The Influence of Team Mobility on Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Processes within Teams

Dr. F.A. Rink, UL

The central question of this research proposal in how the entry of newcomers in teams can have a positive influence on knowledge transfer and innovation processes within teams, without them being rejected as deviant or reducing team cohesiveness and the task motivation of individual team members. We aim to examine the conditions under which a newcomer’s previous work environment (whether teams are exposed to newcomers from within or outside the organisation) will have a beneficial or detrimental influence on the extent to which newcomers are accepted by teams and the consequent innovation processes within the team.