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TODAY: Dr. Joy Olabisi - "Black Women Scholars" Series Speaker
The African American Affinity Group presents: The "Black Women Scholar"
Series.
Presenter: Dr. Joy Olabisi Bio, Assistant Professor of
Management, Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of
Technology
Presentation Title: Within and Between Team Coordination
via Transactive Memory Systems and Boundary Spanning
Presentation Summary:
In this paper, we suggest that the transactive memory system and boundary
spanning literatures are useful for understanding how individuals in team-based
collectives can be structured to improve within and between team coordination.
We argue that such coordination can be facilitated -- or thwarted -- by
boundary spanning behaviors and patterns of knowledge exchange within and
between teams. Our theorizing offers a generalizable account of the role of TMS
in organizations that resolves some inconsistencies in the literature. We
explain how an existing team TMS can offset the within-team coordination
burdens typically associated with boundary spanning and we offer predictions
about how these factors interrelate to affect TMS and coordination over time.
Finally, our theory underscores significant implications and provides insights
for how management practices might improve coordination within and between
teams.
Please Note that this presentation will take place Brighton Campus -
Empire Room and will be Live Streamed at the Downtown Campus: Boardroom (Room
400)
Dr. Joy Olabisi Bio
Dr. Joy Olabisi is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Saunders
College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. Her current research
interests include understanding how organizations learn and manage knowledge,
especially through the effective utilization of teams. She is particularly
interested in collaborative networks, especially within virtual and
project-based contexts. She is also interested in social entrepreneurial
initiatives within emerging markets, with a social embeddedness and networks
emphasis. Her work has been published in leading management journals and she
has also presented her research at numerous domestic and international
conferences.
Dr. Olabisi teaches courses in the areas of management and international
business. In 2015, she received the Saunders College of Business' Exemplary
Performance in Teaching and Student Impact Award and was previously nominated
in 2012 for the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Dr. Olabisi received her Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and
Operations Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Management from the
University of Michigan. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
In her spare time, Dr. Olabisi likes the performing arts, traveling, sports,
and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys mentoring and
serving within the community in various capacities.
Silas, Melany
The African American Affinity Group
03/01/2018