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Linda M. L. Peters
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Education:Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2003 |
Research/Teaching Interests:Primary research interest focuses on the concept of virtuality. Specifically, examining virtual team composition and dynamics, issues of trust building, and how virtual team effectiveness differs from traditional teams. |
Publications/Presentations:
Peters, L. & Manz, C.C. 2008. Getting Virtual Teams Right the First Time: Keys to Successful Collaboration in the Virtual World. In Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M., Beyerlein, S., and Bradley, L. (Eds.). The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams: A Toolkit for Collaborating Across Boundaries. Jossey-Bass Publishers. Pgs. 131-152.
Peters, L. & Karren, R. (Accepted for publication 2007). An Examination of the Roles of Trust and Functional Diversity on Virtual Team Performance Ratings. Group & Organization Management Journal.
Peters, L. & Manz, C.C. 2007. Identifying Antecedents of Virtual Team Collaboration. Team Performance Management Journal, 13(3/4): 117-129.
Porter, T., Wooldridge, W., & Peters, L. 2007. Guided Evolution Theory and Dynamic Capability Development: A Path Analytic Exploration. Accepted for paper presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Giacobbe-Miller, J., Farmer, K., Peters, L., & Miller, D. 2007. Antecedents to the choice of interest-based bargaining approaches for negotiators in the airline and rail industries. Accepted for poster presentation at the Academy of Management Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Peters, L. 2005. Trust - The Heart of Virtual Teams. American College of Physician Executives: Leading Edge Journal, April issue, Vol. 2, Issue 2.
Peters, L. & Karren R. 2005. Now you see them ... now you don't: A model of innovativeness in virtual teams. The Institute for Behavioral and Applied Management Conference Proceedings, 159-166.
Peters, L. 2006. Teaching Organizational Behavior Online: Moving from the visual into the virtual world of education delivery. Presented at the 33rd National Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference in Rochester, NY.
Peters, L. & Karren R. 2005. Now you see them ... now you don't: A model of innovativeness in virtual teams. Presented at the American Psychologists Academy Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.
Peters, L. 2005. Beyond the company walls: Examining the impact of shared understanding on virtual teams. Presented in a round-table discussion at the Conference on Managing in a Global Economy XI (International Eastern Academy of Management), Cape Town, South Africa.
Peters, L. 2003. The human face of telecommuting: Qualitative insights into three women's professional "homework". Presented at the Eastern Academy of Management meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Peters, L. 2003. Virtual environments: The "how-to" of studying collaboration and performance of geographically dispersed teams. Presented at the IEEE International Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE), Linz, Austria.
Academic and Professional Activities:
Program Director of the Entrepreneurship Initiative - The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation (2003-2006)
Partner and National Director of Property Management, Johnson Real Estate Investors DBA Aspen Square Management (1984 to1999)
Member of River Valley Investors - angel investment organization that specializes in identifying new startup investment opportunities.
Serve on advisory board for the Entrepreneurship Initiatives - awards and recognition program for entrepreneurs funded by the Grinspoon Foundation
