Abstract: In the digital era, many organizations adopt multiple team membership (MTM) as a job model. However, this remains a relatively new management topic. Therefore, further theoretical studies are urgently needed. First, after theoretical analysis, our study proposes that there may be a “double-edged” mediation effect and a mediated moderation model between MTM and creativity. Second, our study confirms the above hypotheses by empirical research. These results show that MTM brings both benefits and costs to creativity, and thriving at work and emotional exhaustion are the two “key drivers” for MTM’s employees to stimulate creativity. On the one hand, MTM enhances creativity by positively affecting thriving at work. By contrast, MTM reduces creativity by increasing emotional exhaustion. In addition, this study further tests the boundary mechanism of the MTM. Specifically, polychronicity positively moderates the relationship between MTM and thriving at work, and it further moderates the benefit -mediating path of thriving at work. Meanwhile, polychronicity significantly moderates the relationship between MTM and emotional exhaustion and further moderates the cost -mediating path of emotional exhaustion. This study focuses on the complex mechanism of how and when MTM effectively affects creativity, responds to scholars’ calls for further exploration of the effects of MTM, and provides a theoretical reference for organizations to enhance creativity.

第一作者：陈维龙，绍兴文理学院商学院教师，研究方向：数字创新和创造力、AI效应、数字媒体平台、创新生态系统等。

该成果以“Benefit or cost? The “double-edged sword” effect of multiple team membership on creativity”为题，2024年6月刊发于《JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE》杂志（中科院SSCI一区，JCR一区）。