Transactive Memory Systems 1985–2010: An Integrative Framework of Key Dimensions, Antecedents, and Consequences

The Embedding of Transnational Entrepreneurs in Diaspora Networks: Leveraging the Assets of Foreignness

“…The concept refers to the mechanisms by which ''networks, ideas, information and practices […] within dual social fields'' are utilized to generate ''a collective system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information'', in which knowledge distributed across a group of individuals becomes a collective resource (Argote 2015, p. 198; see also Lewis and Herndon 2011). This system enables the users of such a system to connect to the best source of a desired resource, a capability that considerably improves collective performance (Ren and Argote 2011).…”

Predicting transactive memory system in multidisciplinary teams: The interplay between team and professional identities

“…A TMS is defined as the shared division of cognitive labor for encoding, storing, and retrieving information based on a collective awareness of where specialized knowledge resides in the team (Lewis & Herndon, 2012). Whereas the positive effects of TMS have been welldocumented in the literature, such as improved team learning (e.g., Lewis, Lange, & Gillis, 2005;Rau, 2006) and team performance (e.g., Chiang, Shih, & Hsu, 2014;Zhang, Hempel, Han, & Tjosvold, 2007), there is notably less research on the antecedents of TMS (see Ren & Argote, 2011).Ren and Argote's (2011) empirical review of the literature highlighted that although there is considerable support for the role of communication in predicting TMS, the processes through which team members are motivated to build a well-developed TMS are not well understood. They argued that social identification processes may be one potential factor in motivating TMS building because members who identify with their team are more likely to rely on each other for expertise coordination, and share knowledge with each other (see also Haslam, 2001;Liao, Jimmieson, O'Brien, & Restubog, 2012).…”

“…Alternatively, 4 professional identities can function as important resources for TMS because such identities emphasize one's unique professional knowledge, and also motivate identity-specific contributions to the work of the team. In this paper, we respond to calls (e.g., Haslam, 2001;Liao et al, 2012;Ren & Argote, 2011) to extend TMS research beyond a cognitive-based group information-processing framework (which focuses on the cognitive processes involved in encoding, storing, and retrieving information; Wegner, 1995), and consider the interplay of social identification processes in predicting the level of TMS present in a team. …”

Collaboration in open-plan offices

“…Researchers who study collective cognition argue that individuals are able to collaborate effectively when they have overlapping schemas about tasks and about each other (Ayoko & Chua, 2014;Mohammed, Ferzandi, & Hamilton, 2010). In a review of the literature, Ren and Argote (2011) show that the focus of existing research on collective cognition is typically on the role of individual characteristics (demographics, competence, assertiveness) and social context (team familiarity, interdependencies, communication) as the foundation for collaborative behaviour.…”

“…With the exception of a few studies on technology and geographical distribution, researchers typically ignore the physical context within which collaboration unfolds (Ren & Argote, 2011).…”