TY - JOUR U1 - Wissenschaftlicher Artikel A1 - Roth, Philip A1 - Doehne, Malte T1 - Cohesion Is Lower in Virtualized Collaborations: A Comparison of Teams’ Network Structure JF - Small Group Research N2 - Virtualization fundamentally changes how social relations form, but its effect on network structure in collaborative teams is poorly understood. This paper compares team networks from nine government-funded projects that were conducted virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic with 15 prepandemic projects from the same funding program. Results of our comparative analysis of 2,746 dyadic ties in 24 teams showed lower levels of network density, clustering, and structural cohesion in virtualized projects, indicating fragmented virtual teams. Furthermore, expressive networks, defined by the sharing of personal information, were affected more than instrumental networks, which revolve around the sharing of expert knowledge. KW - COVID-19 KW - Teams KW - Cohesion KW - Social Networks KW - Communication Technology KW - Virtualization Y1 - 2024 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-27247 SN - 1046-4964 SS - 1046-4964 SN - 1552-8278 SS - 1552-8278 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964231202454 DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964231202454 VL - 55 IS - 4 SP - 560 EP - 594 S1 - 35 PB - SAGE Publications CY - Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA ER -