In this paper we examine the relationships between team performance, multiple team membership (MTM), i.e., the participation of team members in multiple teams simultaneously, the use of collaborative technologies (instant messaging) and work-place social networks (receiving advice). In a sample of R&D teams belonging to an Italian company, we found an inverted U-shaped relationship between MTM and team performance such that teams whose members are engaged simultaneously in few or many teams experience lower performance. We found that receiving advice moderated this relationship such that when MTM is low, it has a positive effect and when MTM is high, it has a negative effect. Finally the use of instant messaging also moderated the relationship such that at low levels of MTM, teams whose members used instant messaging intensively attain higher performance while at high levels of MTM an intense use of instant messaging is associated with lower team performance.

Multiple Team Membership and Team Performance: The Effects of Social Networks and Technology / Bertolotti, Fabiola; Mattarelli, Elisa; Vignoli, Matteo; Macri', Diego Maria. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012). (Intervento presentato al convegno The Informal Economy. tenutosi a Boston, Massachusetts nel 3-7 agosto 2012).

Multiple Team Membership and Team Performance: The Effects of Social Networks and Technology

BERTOLOTTI, Fabiola;MATTARELLI, Elisa;VIGNOLI, Matteo;MACRI', Diego Maria
2012

Abstract

In this paper we examine the relationships between team performance, multiple team membership (MTM), i.e., the participation of team members in multiple teams simultaneously, the use of collaborative technologies (instant messaging) and work-place social networks (receiving advice). In a sample of R&D teams belonging to an Italian company, we found an inverted U-shaped relationship between MTM and team performance such that teams whose members are engaged simultaneously in few or many teams experience lower performance. We found that receiving advice moderated this relationship such that when MTM is low, it has a positive effect and when MTM is high, it has a negative effect. Finally the use of instant messaging also moderated the relationship such that at low levels of MTM, teams whose members used instant messaging intensively attain higher performance while at high levels of MTM an intense use of instant messaging is associated with lower team performance.
2012
The Informal Economy.
Boston, Massachusetts
3-7 agosto 2012
Bertolotti, Fabiola; Mattarelli, Elisa; Vignoli, Matteo; Macri', Diego Maria
Multiple Team Membership and Team Performance: The Effects of Social Networks and Technology / Bertolotti, Fabiola; Mattarelli, Elisa; Vignoli, Matteo; Macri', Diego Maria. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012). (Intervento presentato al convegno The Informal Economy. tenutosi a Boston, Massachusetts nel 3-7 agosto 2012).
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