Employee Experiences Across Their Multiple Teams: New Theoretical Directions in MTM Research

Abstract

There are indicators we are entering a new era for MTM research, by moving beyond the structural approach that has characterized MTM research to date, to focus on important and under-researched issues, such as the nature of employees’ experiences in an MTM context. Although team research suggests that the experiences of members impact team functioning, these lines of reasoning have not, until recently, made their way to MTM research. To overcome this limitation, this symposium showcases five papers that use a variety of theoretical perspectives, research designs, contexts, methodologies, and analytical methods (i.e., archival, field-based, laboratory) to extend theory and examine critical individual and firm-level outcomes (e.g., firm performance, individual proactivity, individual learning, individual turnover, and individual career-related outcomes) in the experiences of MTM employees across their teams (e.g., identification, learning, etc.). We hope to provide a forum to advance unanswered questions that offer fruitful directions for MTM research. Together Alone? The Benefits and Downsides of Flexible Team Arrangements Presenter: Stefan Berger; U. of Groningen Status Dynamics in MTM Context: Implication for Employees' Identification and Proactivity Choices Presenter: Yehuda Salhov; Bar Ilan U. Many Teams, One Better Career? A Study on the Impact of MTM on Individual Career Trajectories Presenter: Francesca Bellesia; Dep. of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, U. of Modena and Reggio Emilia Multiple Team Membership and Learning: The Mediating Role of Knowledge Hiding Presenter: Oana Fodor; Babes-Bolyai U. Examining the Impact of MTM Identity Strain and Emotional Control on Cognitive Depletion & Turnover Presenter: Sal Mistry; U. of Delaware