Exploring the relationship between multiple team membership and team performance: : The role of social networks and collaborative technology

•We explore the effect of multiple team membership (MTM) on R&D team performance.•There is an inverted U-shaped relationship between MTM and R&D team performance.•We also explore how social networks and technologies moderate such relationship.•External advice receiving improves performance at low and high levels of MTM.•The use of instant messaging improves performance only at low levels of MTM.