PhD Student

Brady Firth   E-mail: bfirth@rhsmith.umd.edu Curriculum Vitae

Major: Organizational Behavior

Minor: Organizational Psychology

Education:
University of Maryland, College Park
Doctor of Philosophy, expected Spring 2014
Organizational Behavior

Research Interests:
My research focuses on the processes by which individuals and teams learn and adapt. I also examine broader drivers of individual, team, and multiteam system performance; including proactivity, leadership, and training.

Working collaboration with Smith Faculty and students:
I work closely with Gilad Chen and Subra Tangirala. I also collaborate with fellow students Beth Campbell-Bush, Michael Parke, Elad Sherf, and Alex Li.

Publications:
• Firth, B.M., Chen, G., Kirkman, B., & Kim, H. (In press). Newcomers abroad: Expatriate adjustment during early phases of international assignments. Academy of Management Journal.

• Chen, G., & Firth, B.M. (Expected, 2013). The motivational underpinnings of adaptability. In Chan, D. (Ed.), Individual Adaptability to Changes at Work: New Directions in Research. Routlege, NY: New York.

Manuscripts Under Review:
• Firth, B.M., Hollenbeck, J.R., Miles, J.E., Ilgen, D.R., & Barnes, C.M. Reducing representational gaps: The effects of frame-of-reference training on multiteam system performance. 1st Round Revise & Resubmit at Academy of Management Journal.

• Tangirala, S., Srinivas, E.S., & Firth, B.M. Change the world or change the self? The effects of proactive behaviors on job performance. 1st Round Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Applied Psychology.

Manuscripts In Progress:
• Firth, B.M., Chen, G., Tangirala, S., & Ployhart, R. Upward influence in teams: From individual proactivity to team effectiveness. Manuscript preparation: Targeted at Academy of Management Review.

• Tangirala, S., Pearsall, M., Chen, G., & Firth, B.M. When voice facilitates performance and learning in teams: Conditional effects of members’ voice on team performance and learning trajectories. Manuscript preparation: Targeted at Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

• DeShon, R.P., Firth, B.M., Kuljanin, G., Braun, M.T. Multilevel system dynamics. Manuscript preparation: Targeted at Journal of Applied Psychology.

• herf, E., Firth, B.M., Taylor, M.S., & Anseel, F. Structuring the reflection process: Why and how after event reviews enable performance improvement. Manuscript preparation: Targeted at Journal of Applied Psychology.

• Parke, M., & Firth, B.M. Using goal conflict to explain the process of intra-individual goal prioritization. Manuscript preparation: Targeted at Academy of Management Review.

• Firth, B.M., Campbell-Bush, E.M., (authorship order to be determined). Therein lies the difference: Patterns of variance as performance predictors in action teams. Data analysis and model refinement: Targeted at Academy of Management Journal.

• Firth, B.M., Campbell-Bush, E.M. (authorship order to be determined). No emergence required: Instant shifts in team collective perceptions and climate. Data collection: Targeted at Journal of Applied Psychology.