Multidisciplinary Cooperation in Research, Especially Behavioural Science and Manufacturing

Summary This paper introduces a framework for systematically and strategically using behavioural sciences in order to achieve more far reaching results from longterm, visionary technical R&D work. The framework describes the most important aspects of interdisciplinary work, which an: the integration components” and the “integration dimensions” for achieving the utmost level of integrated, cooperative work. Reflecting upon 20 years of empirical data it is clear that different levels of integration during the research process will lead to different types of reports with a predetermined quality - as to the achieved multidisciplinary integration. Furthermore, the successive specification of he framework and its application - “the total integration principle”, developed for longterm R&D work - resulted in a research tradition change.