Current Courses

• BN411 Leadership and Teams Management

Education

• Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, University of Connecticut, 2007

• M.B.A., University of Denver, 2002

• B.B.A., The College of William & Mary, 1993

Research Interests

• Organizational Teams

  • Team Experience

  • Shared Cognition

  • Team Empowerment

  • Team Leadership

  • Team Context

  • Team Development

Publications

• Mathieu, J.E., Maynard, M.T., Taylor, S., Gilson, L.L., & Ruddy, T. (Forthcoming) An Examination of the Effects of Organizational District and Team Contexts on Team Processes and Performance: A Meso-Mediational Model. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

• Maynard, M.T., Mathieu, J.E., Marsh, W.E., & Ruddy, T. (2007) A multi-level investigation of the influences of employees’ resistance to empowerment. Human Performance, 20, 147-171.

• Martins, L.L., Gilson, L.L., & Maynard, M.T. (2004) Virtual Teams: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here? Journal of Management, 30, 805-835.

Presentations & Proceedings

• Maynard, M.T., Gilson, L.L., & Rapp, T.L. (2007). Ability-based trust development in project teams: The role of diversity, personality, and justice. Academy of Management Conference (OB Division); Philadelphia, PA.

• Mathieu, J.E., Maynard, M.T., Rapp, T.L., & Gilson, L.L. (2007). Team effectiveness 1997-2007: A review of recent advancements and a glimpse into the future. Academy of Management Conference (OB Division); Philadelphia, PA.

• Mathieu, J.E., Maynard, M.T., Rapp, T.L., Mangos, P.M. (2006). Interactive effects of team/task shared mental models as related to air traffic controllers’ teamwork. Academy of Management Conference (OB/MOC Divisions); Atlanta, GA.

• Maynard, M.T., & Gilson, L.L. (2005). Shared mental model development in virtual teams: A conceptual framework and cognitive bridge. Southern Management Association Conference (OB/OT/OD Track); Charleston, SC.

• Maynard, M.T., Mathieu, J.E., Marsh, & W.M. Ruddy, T.M. (2005). A multi-level investigation of the influence of employees’ resistance to teams and empowerment. Academy of Management Conference (OB Division); Honolulu, HI.

• Maynard, M.T. (2005). Group potency: Are virtual teams at a developmental disadvantage? Academy of Management Conference (OCIS Division); Honolulu, HI.

• Mathieu, J.E., Maynard, M.T., Taylor, S., Gilson, L.L., & Ruddy, T. (2005). A meso-mediational model of contextual and work design influences on team processes and performance. Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Los Angeles, CA.

• Maynard, M.T., Gilson, L.L., & Ammeter, A.P. (2004). Initial trust formation: An integrative model test in short-term project teams. Southern Management Association Conference (OB/OT/OD Track); San Antonio, TX.

• Maynard, M.T. (2004). Shared mental model development: The role of team virtualness. Academy of Management Conference (OCIS Division); New Orleans, LA.

• Martins, L.L., Gilson, L.L., & Maynard, M.T. (2004). Virtual teams: A review of the literature and future directions. Academy of Management Conference (OCIS/OB Divisions); New Orleans, LA.

• Maynard, M.T. (2003). The ethical implications of virtual team membership. Academy of Management Conference (OCIS Division); Seattle, WA.

• Maynard, M.T., & Taylor, S. (2003). Rethinking the team empowerment nomological network. Academy of Management Conference (OB Division); Seattle, WA

Teaching Experience

University of Connecticut

• Instructor, 2003 – 2006
  Courses taught:

  • Managerial and Interpersonal Behavior

  • Strategy, Policy, and Planning

Other Professional Experience

• Two Degrees, Denver, CO

  • Senior Consultant, 1999-2002

• Johnson Lambert & Company, Washington, D.C.

  • Senior Associate, 1993-1998

Honors and Recent News

• University of Connecticut School of Business Student Hall of Fame Inductee, 2006

• University of Connecticut Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2006

• Academy of Management HR Division/SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grant, 2005