Abstract More and more organizations have adopted a new form of work, i.e., multiple team membership. This phenomenon raises the need for the development of team theory. This study first proposes a framework which systematically analyzes the connotation of multiple team membership from the multi-level perspective. The framework combines multiple levels, such as individual level and team level, the underlying mechanisms and the outcomes at different levels. This study distinguishes multiple team membership in single team, multi-task and multi-project settings to illustrate its uniqueness. Second, this study reviews the literature on multiple team membership and shows that the current research is still limited in terms of levels of analysis and topics, and that current studies provide limited in-depth insights to academics and organizational managers. Finally, based on the multi-level framework and the literature review, this study discusses the need to expand the levels of analysis, explore the underlying mechanisms at different levels, and consider how the use of information systems influences the effects of multiple team membership to enrich the future research. This study provides guidance for further research on multiple team membership.
