Trasncripts and Survey from Case Study of Small Collaboration

<p>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&rsquo;s logs. In the study, we explored three topics: the scientific collaboration process, the collaboration&rsquo;s data-sharing practices and attitudes.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>