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Marlon Twyman1, Daniel A Newman2, Leslie DeChurch3
1Northwestern University 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, USA 60208.
Abstract:
Teammate invitation networks are foundational for team assembly, and recommender systems (similar to dating websites, but for selecting potential teammates) can aid the formation of such networks. This paper extends Hinds, Carley, Krackhardt, and Wholey's (2000) influential model of team member selection by incorporating online recommender systems. Exponential random graph modeling of two samples (overall N = 410; 63 teams; 1,048 invitations) shows the invitation network is predicted by online recommendations, beyond previously-established effects of prior collaboration/familiarity, skills/competence, and homophily. Importantly, online recommendations are less heeded when there is prior collaboration (effect replicates across samples). This study highlights technology-enabled team assembly from a network perspective.
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