Mid-SouthManagementResearchConsortium(MMRC)

DepartmentofManagement&InformationSystemsCollegeofBusiness

MississippiStateUniversityFebruary23rd–February24th,2018

MMRCCoordinators:

Dr.LauraMarlerlmarler@business.msstate.edu

Cell:(318)623-8685

Dr.JamesVardamanjvardaman@business.msstate.edu

Cell:(901)335-1209

MeetingItinerary

Friday,February23,20183:00pm Hotelcheck-in(CourtyardMarriott,ComfortSuites,andLaQuintaInn)4:30pm Registration,LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall5:00pm WelcomeremarksbyDeanSharonOswald,LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall5:15pm MSUCollegeofBusinessE-CentertourbyDirectorEricHill,McCoolHall6:00pm GroupdinneratCentralStationGrillprovidedbytheMSUDepartmentofManagement RemarksbyMMRCFounderChuckPierce(UniversityofMemphis)

Saturday,February24,2018

8:30am Lightbreakfastavailable,LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall9:00am MMRCWelcomebyChuckPierce,LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHallMORNINGROUNDTABLESESSIONS(Participant’sChoice)9:30-11:00am ExperiencetheCollege’sProfessionalGolfAssociationManagementProgramgolf

simulatortechnology.DropinbetweenroundtablesorstepawayforafewminutestomeetZachTate,AssistantDirectorofPGMatMississippiState,whowillbeonhandtodemonstratethetechnology.Youwillhaveachancetotakeaswing!Room102(acrossfromE-center),McCoolHall

9:30am10:15am11:00am

1. BryanFuller(LouisianaTechUniversity)ProactivityinorganizationsLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

2. JoeLabianca(UniversityofKentucky)SocialnetworksLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

3. MicheleMedina(MiddleTennesseeStateUniversity)LifeontheacademicjobmarketLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

4. PaulDrnevich(UniversityofAlabama)PublishinginStrategicManagementJournalLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

5. AnthonyHood(UniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham)TreatingyourcareerlikeanacademicstartupLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

6. DannyHolt(MississippiStateUniversity)

FamilyfirmresearchLeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall

7. VishalGupta(UniversityofAlabama) Genderissuesincorporategovernance

LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall8.LisaLambert(GeorgiaStateUniversity) Leadership

LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall9. BenMcLarty(MississippiStateUniversity) ElectroniccoursemanagementwithCampusknot Room232,McCoolHall-9:30and10:15amsessionsonly10.AdamFarmerandMichaelBreazeale(MississippiStateUniversity)

Biometrictechnologies–MarketingIntelligenceLabandObservatory(MILO)Room224,McCoolHall-10:15and11:00amsessionsonly

12:00pm Luncheon,LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHallAFTERNOONRESEARCHPRESENTATIONS(Participant’sChoice)TaylorAuditorium,McCoolHall

1:30-2:00pm TonjaDarden(GeorgiaStateUniversity)

Psychologicalcontractsfromtheemployer'sperspective:Supervisoremotionsandemployee-targetedoutcomes

2:15-2:45pm Andie Lee (University of Kentucky) Being in love and at war with my team: Individual team ambivalence

3:00-3:30pm EllieSpain(UniversityofLouisianaatLafayette)

Theinfluenceofpassiononturnoverintentionandperceivedemployability

Boardroom339,McCoolHall

1:30-2:00pm WillTabor(MississippiStateUniversity) Familyfirmrecruitment:Arelationalperspective2:15-2:45pm EmmaSu(MississippiStateUniversity)

Theimpactofparent-childrelationshiponachild'scareerchoiceinfamilyfirms

3:00-3:30pm PaulSanchezRuiz(OklahomaStateUniversity)

Familytofirmidentificationandreputation:Themoderatingeffectofmediaattention

LeoSealFamilyBusinessAtrium,McCoolHall 3:30pmSnackbreakCLOSINGSESSIONSTaylorAuditorium,McCoolHall4:00pm Closingkeynote by Kevin Lowe (University of Sydney) 4:45pm MMRCfutureplanningsessionbyChuckPierce(UniversityofMemphis)5:15pm Departureforsocializinganddinneroffcampus

MMRC2018ParticipantsUniversityofAlabamaLisaBrady(llbrady@crimson.ua.edu)isa1styearPhDstudentinManagementattheUniversityofAlabama.Herresearchinterestsliewithinthebroaderfieldofoccupationalhealthpsychologyandspecificallyincludeemployeepsychologicalwell-being,workplacementalhealthpromotion,andindividualdifferencesinthestressappraisalandcopingprocesses.ShecompletedherMSinIndustrial-OrganizationalPsychologyattheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga(UTC)andherBSinPsychologyattheUniversityofAlabama.Inhersparetime,Lisaenjoysvolunteering,meetingnewpeople,andteachingzumbaclasses.JustinDesimone(jadisimone@culverhouse.ua.edu)isanassistantprofessorintheDepartmentofManagementattheUniversityofAlabama.Hiscareergoalsinvolveimprovingtheunderstandingandconductofresearchintheorganizationalsciences.Heisinterestedinmethodologicalandstatisticaltopicsaswellaspersonalityintheworkenvironment.KarenLanday(kmlanday@crimson.ua.edu)iscurrentlyasecondyeardoctoralstudentattheUniversityofAlabama.SheearnedaMaster'sinBusinessAdministrationfromtheUniversityofWisconsinOshkoshandaBachelorofMusicinviolinperformancefromRooseveltUniversity.Karen’sresearchisinpressatLeadershipQuarterlyandacceptedatJournalofPersonnelPsychologyandResearchinOccupationalStressandWellBeing.KarenhasalsopresentedherworkattheAcademyofManagement,SocietyforIndustrialandOrganizationalPsychology,andSouthernManagementAssociation.Herresearchinterestsincludepsychopathy,music,andrecruitmentandselection.KrisIrwin(kirwin1@crimson.ua.edu)iscurrentlypursuingherPhDinManagementattheUniversityofAlabama.Herresearchinterestsincludestrategichumancapital,strategicchange,managingchange/buildingculture,mergerandacquisitions,andTMT/executivedecisionmaking.PaulL.Drnevich(dren@ua.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofEntrepreneurshipandStrategy(withtenure)attheUniversityofAlabama(Tuscaloosa).Previously,heheldappointmentsasvisitingAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofIllinois(Urbana-Champaign)whileonsabbaticalfor2013-2014,andasAssistantprofessorofStrategicManagementattheUniversityofAlabama(2006-2012).Hisresearchinterestsinclude:1)examininghoworganizationalcapabilitiescontributetovaluecreationandappropriation,theeffectsofenvironmentaluncertaintyontheircontribution,andtheroleofinformationtechnologyinenhancingthesecontributions,particularlytoinnovationandperformanceinentrepreneurialventuresandsmallbusinesses;2)Thedesignandapplicationofvirtualenvironmentsusingintelligentagent-basedsimulationtostudythesecontributionsunderconditionsofhighenvironmentaldynamism;and3)Theapplicationofthisresearchtosolveproblemsinmanagementeducation,businesspractice,andpublicpolicy.HehasauthoredresearchforFinancialTimesTop50ResearchJournalsStrategicManagementJournal,MISQuarterly,andJournalofManagementStudiesaswellasAcademyofManagementLearning&Education,DecisionSciences,andJournalofSmallBusinessManagement,andhaspresentedover50papersatinternationalconferencesincludingtheAcademyofManagement,BabsonConferenceonEntrepreneurshipResearch,andStrategicManagementSociety.HeisamemberoftheAcademyofManagementandStrategicManagementSociety,servesontheBusinessPolicy&Strategydivision’sexecutivecommittee,andholdseditorialboardappointmentswithSMJ,JSBM,andAMLEwherehealsoservesasco-editorforthespecialtopicsissueonEthicsinManagementResearch.HereceivedhisPhDfromPurdueUniversity.Quiyo(Milo)Su(gsu2@crimson.ua.edu)isadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofAlabama.XiaochuanSong(xsong@crimson.ua.edu)isadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofAlabama.

VishalGupta(vkgupta@cba.ua.edu)isVishalK.GuptaisAssociateProfessoratTheUniversityofAlabama.Hisresearchinterestsareintheareaofentrepreneurialleadership,corporategovernance,andstrategicissuesinentrepreneurship.HisworkhasbeenpublishedinleadingacademicoutletssuchasJournalofAppliedPsychology,AcademyofManagementReview,JournalofBusinessVenturing,OrganizationStudies,andEntrepreneurshipTheory&Practice,amongothers.Hisco-editedbookFoundationalResearchinEntrepreneurshipStudies(ISBN978-3-319-73527-6),publishedbySpringer,willbeavailablestartingMay2018.Youcancheckouthiswebsiteatwww.drvkgupta.com.SandraMortal(smortal@cba.ua.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofFinanceattheCulverhouseCollegeofCommerce.Herresearchinterestsareintheareasofcorporatefinance,corporategovernanceandinvestments.HerresearchhasbeenpublishedinreputedacademicjournalssuchasReviewofFinancialStudies,JournalofFinancialandQuantitativeFinance,JournalofCorporateFinanceandJournalofFinancialMarkets.Prof.MortalhasalsoworkedattheSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,whereshewasinvolvedwithimplementationoftheDoddFrankAct.PriortojoiningBama,shetaughtatvariousotheruniversitiesincludingUniversityofMissouriandUniversityofMemphis.Yi-RenWang(ywang314@crimson.ua.edu) iscurrentlyaPh.D.studentintheManagementprogramattheUniversityofAlabama.Priortojoininghere,IworkedinDr.JennySu’sCross-CultureandEmotionRegulationlabandreceivedabachelor’sdegreeinPsychologyfromNationalTaiwanUniversity.ThenIalsoworkedinDr.LoisTetrick’sOccupationalHealthPsychologyLaboratoryatGeorgeMasonUniversityasanexchangestudent.LaterIreceivedamaster’sdegreeinPsychologywithaspecializationinIndustrialandOrganizationalPsychologyfromtheUniversityatAlbany,StateUniversityofNewYork,atwhichIalsoworkedinDr.MichaelFord’sOccupationalHealthPsychologyLaboratory.Myresearchinterestsincludeoccupationalhealthpsychology,work-familyconflict,burnout,engagement,organizationaljusticeandsocioecologicalinfluencesonhealthbehaviors.UniversityofAlabamaatBirminghamAnthonyC.Hood(anthonychood@uab.edu)isanAssociateProfessorandFoundingDirectorofthe#phdpreplabintheCollatSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham.Dr.Hood'sresearchexplorestransactivememory,conflict,andfriendshipinteamsandhasbeenpublishedinoutletssuchastheJournalofOrganizationalBehavior,JournalofBusinessandPsychology,andProductionandOperationsManagement.Apractitionerofsocialinnovationandentrepreneurship,Dr.HoodcloselyalignshisresearchtopracticebyservingontheBoardofDirectorsofanumberofcommunityandeconomicdevelopmentorganizations.Dr.HoodisanalumofAACSB'sAspiringLeadersInitiative,ThePhDProject,StanfordUniversity'sTeachingandLearningStudioandtheCommunityHealthLeadershipProgramattheMorehouseSchoolofMedicine.HereceivedhisPhDinManagement(withconcentrationsinEntrepreneurshipandStrategy)fromtheUniversityofAlabama(RollTide!).Priortoacademia,Dr.Hoodenjoyeda10-yearcareerasanengineeratAT&Tperformingdutiesasnetworkdesign,coding,andsalesconsulting.Inhissparetime,heenjoysmicro-bloggingviaLinkedInandhispersonalwebsiteanthonychood.com.ArkansasStateUniversitySharonD.James(sjames@astate.edu).PriortojoiningArkansasStateUniversityinJuly2014,Dr.JameswasanassistantprofessorofstrategicmanagementatOhioStateUniversityfromJuly2007toJune2014.Shehasover11yearsofindustryexperienceininvestmentbanking,privateequityinvesting,equityresearch,andpublicequityinvestmentmanagement.ProfessorJames’researchfocusesontheintersectionofcorporatestrategyandcorporatefinancetoexaminetheirrelativeinfluencesonfirms’strategicchoicesandperformance.HerpublishedworkisinAcademyofManagementDiscoveries,JournalofBusinessResearch,JournalofManagement,StrategicManagementJournal,JournalofAppliedBusinessandEconomics,andLongRangePlanning.

AuburnUniversityNickBraun(nzb0035@auburn.edu)isanactivedutyU.S.AirForceofficerwhoformerlytaughtattheU.S.AirForceAcademy.IamcurrentlyasecondyearPhDstudentatAuburnUniversitystudyingManagement.Upongraduation,IwillreturntobeapermanentfacultymemberattheAirForceAcademy.MattC.Hersel(mch0005@auburn.edu)isafifthyeardoctoralcandidateintheHarbertCollegeofBusiness.Hisresearchinterestsbroadlyfallunderstrategy&entrepreneurship.Morespecifically,hehasstudiedfirmresponsestomisconduct,CEOsuccession,crowdfunding,andbusinessethics.IanMercer(ism0002@auburn.edu)isasecondyeardoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofManagementatRaymondJ.HarbertCollegeofBusinessatAuburnUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludeethicalbehavior,regulation,corporategovernanceandCEOsuccession.PreviousexperienceasaBarristerofEnglandandWalesforover10years.RuixiangSong(rzs0088@auburn.edu)isafirstyeardoctoralstudentatAuburnUniversity.Myresearchinterestlaysonstrategy/entrepreneurship,specificallycorporategovernance,researchmethodandcrowdfunding.JacobWaddingham(jaw0124@auburn.edu)isafirstyeardoctoralstudentattheRaymondJ.HarbertCollegeofBusinessatAuburnUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsareinstrategy,morespecifically,framing,stakeholdertheory,andsocialapproval.EastCarolinaUniversityErikC.Taylor(talore17@ecu.edu)isanAssistantProfessorofManagementatEastCarolinaUniversity.Hisresearchfocusesonstrategichumanresourcemanagement,teamsandteamemergentphenomena,andresearchmethods.Dr.Taylor'sresearchhasappearedintheJournalofManagement,theJournalofBusinessResearch,andtheJournalofBusiness&Psychology,amongothers.HereceivedhisPh.D.fromtheE.J.OursoCollegeofBusinessatLouisianaStateUniversity.FloridaStateUniversityLiamMaher(liampatrickmaher@gmail.com)isafifth-yeardoctoralcandidateatFloridaStateUniversity.HereceivedhisBAinFinancefromWesternWashingtonUniversityandhisMBAfromSeattleUniversity.Hisresearchinterestscanbroadlybeclassifiedundertheumbrellaofsocialinfluence,andhisprimaryfocusisonpoliticalskill,politicalwill,perceptionsoforganizationalpolitics,andidentity.HisworkcanbefoundintheAnnualReviewofOrganizationalPsychologyandOrganizationalBehavior,Group&OrganizationManagement,andtheJournalofLeadership&OrganizationalStudies.Inhissparetime,Liamisanavidsportsfanandlovestotraveltoothercountries.Upongraduation,hewillbejoiningthefacultyatBoiseStateUniversityasatenure-trackassistantprofessor.GeorgiaStateUniversityTanjaDarden(tdarden6@gsu.edu)isa4thyearPhDcandidateatGeorgiaStateUniversityinAtlantaGA.Herspecificresearchinterestsincludeemployer-employeerelationships,withaspecificemphasisonpsychologicalcontracts;employeecontributionstogroupwork;andgenderinfluencesonworkrelationships.Ms.Dardenispursuingherdegreeafterover18yearsofindustryexperience,primarilyinITconsultingandorganizationalstrategy.

LisaSchurerLambert(lisalambert@gsu.edu)iscurrentlyanAssociateProfessorandPh.D.ProgramDirectoratGeorgiaStateUniversitybutwillbejoiningtheDepartmentofManagementattheSpearsSchoolofBusinessatOklahomaStateUniversityastheWilliamS.SpearsChairofBusinessAdministration.ShereceivedherPh.D.fromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,andherMBAandundergraduatedegreesfromNorthwesternUniversity.Dr.Lambert'sresearchfocusesonleadership,thepsychologicalcontract,supervisor-subordinaterelationships,person-environmentfittheoryandresearchmethods.ShehasservedontheeditorialboardsoftheAcademyofManagementJournal,JournalofAppliedPsychology,JournalofManagement,andOrganizationalBehaviorandHumanDecisionProcesses,andiscurrentlyanAssociateEditorforOrganizationalResearchMethods.UniversityofKentuckyCourtneyHart(courtney.hart2011@gmail.com)isa3rdyearPhDCandidateinOrganizationalBehaviorattheUniversityofKentucky.AfterreceivingherBBAinFinanceatHowardUniversity,CourtneyworkedinmarketingGoogleandwastheCMOofStudentDream,anon-profitdedicatedtoincubatingBlackandHispanicstudententrepreneurs.Hercurrentresearchfocusesaroundsocialnetworks,impressionmanagement,andthelinguisticpropertiesofprototypicalversusnon-prototypicalleaders.ShealsoservesasanInstructorandTAforNegotiationsandConflictManagement.Dr.Giuseppe(Joe)Labianca(joelabianca@gmail.com)istheGattonEndowedProfessorofManagementintheGattonCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsattheUniversityofKentucky.Joe'sresearchinterestsincludeinterpersonalconflictandsocialnetworks,socialnetworksandgroups,perceptualaccuracyofsocialnetworks,andunderstandingsocialcomparisonsfromanetworkperspective.HehaspublishedhisresearchinjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,AcademyofManagementReview,OrganizationScience,Science,JournalofWorldBusiness,StrategicOrganization,SocialNetworks,AdvancesinStrategicManagement,andInformationSystemsReview.JyotiP.Gupta(j.p.gupta@uky.edu)isaPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagementattheGattonCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsintheUniversityofKentucky.Herresearchinterestsincludestrategicmanagementandnetworks.JungWong“Andie”Lee(jw.andie.lee@uky.edu)is a visiting research fellow at the LINKS Center. Her research interests center on negative affective interactions (e.g., conflicts, dislike) within and between teams through the lenses of social networks and multi-level perspective, and her dissertation investigates different aspects of ambivalence in teams. She received a Ph.D. degree from HEC Paris in France.

KihoJun(kiho.jun@uky.edu)isafifthyearPhDstudentintheGattonCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsatUniversityofKentucky.IcompletedmymasterdegreeinYonseiUniversityfromSouthKoreaandworkedasamanagingdirectorofalocalprofessionalorchestraforabout7years.IamcurrentlyworkingwithDr.Ajayonresearchincludingleadership,innovation,andsocialnetworks.Myresearchinterestfocusesonexplaininghowandwhyindividualsingroupstaketheleadershiprolefromasocialnetworkperspective.Iinvestigateleadershipprocessesingroupsororganizationinthreecontexts:(a)leadershipandsocialnetwork,(b)theroleofnetworkperception,and(c)collectiveprocessesincreativeorganizations.JasonRoss(jason.ross1@uky.edu)isafirst-yeardoctoralstudentinmanagementattheUniversityofKentuckyGattonCollegeofBusinessAdministrationandamemberoftheLINKSCenterforSocialNetworkAnalysis.Hisresearchinterestsareinorganizationalbehaviorandsocialnetworks,specificallyexaminingtheimpactofnetworksonorganizationalperformanceincludingtheimpactofdormanttiesandthebenefitsofrevivingthesetieswithinorganizations.SeongWonYang(sw.yang@uky.edu)isafirstyearPh.D.studentinmanagementintheGattonCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsattheUniversityofKentucky.Hisresearchinterestsincludeorganizationalbehaviorandaffectivesocialnetworks.

UniversityofLouisiana-LafayettePatriciaLanier(planier@louisiana.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagementintheB.I.MoodyIIICollegeofBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofLouisianaatLafayette.Sheteachesstrategicmanagementandhumanresourcecoursesatboththegraduateandundergraduatelevel.SheearnedherB.S.inManagementfromTulaneUniversity,herM.B.A.fromBaylorUniversity,andherdoctoratefromLouisianaTechUniversity.ShealsoholdstheSPHRcertificationinHumanResourceManagement.Dr.LanierhaspublishedherworkinnotableacademicjournalsincludingtheAcademyofManagementJournalandtheJournalofManagementHistory.ShecurrentlyservesasaBoardMemberoftheSouthernManagementAssociation.CurtisMatherne(matherne@louisiana.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagementintheB.I.MoodyIIICollegeofBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofLouisianaatLafayette.HereceivedhisdoctoratefromMississippiStateUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludegenerationaldifferencesandidentitydynamicsinentrepreneurialsettings,focusingprimarilyonfamilyownedbusinesses.HisworkhasappearedinnotableoutletslikeEntrepreneurship,Theory&Practice,FamilyBusinessReview,andStrategicOrganization.HecurrentlyservesontheeditorialreviewboardofFamilyBusinessReview.EllieSpain(ellie@louisiana.edu)isaMasters'ofBusinessAdministrationstudentattheUniversityofLouisianaatLafayette,afterwhichsheplanstopursueadoctorateinManagement.HerresearchinterestsincludeOrganizationalCitizenshipBehavior,harmoniousandobsessivepassion,andthenon-profitsector.LouisianaStateUniversityKristaCarver(kcarve4@lsu.edu)isafirstyeardoctoralstudentintheRucksDepartmentofManagement,E.J.OursoCollegeofBusiness,LouisianaStateUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludestrategicmanagement.KatelynnSell(ksell1@lsu.edu)isafourthyeardoctoralstudentworkingandstudyingintheRucksDepartmentofManagementatLouisianaStateUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludeinstitutionalworkandmaintenance,organizationalidentity,organizationallegitimacy,corporatepoliticalpower,corporatesocialresponsibility,strategicmanagement,andqualitativeresearchmethods.JacobSmith(jsmi476@lsu.edu)isafourthyeardoctoralcandidateinorganizationalbehavior/humanresourcemanagementwiththeRucksDepartmentofManagementatLSU.Hisprimaryresearchinterestsincludeorganizationalclimate,organizationalculture,workstress,andmotivation.LouisianaTechUniversityAbdulahBajaba(AMB112@latech.edu)isafirst-yeardoctoralstudentinManagementatLouisianaTechUniversity.HeearnedhisBachelor'sdegreeinPsychologywithaminorinBusinessAdministrationfromBostonUniversityin2017.Hisresearchinterestsincludepersonalitytraits(e.g.,proactivepersonality),voicebehaviors,andleadershipstyles(e.g.,exploitativeleadership).Moreover,heisinterestedinthedarkandbrightsideoftraitsandbehaviorsandhowtheymightaffectthosewhoareinvolved.SalehBajaba(sba028@latech.edu)isathird-yeardoctoralcandidateinmanagementatLouisianaTechUniversityandaLecturerofManagementatKingAbdulazizUniversity.HisworkhasappearedinjournalssuchasPersonalityandIndividualDifferences,AppliedPsychology:InternationalReview,andInternationalJournalofManagementandHumanResources.Hisprimaryresearchinterestfocusesonproactivityandadaptivityintheworkplace,leadership,organizationalidentification,andmindfulness.Hisdissertationisontemperedradicalbehaviorsinchangemanagement.

RajivDahiya(rda027@latech.edu)isafirstyeardoctoralstudentinManagementatLouisianaTechUniversity.HeearnedhismastersfromUniversityofHouston-CLandhasworkedintheindustryforover10yearsprimarilyasITconsultantandbusinessanalyst.Hisresearchinterestsincludemotivation,self-efficacy,andtrainingeffectivenessintheworkplace.KoushikeeDutta(kdu005@latech.edu)isafirst-yeardoctoralstudentinManagementatLouisianaTechUniversity.PriortojoiningthedoctoralprogramatLouisianaTechUniversity,sheworkedinSingaporeforsixyears,primarilyforstart-ups.Herresearchinterestsincludeentrepreneurship&innovation,emergingmarketsandstrategicmanagement. Dr.Jerry"Bryan"Fuller(bfuller@latech.edu)holdstheHumana/McCallisterEndowedSuperProfessorshipofManagementandMarketingatLouisianaTechUniversity.HealsoservesastheDoctoralStudentCoordinatorfortheDepartmentofManagement.HisworkhasappearedinjournalssuchasJournalofAppliedPsychology,JournalofManagement,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,HumanRelations,JournalofVocationalBehavior,JournalofAppliedSocialPsychology,JournalofLaborResearch,andJournalofManagerialIssuesaswellasinbookssuchasUnderstandingtheHighPerformanceWorkplace:TheLinebetweenMotivationandAbuseandStrategicManagement:ConceptsandCases.Hisresearchinterestsincludeleadership,organizationalidentification,proactivepersonalityandbehavior,unionparticipation,theemergenceofdarkriders,andtheuseoftouchatworktodevelopandmaintainpositiveworkplacerelationships.KirkRing(kring@latech.edu)holdstheBankofRustonEndowedProfessorshipandisamemberofthedepartmentofmanagementatLouisianaTechUniversity.Hisresearchandteachinginterestsareintheareasofentrepreneurship,familybusiness,andbusinessstrategy.AnativeofMississippi,Dr.RingearnedhisPhDfromMississippiStateUniversityandpreviouslywasatenuredfacultymemberatWichitaStateUniversityinKansas.BrianWaterwall(brianw@latech.edu)isaVisitingAssistantProfessorofManagementatLouisianaTechUniversity.Dr.Waterwall’sresearchinterestsincludemotivationanddecisionmakingintheworkplace,proactivity,familyfirms,andTMTdecisionmaking.Hehaspublishedworkonidentificationinfamilyfirmsandameta-analysisoncreativeself-efficacy.UniversityofMemphisDaveArena(dfarena@memphis.edu)isasecondyearPh.D.studentinmanagementwithaconcentrationinorganizationalbehaviorandhumanresourcesattheUniversityofMemphis.Hisresearchinterestsincludemanagingdiversityinorganizations,andtheworkplaceattitudes&experiencesofemployeeswithdynamicallystigmatizedidentities.Dr.H.KristlDavison(kristl.davison@memphis.edu)isanInstructorofManagementattheUniversityofMemphis.Herresearchinterestsincludeemploymentdiscrimination,genderanddiversityissues,organizationaljusticeandethics,counterproductiveworkplacebehavior,applicantfaking,andpersonnelselection.ShehaspublishedherresearchinjournalssuchasJournalofAppliedPsychology,OrganizationalBehaviorandHumanDecisionProcesses,PersonnelPsychology,JournalofVocationalBehavior,OrganizationalResearchMethods,AcademyofManagementLearningandEducation,JournalofManagementEducation,andJournalofBusinessandPsychology.SheservesontheEditorialBoardofOrganizationalResearchMethods,andisanadhocreviewerforotherjournalssuchastheJournalofAppliedPsychology.DanielDetwiler(djdtwler@memphis.edu)isaPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.Hisresearchinterestsincludecorporatesocialresponsibility,organizationalethics,firmreputation,socialmediaandorganizationalattraction,andgenderissuesintheworkplace.

FrancesFabian(ffabian@memphis.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofStrategicManagementandEntrepreneurshipintheDepartmentofManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.ShereceivedherPhDinmanagementfromtheUniversityofTexasatAustinin1997.Herresearchinterestsarefoundedintheareaofinformationenvironmentswiththeoriesfromcognition,perspectivesontheconceptualizationofenvironmentsandtheirimplicationsfordecisionmaking,mostrecentlyregardingcultureandinternationalenvironments.Currentlysheisincreasinglyconcentratingonentrepreneurship,andservingastheDepartmentPhDcoordinator.ShehaspublishedherresearchinjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementReview,StrategicManagementJournal,JournalofManagementStudies,ManagementInternationalReview,JournalofWorldBusiness,JournalofInternationalManagement,CommunicationsfortheAssociationofInformationSciences,JournalofInformationScienceandTechnology,andInternationalJournalofTechnologyManagement.SheisontheeditorialboardoftheAcademyofManagementReviewandtheJournalofOrganizationalBehavior.Dr.KristenJones(kpjones4@memphis.edu)earnedherPh.D.fromGeorgeMasonUniversityaftercompletingherundergraduateworkattheUniversityofVirginia.AsanAssistantProfessorofManagementattheUniversityofMemphis,sheteachesundergraduateandgraduatelevelcoursesrelatedtohumanresourcemanagement,conductsresearchonworkforcediversityandinclusion,andmentorsdoctoralstudentsinthePh.D.programinManagement.Herprogramofresearchfocusesonidentifyingandremediatingsubtlebiasthatunfairlydisadvantagesdiverseemployeesatwork,particularlywomenandmothers.HerworkhasbeenpublishedinpremieroutletsincludingJournalofManagement,HarvardBusinessReview,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,HumanResourceManagement,JournalofBusinessandPsychology,andJournalofOccupationalHealthPsychology.DavidJorgensen(dfjrgnsn@memphis.edu)isasecondyearPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagementattheFogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.Hisresearchinterestsincludepersonalityandgoal-setting.TongHyoukKang(tkang1@memphis.edu)isafourthyearPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.Hisresearchinterestsincludecorporategovernance,entrepreneurship,andinternationalstrategy.RoneiLeonel(rlnljnor@memphis.edu)isasecondyearPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.Hisresearchinterestincludestherelationbetweenorganizationsandenvironment.MichelleMontague-Mfuni(mmntgmfn@memphis.edu).BornintheUSA,maturedinAfrica,MichelleMontague-MfuniisafirstyearPh.D.studentattheUniversityofMemphis.MichellehasanMBAfromtheDardenSchoolattheUniversityofVirginiaandanundergraduatedegreeinbiochemicalsciencesfromHarvardUniversity.ShehaslivedinSouthAfricaforthepast24years.Herresearchinterestsareinternationalbusiness-homeversushoststrategieswithinmulti-nationalcorporations;corporatesocialresponsibility;corporatepoliticalactions;emergingmarkets;andenergy.Sheislookingtonarrowtheseinterestsintoherdissertationtopicoverthenextyear.DevalinaNag(dnag@memphis.edu)isafirst-yeardoctoralstudentinManagement(withafocusinOB/HR)attheUniversityofMemphis-FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics.Devalina'sresearchinterestsincludeformalandinterpersonaldiscriminationtowardsocialandracialminoritiesinorganizationalsettings.FranceePreston(fpreston@memphis.edu)isasecondyearPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.Herresearchinterestincludeshabitualandgoal-directedbehaviors.

Dr.CharlesA.(Chuck)Pierce(capierce@memphis.edu;MMRCFounder)isAssociateDeanforAcademicProgramsandResearch,InterimDepartmentChair,andGreatOaksFoundationProfessorofHumanResourceManagement,FogelmanCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UniversityofMemphis.HeiscurrentlyDeanofFellowsoftheSouthernManagementAssociationandapastChairoftheResearchMethodsDivisionoftheAcademyofManagement.Dr.Pierce'sresearchinterestsincludeworkplaceromance,sexualharassmentinorganizations,testbiasanddiscriminationinselectinghumancapital,managerialethicsandethicaldecisionmakinginorganizations,andorganizationalresearchmethods(e.g.,meta-analysis).HehaspublishedhisresearchinjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,JournalofAppliedPsychology,PersonnelPsychology,OrganizationalBehaviorandHumanDecisionProcesses,JournalofManagement,HumanResourceManagement,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,OrganizationalResearchMethods,EducationalandPsychologicalMeasurement,andJournalofEducationalPsychology.Dr.AlexRubenstein(rbnstein@memphis.edu)isanassistantprofessorattheUniversityofMemphis,joiningthefacultyin2014.HisresearchhasbeenpublishedinoutletssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,JournalofAppliedPsychology,JournalofManagement,andPersonnelPsychology,amongothers.Hisresearchinterestsincludeemployeeturnoverandwithdrawalprocesses,challenging"established"factsinmanagement,andindividualdifferencesinpersonalityandability.ShovnaTripathy(sctrpthy@memphis.edu)isafirstyearManagement/OB/HRdoctoralstudent.Herspecificareasofinterestsareinthecontextofnonprofitorganizationsaswellassocialjusticeissuesandtheirimpactonemployees.MiddleTennesseeStateUniversityKellyMannix(kelly.manix@mtsu.edu)isalecturerintheDepartmentofManagementatMTSU.SheearnedherMBAfromMTSUinmanagement.Sheteachesavarietyofcourses,includingprinciples,leadership,andentrepreneurship.Herresearchinterestsincludevirtualteams,generationaldifferencesatwork,andtheeffectsofpersonalityonteamwork.Sheiscurrentlyapplyingtodoctoralprograms.MicheleMedina(michele.medina@mtsu.edu)isanAssistantProfessoratMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity.SheearnedherPhDin2017fromtheUniversityofNorthTexas.Herresearchinterestsincludebullying,justice,identity,andpro-socialrulebreaking,aswellasthecontextinwhichthesephenomenaoccur(e.g.,healthcareindustry,familyfirms,etc.).ShehaspresentedherresearchattheAcademyofManagement,theSocietyforIndustrialandOrganizationalPsychology,andSouthernManagementAssociationandpublishedherresearchinTeamPerformanceManagementandPersonalityandIndividualDifferences.UniversityofMississippiDr.WalterDavis(wdavis@bus.olemiss.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagementattheUniversityofMississippi.Heteachescoursesinadvancedhumanresourcemanagement,strategicmanagement,andresearchmethods.Hisresearchinterestsincludeemployeeproactivity,self-management,goalorientation,andstrategichumanresourcemanagement.HisarticleshavebeenpublishedinjournalssuchasJournalofManagement,PersonnelPsychology,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,HumanPerformance,LeadershipQuarterly,andGroupandOrganizationManagement.Dr.ClayDibrell(cdibrell@bus.olemiss.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagement,holderoftheWilliamGresham,Jr.,EntrepreneurialProfessorshipattheUniversityofMississippi,andaUSFulbrightScholar.Hisresearchinterestsincludefamilyenterprises,innovation,andenvironmentalsustainability.HisresearchhasbeenbepublishedinleadingjournalsincludingEntrepreneurshipTheory&Practice,FamilyBusinessReview,JournalofBusinessResearch,SmallBusinessEconomics,IEEETransactionsonEngineeringManagement,andJournalofWorldBusiness.HeisanassociateeditorforJournalofFamilyBusinessStrategy.

BobGigliotti(rgigliotti@bus.olemiss.edu)isamanagementPh.D.studentattheUniversityofMississippi.Hisresearchinterestsareinemergingstrategiesandincludehowactorsinteractwithmaterialobjectssuchasevaluationtoolsandformnovelrelationshipsthatshapestrategyasitunfolds.YankunJia(yjia@bus.olemiss.edu)isa1styearmanagementPhDstudentattheschoolofBusinessAdministration,UniversityofMississippi.IreceivedabachelordegreeinFinancefromSichuanUniversity,ChinaandaMBAdegreefromOleMiss.BeforeIstartedthePhDprogram,Iworkedintheindustryforseveralyears,dealingwithcorporatefinancialanalysis,internalprojectconsultingandfinancing.PaulJohnson(pdjohnso@olemiss.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagementattheUniversityofMississippiintheDepartmentofManagement.Hisresearchfocusesonamultilevelframeworkintegratingmotivationprocesses,innovation,creativity,performancemanagement,employeeempowerment,andentrepreneurialpsychology.HereceivedhisPh.D.fromOklahomaStateUniversity.CalebLugar(clugar@bus.olemiss.edu)isaPhDstudentattheUniversityofMississippistudyingmanagementintheSchoolofBusinessAdministration.HeholdsanEducationSpecialistdegreefromLibertyUniversity,anMBAfromtheUniversityofMississippi,andabachelorsfromtheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Hehasworkedfornon-profit,for-profit,public,private,nationalandinternationalorganizationsaroundtheglobe.MostrecentlyheservedasanadministratorofprivateinternationalschoolsinWestAfricaandSouthAmerica.Hisresearchareasofinterestincludeknowledgemanagementandgenerativeandspiritualleadership.JeremyD.Meuser(jmeuse2@illinois.edu)istheSeniorPostdoctoralResearchAssociateattheNationalCenterforProfessionalandResearchEthicsattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-ChampaignandwillbejoiningthefacultyattheUniversityofMississippi(OleMiss)asatenuretrackAssistantProfessorofManagementinthefall.Jeremyhasextensivefielddatacollectionexperienceusingdigitalandtraditionalmethods.Jeremy’sresearchprogramfocusesonleadershipandtheimpactofleadershipupontheindividualswhoexperienceit.Servantleadership,differentialleadertreatment(leader-memberexchangeandidiosyncraticdeals),andemployeeidentificationarehisprimaryareasofinterest.HisworkonleadershiphasbeenpublishedintheAcademyofManagementJournal,JournalofManagement,TheLeadershipQuarterly,andTheOxfordHandbookofLeadershipinOrganizations.Jeremyhastaughtcoursesinleadership,leadershipdevelopment,introductiontobusiness,organizationalbehavior,organizationaltheory,internationalmanagement,andglobalbusiness.KaushikMukherjee(kmukherjee@bus.olemiss.edu)isadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofMississippi.JeremySchoen(jschoen@bus.olemiss.edu)isanAssistantProfessorofManagementandEntrepreneurshipintheSchoolofBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofMississippi.HereceivedhisPhDfromtheSchellerCollegeofBusinessattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.Hespecializesinresearchmethodsandthemeasurementanduseofimplicitaspectsofpersonalitytopredictworkplaceperformance.Hisworkexploringtheimplicitaspectsofcreativepersonality,includingthepredictionofentrepreneurialsuccess,hasbeenpublishedintheJournalofManagement.HisotherworkshavebeenpublishedinOrganizationalResearchMethodsandJournalofOrganizationalBehavior.ChelseaSherlock(csherlock@bus.olemiss.edu)isasecondyeardoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofManagementattheUniversityofMississippi.Herresearchinterestsincludefamilybusiness.GabbySwab(gswab@bus.olemiss.edu)isathirdyeardoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofManagementattheUniversityofMississippi.Herresearchinterestsincludesindividualcompetitiveorientations,cooperation,andentrepreneurship.JaimeWilliams(jwilliams@bus.olemiss.edu)receivedaBachelor'sinArtsmajoringinPoliticalScienceandHistoryfromAshlandUniversitythenspentthreeseasonsplayingsoftballinTheNetherlands,Italy,andSwitzerland.Afterretiring,IstartedworkinginanAutomotivemanufacturingplantwhileworkingtowardmyMBAattheUniversityofNorthAlabama.Afterworkingasaqualitycontrolengineer,afixedassetaccountant,andanefficiencyauditor,Idecidedtogobacktoschoolfull-time.IamnowinmysecondyearatTheUniversityofMississippiandamcurrentlyconcentratingonCross-culturalorganizationalbehaviorresearch.

MississippiStateUniversityTimBarnett(tbarnett@business.msstate.edu)istheBobby&BarbaraMartinFellowandaProfessorofManagementintheDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystemsatMississippiStateUniversity.HehaspublishedinjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,HumanRelations,PersonnelPsychology,FamilyBusinessReview,andEntrepreneurshipTheory&Practice.Hiscurrentresearchinterestsincludethestudyofbehavioralissuesinfamilyfirms.JamesJ.Chrisman(jchrisman@business.msstate.edu)istheJuliaBennettRouseProfessorofManagement,HeadoftheDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystems,andDirectoroftheCenterofFamilyEnterpriseResearchatMississippiStateUniversity.HeholdsajointappointmentasaSeniorResearchFellowattheUniversityofAlberta,isaFellowoftheU.S.AssociationofSmallBusinessandEntrepreneurshipandtheInternationalFamilyEnterpriseResearchAcademy,andservesasaSeniorEditorofEntrepreneurshipTheoryandPractice.Hisresearchinterestsincludefamilybusiness,entrepreneurship,andstrategicmanagement.Hehaspublishedapproximately170articlesinrefereedjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,AcademyofManagementReview,OrganizationScience,JournalofManagement,EntrepreneurshipTheoryandPractice,JournalofBusinessVenturing,FamilyBusinessReview,StrategicManagementJournal,JournalofInternationalBusinessStudies,andGlobalStrategyJournalonthosesubjects.Collectively,hisworkhasbeencitedapproximately24,500timesasofFebruary2018accordingtoGoogleScholar.Inaddition,hehasconductedover800studiesoftheSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenterprogramandthatworkhastwicebeenpresentedatU.S.CongressionalHearingsonsmallbusiness.JoshuaJ.Daspit(josh.daspit@msstate.edu)isanAssistantProfessorofManagementatMississippiStateUniversityandisaffiliatedwiththeuniversity’sCenterofFamilyEnterpriseResearch.Hisresearchinterestsincludefamilybusiness,knowledge,andexchange.HisworkhasappearedinCaliforniaManagementReview,EntrepreneurshipTheory&Practice,FamilyBusinessReview,JournalofBusinessResearch,andotheroutlets.HeisonthereviewboardofFamilyBusinessReview,wherehealsoservesassocialmediaeditor.HewasrecognizedasaFamilyOwnedBusinessInstituteResearchScholarandremainsactiveintheAcademyofManagementandSouthernManagementAssociation.Priortojoiningacademia,heworkedasaseniorconsultantforaninternationalconsultingfirmandservedasDirectorofCommunityAffairsforamemberofCongress.SaraDavis(sara.davis@marshall.edu)isaninstructorofMarketingatMarshallUniversity.ShewillbejoiningthePhDprograminManagementatMississippiStateUniversityinthefall.Herresearchinterestsincludedecisionmakingandorganizationalimageofsmallbusinesses.AndrewDhaenens(ajd341@msstate.edu)isaPh.D.CandidateinManagementatMississippiStateUniversity.Hisprimaryareaofresearchismentoringwithsupportinginterestsincareersuccess,familybusiness,andsocialnetworks.HisworkcanbefoundintheJournalofManagerialIssuesandHumanResourceManagementReview.NathanHammond(nlh150@msstate.edu)isadoctoralstudentinmanagementatMississippiStateUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsareinorganizationalbehaviorandfamilybusinessandinclude(a)thedualisticmodelofpassiontoproposerelationsbetweentheprevailingtypeofpassion(i.e.harmoniousandobsessive)thatanindividualhasandtheirpropensitytodemonstrateorganizationalcitizenshipbehaviors;and(b)thesharedpreferencesafamilyhastowardsleavingaspecifictypeoflegacy(i.e.biological,material,social)andtheinfluencethatthelegacyorientationhasonfamilyfirmbehavior.DanielHolt(dholt@business.msstate.edu)hasaneclecticbackgroundwithdegreesinelectricalengineering,environmentalmanagement,humanresourcedevelopment,andmanagement.BeforejoiningtheBusinessBulldogsofMississippiStateUniversity,heretiredafter20yearsofactivedutyasanofficerintheUnitedStatesAirForcewhoworkedasanengineerallovertheworld,fromMyrtleBeachtoUzbekistan,earningabronzestarforhisserviceintheMiddleEast.HereceivedhisdoctoratedegreeinManagementfromAuburnUniversityandisalsoalicensedpanhandler,bartender,bulldozeroperator,andgraphologist.Anavidresearcher,hisresearchonfamilyfirms,entrepreneurship,andorganizationalanalysishasappearedinCaliforniaManagementReview,Entrepreneurship:Theory&Practice,FamilyBusinessReview,JournalofAppliedPsychology,andJournalofManagementStudies.

TaewooKim(tk196@msstate.edu)isasecondyeardoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystems,CollegeofBusiness,MississippiStateUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludeentrepreneurialactivities,familybusinessstrategy,andfamilybusinessrecruitment.LauraE.Marler(lmarler@business.msstate.edu)isanAssociateProfessorofManagementatMississippiStateUniversityandcurrentlyservesasco-coordinatoroftheManagementPh.D.program.Herprimaryresearchinterestsincludeproactivepersonalityandproactivebehavior.Dr.Marler’sworkalsofocusesonunderstandingbehaviorinafamilyfirmcontextandhasbeenfundedbytheCenterforFamilyEnterpriseResearchatMississippiStateUniversity.HerresearchhasbeenpublishedinmanagementjournalssuchastheJournalofOrganizationalBehavior,EntrepreneurshipTheoryandPractice,HumanRelations,HumanResourceManagementReview,JournalofVocationalBehavior,andothers.Dr.MarlercurrentlyservesontheEditorialReviewBoardsofEntrepreneurshipTheoryandPracticeandtheJournalofManagerialIssues.BenMcLarty(bm2067@msstate.edu)joinedtheCollegeofBusinessatMississippiStateUniversityinthesummerof2016.Hehasanundergraduateandmaster’sdegreefromOklahomaStateUniversityandreceivedhisPhDinManagementfromLouisianaStateUniversityin2015.PriortoobtaininghisPhDheworkedinthefinancialservicesindustryinmarketing,complianceandhumanresources.Dr.McLartyhaspublishedseveraljournalarticlesappearingtheJournalofAppliedPsychologyandtheJournalofBusiness&Psychologyamongothers.Hisresearchinterestsinclude:Personality,JobPerformance,CounterproductiveWorkBehaviors,OrganizationalCitizenshipBehaviors,FamilyBusiness,andSelection.DustinOdom(dodom@business.msstate.edu)isathird-yearPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystems,CollegeofBusinessatMississippiStateUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsareentrepreneurialprocess,entrepreneurialopportunity,andentrepreneurialbehaviorinfamilyfirmsandsmallbusinesses.KulrajSingh(kulraj.singh@msstate.edu)isanAssistantProfessorofManagementintheCollegeofBusinessatMississippiStateUniversity.AfterfinishinghisundergraduateengineeringdegreeinIndiaandworkingforTataSteelLtd.–theflagshipcompanyofTataGroupinIndia,hejoinedthePhDprograminbusinessmanagementattheUniversityofMemphis.Dr.Singh’sresearchinterestsincludeorganizationallearning,organizationalchange,familybusinessresearch,andphilosophyofscience.HisresearchhasappearedinjournalslikeJournalofAppliedPsychologyandPersonnelPsychologyandcurrentlyheisworkingonvariousprojectsrelatedtofamilybusinesses.Dr.SinghisapassionateteacherandteachesthecapstonecourseinBusinessPolicyatMississippiStateUniversity.HeistheCoordinatorofthePre-DoctoralConsortiumatSMA2018.Besidesabove,helovestotravel(bydrivinglongdistances),cooks,andenjoysmusictoo.SohrabSoleimanof(sohrabsoleimanof@msstate.edu)isanassistantprofessorofmanagementatMississippiStateUniversity.HereceivedhisPhDinEntrepreneurshipfromtheSchoolofEntrepreneurshipatOklahomaStateUniversity.SohrabhasaB.Sc.inelectricalengineeringfromUniversityofTehranandanMBAfromSharifUniversityofTechnology,Iran.Hisresearchmainlyexploresorganizationalandinstitutionalfactorsthatinfluencetheentrepreneurshipprocessandentrepreneurialbehaviorsindifferentsocietalandorganizationalcontexts,includingfamilybusinesscontext.Sohrab’sresearchhasbeenpublishedinFamilyBusinessReview,BritishJournalofManagement,InternationalJournalofProductionResearch,andEdwardElgarHandbookonEntrepreneurialExit.EmmaSu(ys381@msstate.edu)isathirdyeardoctoralstudentintheDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystems,CollegeofBusiness,MississippiStateUniversity.Herresearchinterestsincludefamilybusiness,strategicmanagement,andentrepreneurship.WillTabor(wet4@msstate.edu)isadoctoralstudentinDepartmentofManagementandInformationSystems,CollegeofBusiness,MississippiStateUniversity.HisresearchhasbeenpublishedinFamilyBusinessReview.

JamesM.Vardaman(jvardaman@business.msstate.edu)istheNancyAllenFellowandanAssociateProfessorofManagementatMississippiStateUniversity.Hisresearchfocusesontheroleofsocialnetworks,socialinfluenceandsocialcomparisonsinemployeeretentionandresponsestoorganizationalchange.HisworkhasbeenpublishedinjournalssuchasOrganizationScience,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,EntrepreneurshipTheoryandPractice,AcademyofManagementPerspectives,HumanRelations,HumanResourceManagementReview,andothers.HeservesontheSouthernManagementAssociation'sBoardofGovernors.OklahomaStateUniversityPaulSanchez-Ruiz(sanchp@ostatemail.okstate.edu)isaPhDstudentinEntrepreneurshipatSchoolofEntrepreneurshipatOklahomaStateUniversity.Hiscurrentresearchinterestsincludefamilybusinessandnewventurestrategy.UniversityofSydneyKevinB.Lowe(kevin.b.lowe@sydney.edu.au)isProfessorinLeadershipintheBusinessSchoolattheUniversityofSydney.PriortojoiningTheUniversityofSydneyUniversityProfessorLoweheldtheFletcherBuildingEmployeeEducationTrustChairinLeadershipattheUniversityofAucklandandtheBurlingtonIndustriesResearchExcellenceProfessorshipattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro.Arecognizedleaderinthefieldofleadership,KevinisonteneditorialboardsincludingTheLeadershipQuarterly(AssociateEditor),JournalofManagement,JournalofOrganizationalBehavior,JournalofInternationalBusinessStudies,JournalofLeadershipandOrganizationalStudies,Leadership,JournalofWorldBusiness,andGroupandOrganizationManagement.HisresearchhasgarneredanumberofawardsincludingtwicewinningtheBestPaperoftheYearAwardfromTheLeadershipQuarterly,theArticleoftheDecadeAwardfromtheJournalofInternationalBusinessStudies,andtheDecennialInfluentialArticleAwardfromTheLeadershipQuarterly.In2017hereceivedanEmeraldCitationofExcellence,recognizingarticlesofhighimpactoverthemostrecentthreeyears(2014-2016),forhisreviewandextensionofthefieldoffollowership.AnenthusiasticteacherKevinreceivedtheBoardofGovernorsTeachingExcellenceAwardrecognizingteachingexcellenceacrosstheseventeencampusUniversityofNorthCarolinasystemandwasnominatedforaCASEU.S.ProfessoroftheYearAward.Heregularlyspeakstofacultyanddoctoralstudentaudiencesonthetopicofteachingexcellence.ProfessorLoweservesontheBoardofDirectorsoftheSouthernManagementAssociationwhereheiscurrentlythePresidentandtheBoardsoftheInternationalLeadershipAssociation,andtheAustraliaandNewZealandAcademyofManagement.HealsoservesontheHarvardBusinessReviewAdvisoryCouncil,asapanelistfortheMcKinseyQuarterly,isaFellowoftheCentreforLeadershipStudiesatLancasterUniversity(UK),andaFellowoftheSouthernManagementAssociation.

TexasStateUniversityK.Michele(Micki)Kacmar(mkacmar@txstate.edu)istheFieldsChairofEthicsatTexasStateUniversity.ShereceivedherPh.D.inHumanResourceManagementfromTexasA&MUniversity.Priortoacceptinghercurrentposition,shewastheDurr-FillauerChairofBusinessEthicsattheUniversityofAlabama,DirectoroftheCenterforHumanResourceManagementandtheCharlesA.RovettaProfessorofManagementatFloridaStateUniversityandservedonthefacultyatRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinTroy,NewYorkandIllinoisStateUniversityinNormal,Illinois.ShealsoworkedinhumanresourcesatBellagioHotelandCasinoinLasVegas,Nevada,onhersabbatical.Herresearchinterestsincludeimpressionmanagement,organizationalpolitics,ethics,andwork-familyconflict.Shehaspublishedover100articlesinjournalssuchasAcademyofManagementJournal,JournalofAppliedPsychology,andPersonnelPsychology.Dr.KacmarservedasanAssociateEditorforAcademyofManagementJournalfrom2007-2010,servedastheEditoroftheJournalofManagementfrom2000-2002,andasanAssociateEditorforHumanResourceManagementJournalfrom1996-1999.SheisactiveintheAcademyofManagementhavingbeenelectedtotheExecutiveCommitteefortheHRDivision,servedathree-yeartermastheHRDivisionNewsletterCo-Editor,andcompletedthefive-yearofficerrotationintheHRDivision.Dr.Kacmarservedathree-yeartermontheBoardofGovernorsfortheSouthernManagementAssociation(SMA)andisfinishingSMA’sfive-yearofficerrotation.Shealsoservedasix-yeartermontheBoardofDirectorsoftheSocietyforHumanResourceManagementFoundationandisaSIOPandSMAFellow.

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