MBA Program

Theresa Floyd

Associate Professor of Management

Contact

Office
GBB 306
Phone
243-5808
Email
theresa.floyd@umontana.edu
Office Hours

 

Monday and Wednesday: 12:30-2:00 PM

Or contact me for an appointment.

Website
http://www.theresafloyd.com/
Curriculum Vitae
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Personal Summary

Theresa Floyd earned her Ph.D. from Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky in 2014. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Syracuse University. Theresa’s research interests encompass two main streams, both of which incorporate social network theory and analysis.

The first stream, in the realm of business management, focuses on social cognition, social influence, and the effects of organizational change on organizational identification and attachment. The second stream, in the realm of natural resource governance, focuses on how psychological processes operate within the social networks of resource stakeholders to influence attitudes and outcomes.

Prior to her doctoral studies, Theresa worked in retail merchandising for industry giants such as Gap and PetSmart. She loves bringing her business experience and research experience to her teaching and has a passion for preparing her students for successful business careers.

When not teaching or doing research, Theresa enjoys travel, singing, Oula, yoga, and spending time with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Natalie.

Education

Ph.D. Business Administration, 2014, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky

Master of Arts Textile Design, 1995, Syracuse University

Bachelor of Science Fashion Design, 1993, Syracuse University

Courses Taught

Current courses:

MBA Organizational Behavior (BMGT 640)

Leading Teams and Conflict Management (BMGT 444)

Human Resource Management (BMGT 329)

 

Past courses:

MBA Human Resource Management: Staffing (special topics elective)

MBA Human Resource Management: Talent Development (special topics elective)

MBA Conflict Management (special topics elective)

People, Process, and Technology II (BGEN 342)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Fostering an Inclusive Organization (UG and MBA special topics electives, professional digital badge)

Research Interests

Theresa’s research interests encompass two main streams, both of which incorporate social network theory and analysis.The first stream, in the realm of business management, focuses on social cognition, social influence, and employees' organizational identification and attachment. The second stream, in the realm of natural resource governance, focuses on how social-psychological processes operate within the social networks of resource stakeholders to influence attitudes and outcomes.

Projects

Under Review

Gulab, S., Floyd, T.M., Banerjee, S. Role of social networks in technology adoption behavior: An ego-network study of rangeland operators in the United States. (Submitted to INSNA Sunbelt Conference).

Floyd, T.M., Cullen-Lester, K., Woehler, M., & Yang, S.W. Attributed networking motives and their effects on strategic networking outcomes. (Submitted to Academy of Management conference).

Floyd, T.M., Metcalf, E., Mohr, J., and Callaway, R. Effects of trust, public engagement, conflict, and social networks on satisfaction with ecological restoration. (Second revision under review at Society & Natural Resources).

Nesbitt, H.K., Metcalf, A.L., Floyd, T.M., Uden, D.R., Chaffin, B.C., Gulab, S., Banerji, S, Vallury, S., Hamlin, S.L., Metcalf, E.C., Twidwell, D., Fogarty, D.T., and Allen, C.R. Social networks and transformative behaviors in a grassland social-ecological system. (Revision under review at People and Nature).

Kang, D., Mehra, A., Borgatti, S.P., Floyd, T.M., Boukef, N., Chakri, M-H. Gender Homophily and the Reputation for Leadership. (Revision under review at Academy of Management Journal).

Chaffin, B.C., Floyd, T.M., Anzollitto, P. Harnessing the power of multi-level and multi-scale network interactions to address pressing challenges of global environmental change. (Received request for second revision from Annals of the Association of American Geographers).

Selected Publications

Floyd, T.M., Gerbasi, A., & Labianca, G. (2023). The role of sociopolitical workplace networks in involuntary employee turnover. Social Networks. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2023.10.005

Mohr, J., Cummins, T., Floyd, T.M., Metcalf, E.C., Callaway, R. & Nelson, C. (2023). Age, experience, social goals, and engagement with research scientists may promote innovation in ecological restoration. PLOS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274153

Cullen-Lester, K.L., Maupin, C.K., Floyd, T.M., Mahdon, M., Gerbasi, A., Carter, D.R. (2022). Crossing the Bridge from Network Training to Development: A Guide to Move Trainees from Classroom Insights to Effective Networks. Organizational Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2022.100937

Datta, A., Barnes, M., Chaffin, B., Floyd, T., Morrison, T., Sutcliffe, S. (2022). Big events, little change: extreme climatic events have no region-wide effect on action for the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115809

Grosser, T., Sterling, C., Piplani, R., Cullen-Lester, K., Floyd, T.M. (2022). A social network perspective on workplace inclusion: The role of network structure, network centrality, and need for affiliation. Human Resource Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22131

Vallury, S., Smith, A., Chaffin, B., Nesbitt, H., Gulab, S., Banerjee, S., Floyd, T.M., Lohani, S., Metcalf, A., Metcalf, E., Twidwell, D., Uden, D., Williamson, M., Allen, C. (2022). Adaptive capacity beyond the household: a systematic review of empirical social-ecological research. Environmental Research Letters. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68fb

Floyd, T. M., Cullen-Lester, K. L., Lester, H. F., & Grosser, T. J. (2022). Emphasizing “me” or “we”: Training framing and self-concept in network-based leadership development. Human Resource Management 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22112

Causholli, M., Floyd, T.M., Jenkins, N., Soltis, S. (2021). The Ties that Bind: Knowledge-Sharing Networks and Auditor Performance. Accounting, Organizations, and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aos.2021.101239

Woehler, M., Floyd, T.M., Shah, N., Marineau, J., Sung, W., Grosser, T., Fagan, J., Labianca, G. (2021). Turnover during a corporate merger: How workplace network change influences staying. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000864

Chaffin, B.C., Floyd, T.M., & Albro, S. (2019). Leadership in informal stormwater governance networks. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222434

Sung, W., Woehler, M., Fagan, J., Grosser, T., Floyd, T.M., Labianca, G. (2017). Employees’ Responses to Organizational Mergers: Intraindividual Change in Organizational Identification, Attachment, and Turnover. Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000197

-Nominated for OB Division Best Paper Award, AOM Annual Meeting. (2018).

Affiliations

University of Montana College of Business

LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis, Unviersity of Kentucky

Co-PI: NSF EPSCor-funded grant: "Resilience Informatics for the Convergence of Critical Capacities to Address Regional-scale Environment Change."

Specialized Skills

Social Network Analysis

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Honors / Awards

Poe Distinguished Faculty Fellow 2023 to present

Gleason Family Fellow 2020 to 2023