  Within an increasingly digitalized organizational landscape, this research
delves into the dynamics of decentralized collaboration, contrasting it with
traditional collaboration models. An effective capturing of high-level
collaborations (beyond direct massages) is introduced as the network
construction methodology including both temporal and content dimensions of user
collaborations - an Alternating Timed Interaction (ATI) metric as the first
aspect, and a quantitative strategy of thematic similarity as the second
aspect. This study validates three hypotheses that collectively underscore the
complexities of digital team dynamics within sociotechnical systems: Firstly,
it establishes the significant influence of problem context on team structures
in work environments, emphasizing the need to consider the specific nature of
tasks in analyzing collaborative dynamics. Secondly, the study reveals specific
evolving patterns of team structures on digital platforms concerning team size
and artifact maturity. Lastly, it identifies substantial differences in team
structure patterns between digital platforms and traditional organizational
settings, underscoring the unexplored nature of digital collaboration dynamics.
The findings of this study are instrumental for organizations navigating the
digital era, offering insights into effective knowledge sharing in the
decentralized leadership of digital teams. By mapping out network structures
and collaborative patterns, this study, with a focus on Wikipedia as a
representative digital platform, paves the way for strategic interventions to
optimize digital team dynamics and align them with broader organizational
goals.
