Table 2.

Study 2 and 3: Item wording, descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alphas and standardized factor loadings from confirmatory factor analysis (individual level).

Code	Item	Study 2						Study 3
		α	M	SD	Latent factor			α	M	SD	Latent factor			1	2	3	1	2	3
		Focused communication		0.86	3.64	0.92				0.86	3.79	0.89
FC1	… we communicate in a timely manner.		3.71	1.02	0.82				3.79	1.01	0.79
FC2	… we communicate exactly and precisely.		3.48	1.05	0.86				3.72	1.04	0.86
FC3	… we communicate result-oriented.		3.75	1.06	0.79				3.90	0.98	0.83
Knowledge sharing		0.76	3.94	0.83				0.85	4.01	0.84
KS1	… we keep each other posted.		3.99	0.97		0.79			4.05	0.98		0.82
KS2*	… we know about the work of other team members.		3.86	1.03		0.67			---	---		---
KS3*	… we know the expertise of other team members.		3.98	1.04		0.67			---	---		---
KS2**	… we proactively inform the others about relevant news.								4.04	0.93		0.79
KS3**	… we exchange our knowledge and experiences.								3.95	0.99		0.81
Spontaneous communication		0.85	3.84	0.89				0.85	3.96	0.86
SC1	… we come up with solutions through spontaneous conversations.		3.47	1.10			0.72		3.78	1.05			0.83
SC2	… we also discuss things spontaneously.		3.98	1.03			0.89		4.02	0.99			0.84
SC3	… we communicate on a short notice.		4.11	0.91			0.85		4.14	0.89			0.77

*Items rephrased after Study 2. **Items used in Study 3 and Study 4.