Sub-Theme 54 of the 2026 European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Rethinking Teamwork in a Fluid and Digital World, was organized by Elisa Mattarelli (San Jose State University), Francesca Bellesia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), and Fabiola Bertolotti (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). Over the course of three days, different angles of looking at teamwork in the modern world were exposed.
Session Time Corridor 1: Teaming in the Age of AI
Date: Thursday, July 9, 10:00-12:00
Chair: Elisa Mattarelli
Frode Heldal
The psychological safety of having an AI on your team
Discussant: Cathy Krohmer
Jeongwon Choi, Yao Qu, Anna-Lena Rüland, and Madita Amoneit
The use of GenAI in team science: Exploring the role of team size, task independence, and geographical dispersion
Discussant: Mohamed Kanj
Marco Caggianelli and Daniele Mascia
Don’t stop me now! Exploring interruptions, decision making, and coordination dynamics in fluid teams
Discussant: Omolbanin Hashemizade
Session Time Corridor 2: Complex Team Structures: Multi-Team Systems, Multiple Team Membership, and Fluid Teams
Date: Thursday, July 9, 16:00-17:30
Chair: Fabiola Bertolotti
Jenna Evans, Alexander Peever, Agnes Grudniewicz and John Mathieu
The dynamics of drift in a long-duration multi-team system: A qualitative longitudinal case study
Discussant: Quy Huy
Renata Kenda, Nicoleta Meslec, Junjie Wei, Nicoleta Meslec and Leon A.G. Oerlemans
Multiple Team Membership and Strain: The Buffering Roles of Having a Core Project and Being Motivated to Learn
Discussant: Filomena Riemma
Ribhu Misra, Hoareau Emilie, and Sabine Carton
From role ambiguity to action: Organizational identity as a sensemaking resource for digitally mediated teamwork
Discussant: Marco Caggianelli
Session Time Corridor 3: Complex Team Structures: Multi-Team Systems, Multiple Team Membership, and Fluid Teams
Date: Friday, July 10, 9:00-12:00
Chair: Francesca Bellesia
Tanvi Patil, Annika Engström, Nikolas Käkelä, and Nina Edh Mirzaei
Learning in digitally mediated globalized teamwork
Discussant: Fatima Ali
Farheen Fathima Shaik, Upam Pushpak Makhecha, Biju Varkkey and Sirish Kumar Gouda
From dispersed to engaged: Multilevel dynamics of employee engagement in global virtual teams (GVTs)
Discussant: Jeongwon Choi
Cathy Krohmer, Claudie Riberolles, Naelle Riccone and Caroline Vincent
Trajectories of Collectives in the Post-Health Crisis World
Discussant: Shehnila Athar
Omolbanin Hashemizade, Tatiana Andreeva and Paola Zappa
Knowledge hiding in hybrid work environments: The effects of perceived employee work arrangements’ variety, volatility and differential volition on knowledge hiding
Discussant: Tanvi Patil
Fatima Ali
Rethinking teamwork under hybrid arrangements
Discussant: Francesca Bellesia
Session Time Corridor 4: Development of Contemporary Teams
Date: Friday, July 10, 16:00-17:30
Chair: Elisa Mattarelli
Shehnila Athar and Vivek Nair
The Mentoring Web: Rearranging old patterns to address new organizational problems
Discussant: Mahbubul Alam
Mahbubul Alam
Identity Development of Newcomers: An Interactionist Perspective
Discussant: Ribhu Misra
Session Time Corridor 5: Top Management Teams and Team Leadership
Date: Saturday, July 11, 10:00-12:00
Chair: Fabiola Bertolotti
Ganqi (Gage) Tang, Quy N. Huy, Daniel Z. Mack and Weiru Chen
Affective brokering and top management team behavioral integration
Discussant: Nicoleta Meslec
Mohamed Ali Kanj
When Do Team Divisions Drive Market Exploration? Task-Related Faultlines and Corporate Venture Capital Activity
Discussant: Frode Heldal
Patrice Terramorsi, Laurent Meriade, Corinne Rochette, Laurent Meriade, Delphine Lacaze and Corinne Rochette
Developing our understanding of the effects of leadership on team reflexivity
Discussant: Farheen Fathima Shaik
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