Managerial competences of researchers from Nursing research groups

Authors’ contribution:

Study concept and design: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello. Obtaining data: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin. Data analysis and interpretation: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, Aida Maris Peres. Statistical analysis: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann , José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin, Aida Maris Peres. Drafting the manuscript: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, Aida Maris Peres. Critical review of the manuscript as to its relevant intellectual content: Greici Capellari Fabrizzio, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Susana Cararo Confortin, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira de Mello, Aida Maris Peres. All authors approved the final version of the text.

Conflict of interest: the authors have declared that there is no conflict of interest.

Factors	Items	Definition
Factor 1 - People and research results management	41	Set of managerial competences related to team management, which interact in order to achieve the results derived from the group's research activities and projects. Examples: setting deadlines, organizing meetings, encouraging communication and motivation ability
Factor 2 - Fundraising and people recruitment	09	Set of managerial competences aimed at supplying resources, attracting researchers, and collaborating with experts in the group's research activities and projects. Examples: establishment of partnerships between companies and researchers, search, and management of resources

Variables	n^* * n = Total number of participants; (%)^† † (%) = Percentage;	AM^‡ ‡ AM = Arithmetic Mean; SD^§ § SD = Standard Deviation
Gender (n^* * n = Total number of participants; =219)
Female	196 (89.5)
Male	23 (10.5)
Schooling (n^* * n = Total number of participants; =216)
Incomplete higher education	53 (24.5)
Complete higher education	28 (13.0)
Complete specialization	40 (18.5)
Complete master's degree	55 (25.5)
Complete PhD	26 (12.0)
Post-Doctorate	14 (6.5)
Training (n^* * n = Total number of participants; =214)
Others	8 (3.7)
Nursing	206 (96.3)
Age group (n^* * n = Total number of participants; =218)
Up to 25 years old	65 (29.8)
26 to 35 years old	78 (35.8)
36 to 45 years old	47 (21.6)
46 to 55 years old	18 (8.3)
56 years old or more	10 (4.6)
Performance in the group (n^* * n = Total number of participants; =219)
Leader/Researcher/Professor	37 (16.9)
Master's degree/PhD	88 (40.2)
Graduation	58 (26.5)
Other participants	31 (14.2)
Residence	3 (1.4)
Post-Doctorate	2 (0.9)
Age (years old)	218	33.21 10.36
Research experience (years)	211	8.06 7.50
Participation in the research group (years)	219	4.18 5.72

	n^* * n = Total number of participants;	%^† † (%) = Percentage
Factor 1 - People and research results management
Insufficient	112	51,14
Sufficient	107	48,86
Factor 2 - Fundraising and people recruitment
Insufficient	147	67,12
Sufficient	72	32,88
Managerial competences in research groups
Insufficient	120	54,79
Sufficient	99	41,21

	Insufficient		Sufficient		p-valor^‡ ‡ p-value = Chi-Square Test;
	n^* * n = Total number of participants;	%^† † (%) = Percentage;	n^* * n = Total number of participants;	%^† † (%) = Percentage;	p-valor^‡ ‡ p-value = Chi-Square Test;
Gender					0,478
Female	109	90,83	87	87,88
Male	11	9,17	12	12,12
Schooling					≤0,001
Incomplete higher education	41	34,75	12	12,24
Higher education	15	12,71	13	13,27
Specialization	28	23,73	12	12,24
Master's degree	30	25,42	25	25,51
PhD	3	2,54	23	23,47
Post-Doctorate	1	0,85	13	13,57
Training					0,787
Others	4	3,42	4	4,12
Nursing	113	96,58	93	95,88
Age group					≤0,001
Up to 25 years old	46	38,66	19	19,19
26 to 35 years old	47	39,50	31	31,31
36 to 45 years old	22	18,49	25	25,25
46 to 55 years old	4	3,36	14	14,14
56 years old or more	0	0	10	10,1
Performance in the group					≤0,001
Graduation	43	36,13	13	13,13
MS/PhD/Res.^§ § MS/PhD/Residency;	54	45,38	40	40,40
Prof./Leader/Post-Doc^\|\| \|\| Professors/Leaders/Post-PhDs	4	3,36	33	33,33
Other participants	18	15,13	13	13,13
Age (years old)	119	29,95 (7,45)	99	37,13 (11,92)	≤0,001
Research experience (years)	118	5,21 (4,62)	93	11,68 (8,80)	≤0,001
Participation in the group (years)	120	2,32 (2,80)	99	6,44 (7,33)	≤0,001

	Sufficient
	OR^* * OR = Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-valor
Gender			0,479
Female	1
Male	1,37	0,57-3,25
Schooling			≤0,001
Incomplete higher education	1
Higher education	2,96	1,11-7,90
Specialization	1,46	0,57-3,72
Master's degree	2,84	1,24-6,55
PhD	26,19	6,69-102,49
Post-Doctorate	44,41	5,26-374,98
Training			0,787
Others	1
Nursing	0,82	0,20-3,38
Age group			≤0,001
Up to 25 years old	1
26 to 35 years old	1,59	0,79-3,22
36 to 45 years old	2,75	1,26-6,02
46 to 55 years old	8,47	2,47-2,08
56 years old or more	-
Performance in the group			≤0,001
Graduation	1
MS/PhD/Residency	2,45	1,65-5,15
Professors/Leaders/Post-Doc	27,29	8,14-91,42
Other participants	2,39	0,93-6,15
Age (years old)	1,08	1,04-1,11	≤0,001
Research experience (years)	1,16	1,10-1,23	≤0,001
Participation in the research group (years)	1,18	1,10-1,27	≤0,001

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