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The effects of member entry and national diversity on member creative contribution in global virtual teams
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Recent research increasingly examines the factors shaping the dynamics and outcomes of Global Virtual Teams (GVTs). We investigate how two of such factors, the relative timing of member entry and national diversity, jointly influence member creative contribution in GVTs. We conceptualize time of entry as a continuum ranging from founders to early newcomers and late newcomers. We also distinguish between-team national diversity and within-team national diversity. Drawing on team development and organizational entry research, we theorize a curvilinear relationship between relative time of entry and team member creative contribution, such that contribution is high, declines, and then increases. Drawing on information processing theory, we theorize that between-team national diversity shifts this curvilinear relationship upward, whereas drawing on social identity and categorization theories, we theorize that within-team national diversity shifts the extreme ends of this curvilinear relationship downward. We test these predictions across two studies: an eight-week multilevel study of 1913 members in 304 GVTs and a cross-sectional survey of 1666 working professionals. Our findings clarify when, to what extent and under what conditions timing of entry shapes member creative contribution in GVTs. We conclude with actionable guidance for managing member entry in GVTs.
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