Abstract
This study proposes and tests a model that explains the mediating mechanism through which the transactive memory system (TMS) of a team impacts on team performance under varying levels of team geographic dispersion. The model proposes that the relationship between TMS and team performance is mediated by the extent of knowledge integration among team members. The model further proposes that the degree of team geographic dispersion moderates the effect of TMS and knowledge integration on team performance. Survey data from 54 project teams in a major telecommunication company were collected to test the model. The study develops a deeper understanding of the mechanism through which TMS affects team performance and highlights the need to explicitly theorize team geographic dispersion, an important characteristic of contemporary project teams, in TMS research.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECIS 2012 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Information Systems |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788488971548 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Jun 2012 |
| Event | 20th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2012 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 10 Jun 2012 → 13 Jun 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 20th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 2012 |
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| Country | Spain |
| City | Barcelona |
| Period | 10/06/12 → 13/06/12 |
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Keywords
- Dispersion
- Knowledge integration
- Survey method
- Transactive memory system
- Virtual teams
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Transactive memory systems, knowledge integration, and team performance in geographically dispersed teams. / He, Joy Wei; Fang, Yulin; Schroeder, Andreas.
ECIS 2012 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Information Systems. Association for Information Systems, 2012.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
TY - GEN
T1 - Transactive memory systems, knowledge integration, and team performance in geographically dispersed teams
AU - He, Joy Wei
AU - Fang, Yulin
AU - Schroeder, Andreas
PY - 2012/6/13
Y1 - 2012/6/13
N2 - This study proposes and tests a model that explains the mediating mechanism through which the transactive memory system (TMS) of a team impacts on team performance under varying levels of team geographic dispersion. The model proposes that the relationship between TMS and team performance is mediated by the extent of knowledge integration among team members. The model further proposes that the degree of team geographic dispersion moderates the effect of TMS and knowledge integration on team performance. Survey data from 54 project teams in a major telecommunication company were collected to test the model. The study develops a deeper understanding of the mechanism through which TMS affects team performance and highlights the need to explicitly theorize team geographic dispersion, an important characteristic of contemporary project teams, in TMS research.
AB - This study proposes and tests a model that explains the mediating mechanism through which the transactive memory system (TMS) of a team impacts on team performance under varying levels of team geographic dispersion. The model proposes that the relationship between TMS and team performance is mediated by the extent of knowledge integration among team members. The model further proposes that the degree of team geographic dispersion moderates the effect of TMS and knowledge integration on team performance. Survey data from 54 project teams in a major telecommunication company were collected to test the model. The study develops a deeper understanding of the mechanism through which TMS affects team performance and highlights the need to explicitly theorize team geographic dispersion, an important characteristic of contemporary project teams, in TMS research.
KW - Dispersion
KW - Knowledge integration
KW - Survey method
KW - Transactive memory system
KW - Virtual teams
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SN - 9788488971548
BT - ECIS 2012 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Information Systems
PB - Association for Information Systems
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