Table 1.

Variables and instruments used in the study

Blocks of variables		Variables	Instruments
1) Independent variables (IV):
Individual Characteristics	1	Age	Research team socio-demographic questionnaire.
	2	Gender	Research team socio-demographic questionnaire.
	3	Belief in the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration	Instrument designed by Sicotte et al. (2002) [1], composed of five items; 5 likert scale; Cronbach alpha (α): 0.92; (Original version in French). Global internal consistency of the version for this study; 7 likert-scale; α: 0.92.
	4	Seniority in the team	Research team socio-demographic questionnaire.
Interactional Characteristics	5	Knowledge sharing (intention to share knowledge)	Instrument designed by Bock, Zmud, Kim and Lee (2005) [2], composed of five items;. 5 likert scales; α: 0.93; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version: N.A. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale: α:0.86.
	6	Knowledge integration	Instrument designed by Song and Xies (2000) [3], composed of nine items; 11 likert-scale; α: N.A.; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French Version: N.A. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; α:0.95.
	7	Affective commitment toward the team	Instrument designed by Allen and Meyer (1990) [4], composed of four items; 7 likert-scale; α: 0.86–0.92; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French Version: N.A. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; α:0.91.
	8	Participation in decision-making	Instrument designed by Campion, Medsker and Higgs (1993) [5], composed of three items; 5 likert-scale;. α: 0.88; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version [6]; α: 0.80. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; α:0.90.
	9	Mutual trust	Instrument designed by Simons and Peterson (2000) [7], composed of four items;5 likert-scale; α: 0.89. (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version [8];α:0.90. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; α:0.92.
	10	Team climate	Instrument designed by Anderson and West (1998) [9], composed of nineteen items (4 dimensions); 5 likert-scale α: 0.84–0.92; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the First french version [10];: 0.88–0.93. Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; (sum of the 4 dimensions) α: 0.84–0.93.
	11	Team conflict	Instrument designed by Jehn and Mannix (1991) [11], composed of nine-items (3 dimensions); 5 likert-scale; α: 0.93–0.94; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version [6]: α: 0.75–0.93 Global internal consistency of the French version for this study; 7-likert scale; (sum of the 4 dimensions) α: 0.84–0.91.
	12	Team autonomy	Instrument designed by Campion, Medsker and Higgs (1993) [5], composed of three-items; 5 likert-scale; α: 0.76; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version [6]: α: 0.67 Global internal consistency of the French version for this study: 7-likert scale; α:0.81.
Structural Characteristics	13	Organizational support	Instrument designed by Spreitzer (1996) [12], composed of four-items. α: N.A.; (Original version). Global internal consistency of the first French version [13]; α::0.85 French version for this study; 7-likert scale: α:0.84.
	14	Team size	Research team socio-demographic questionnaire.
Professional Role Characteristics	15	Type of profession	Research team socio-demographic questionnaire.
	16	Multifocal identification	Instrument designed by Christ, Van Dick, Wagner, and Stellmacher (2003) [14], composed of 7 items;. 6 likert-scale; Cronbach alpha (α): 0.79; (Original version) Global internal consistency of the first French version [15]; α::0.69 French version for this study; 7—likert-scale: α:N.A.
2) Dependent variable (DV):		Interprofessional collaboration (IPC)	Instrument designed by Chiocchio, Grenier, O’Neil, Savaria and Willms (2012) [16], composed of a fourteen-items in four sub-dimensions: communication (5 items); synchronization (3 items), explicit coordination (3 items); implicit coordination (3 items); 7 likert-scale; α: 0.91–0.92; (Original version in French). Global internal consistency of the version for this study α:0.94: