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Biography: Virginie (Ginny) Lopez-Kidwell is a University of Kentucky doctoral candidate in Management, and fellow researcher of the Links center for network analysis of organizations, expected to graduate in May 2013.
She has research interests in organizational behavior topics that emphasize emotions and relational dynamics in social networks. Her other interests include power and politics, social influence, time perception, job-seeking processes, and organizational communication.
Her dissertation is titled “The Heart of Social Networks: The Ripple Effect of Emotional Abilities in Relational Dynamics.” Her central research question investigates the role of emotional dynamics in relational dynamics within the workplace, to eventually develop an affective relational theory. She currently has a conditionally accepted article at AMJ as well as published in Group and Organization Management and Organizational Dynamics.
In 2007, she completed her MS in Economics at UK. Before graduate school, she worked for organizations such as Bank of America, American Cash Exchange of Virginia, and Progressive Insurance. In 2001, she obtained her BS in Finance from the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech. She was born in Nice, France, and has Spanish and South African origins. She has been in the United States since 2000 and is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate Instructor, University of Kentucky
Organizational Behavior (Spring 13, Fall 2012, Fall 2011)
Business Management (Fall 2008)
Professional/Graduate Workshop Instructor, University of Kentucky
LINKS Summer Social Network Workshop-Social Network Analysis Ucinet Labs (Summer 2012)
LINKS Summer Social Network Workshop-Intro to Social Network Analysis (Summer 2011)
LINKS Summer Social Network Workshop-Ucinet for Novice (Summer 2010)
Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky
Advanced Social Networks Methods, Dr. Steve Borgatti (Spring 2009, 2010)
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution, Dr. Joe Labianca (Spring 2008)
Research Experience: PUBLICATIONS
Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. (Forthcoming). What matters when: A multi-stage examination of factors contributing to job search effort.Academy of Management Journal.
Sterling, C., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Labianca, G., & Moon, H. (Forthcoming).Managing Sequential Task Portfolios in the Face of Temporal Atypicality and Task Complexity.Human Performance.
Smith, J., Halgin, D., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Labianca, G., Brass, D, & Borgatti, S. (Forthcoming). Power in politically charged networks. Social Networks.
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Labianca, G., & Ellwardt, L. (In press). Hearing it through the grapevine: Positive and negative workplace gossip. Organizational Dynamics.
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Labianca, G. (2010). A social network analysis of positive and negative gossip in organizational life. Group & Organizations Management, 35 (2): 177-214. *Paper cited by: Harvard Business Review, Sept. 2010.
Borgatti, S., & Kidwell-Lopez, V. (2011). Network Theory. In Handbook of Social Network Analysis, Edited by Peter Carrington and John Scott, London: Sage.
Refereed proceedings
Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., & Dineen, B. (2011). What matters when: A multi-stage examination of factors contributing to job search effort. Best Paper Proceedings, 71st annual Academy of Management conference, San Antonio, IL.
Sterling, C., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Labianca, G. (2009). Task transition and pacing: The role of temporal atypicality, task complexity, and individual time orientation. Best Paper Proceedings, 69th annual Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Lopez-Kidwell, V., & Niven, K. A Review and a Promising Future: When Affect Theory Meets Social Network Theory in the Study of Organizational Phenomena (Proposal under review for the 2014 IRIOP
Annual Review Issue at Journal of Organizational Behavior).
Mehra, A., Borgatti, S., Soltis, S., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Floyd, T. Imaginary networks: The perception and valuation of social capital (manuscript under preparation for Journal Applied Psychology).
Ofem, B., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. Good and bad apples: The effects of single individuals on team outcomes (manuscript under preparation for the Academy of Management Journal).
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. A turn for the better: The mediating role of interaction for improving affective ties (manuscript under preparation for Organization Science).
I feel therefore I connect: The role of employees’ emotional abilities on their social network dynamics: preference for strong socio-emotional bonds, diversity, and emotional homophily, with S. Borgatti (data analysis in progress).
Perceptual congruence in a top management team, with S. Borgatti, D. Halgin, & T. Grosser (data analysis in progress).
How does organizational structure make us feel? The dynamic role of physical, formal and informal structure on work feelings and other key organizational outcomes, with S. Borgatti & T. Flyod (data analysis & collection in progress).
A multilevel analysis of political independence in organization: Structural, individual, and behavioral perspectives within politically charged networks, with G. Labianca (data analysis in progress).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Kidwell-Lopez, V. 2012. The heart of social networks: The ripple effect of emotional abilities in relational dynamics. Paper to be presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. *Doctoral NSF Fellowship awarded by the Doctoral Consortium OCIS Division.
Smith, J., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Halgin, D., Labianca, G., & Brass, D. 2012. Power in politically
charged networks. Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.
Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., & Dineen, B. 2011. What matters when: A multi-stage examination of factors contributing to job search effort. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. *Best Student Convention Award and Best Paper Proceedings, Human Resource Division.
Smith, J., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Halgin, D., & Labianca, G. 2011. Political independence index: Node favorability in politically charged networks. Paper presented at the Annual Political Networks Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan. *Doctoral NSF Fellowship awarded by University of Michigan
Ofem, B., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. 2010. Good and bad apples: The effects of single individuals on student team outcomes. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual meeting, Montreal, Canada. *Barry Armandi Award for Best Student Paper, Management Education Research Division.
Halgin, D., Borgatti, S., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Grosser, T. 2010. Perceptual congruence in a top management team. Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference, Trento, Italy.
Mehra, A., Borgatti, S., Soltis, S., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Floyd, T. 2010. Seeing networks: Implications of perceived ego networks for satisfaction, leadership, and organizational commitment. Paper presented at the Intra-Organizational Networks (ION) Conference, Lexington, KY.
Labianca, G., Borgatti, S., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Smith, J. 2010. Measuring political independence. Paper presented at the Intra-Organizational Networks (ION) Conference, Lexington, KY.
Sterling, C., Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Labianca, G. 2009. Task transition and pacing: The role of temporal atypicality, task complexity, and individual time orientation. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual meeting, Chicago, IL. *Best Paper Proceedings, Organizational Behavior Division.
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. 2009. A turn for the better: The mediating role of interaction for improving network ties. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual meeting, Anaheim, Chicago, IL.
Ofem, B., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Grosser, T., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. 2009. Attribute and network approaches to understanding team outcomes: A synthesis. Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference, San Diego, CA.
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Dineen, B., & Borgatti, S. 2009. Do first impressions matter? A longitudinal analysis of affective tie formation. Paper presented at the Sunbelt Conference, San-Diego, CA.
Kidwell-Lopez, V., & Labianca, G. 2008. The role of employees’ emotional intelligence in their social network. Paper presented at the Academy of Management annual meeting, Anaheim, CA.
Grosser, T., Kidwell-Lopez, V., Labianca, G., & Andrevski, G. 2008. A social network analysis of positive and negative gossip in organizational life. Paper presented at the European Group of Organizational Studies colloquium, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
References: Dr. Dan Brass
J Henning Hilliard Endowed Chair in Management
445 P Gatton Bldg.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-4260
E-mail: dbrass@uky.edu
Dr. Steve Borgatti
Chellgren Chair in Management
255YZ Gatton Bldg.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-2257
E-mail: sborgatti @uky.edu
Dr. Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca
Gatton Endowed Associate Professor of Management
455T Gatton Bldg.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-3741
E-mail: joe.labianca@uky.edu
Dr. Brian Dineen
Associate Professor of Management
455K Gatton Bldg. University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859) 257-2445
E-mail: brian.dineen@uky.edu
Dissertation Title: "The Heart of Social Networks: The Ripple Effect of Emotional Abilities in Relational Well-Being"
Dissertation Abstract: Abstract:To better understand the effect of emotions on formal and informal interactions in the workplace, I focus on emotional dynamics, the exchange and experience of emotions occurring within repeated interpersonal interactions. Emotional Ability (how individuals perceive, use, understand, and manage their own or others’ emotions) is a key component in emotional dynamics. Specifically, I focus on the role of EA on individuals’ choices of coworkers for accessing relational well-being (the receipt of liking, energy, pleasantness and emotional support), and in turn, their occupational well-being andorganizational affective commitment. In addition, I investigate the “ripple effects” of EA, how the EA of focal actors may benefit others in the network. The value of Emotional Ability is thus in reaching beyond the individual’s(ego’s) benefit to extend to others (alters) who are tied to ego, in turn benefiting the entire social network (group of actors) and ultimately contributing to the organization’s emotional health. I further investigate possible moderators of the EA-benefits relationship: emotional self-efficacy (individuals’ beliefs in their own EA) and empathic concern (propensity to experience feelings of warmth, compassion and concern for others). This study is part of a larger research agenda to develop an affective relational theory (ART) to examine how emotional dynamics affect relational dynamics in organizations.
Keywords: Relational being, emotional abilities, empathic concern, social networks
Proposal Defended, Data Collected, Final Defense Scheduled @Virginie Lopez-Kidwell, 2012
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