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B.A., rhetoric, Brigham Young University
M.A., M.S., interpersonal communication, Brigham Young University
Ph.D., organizational communication, Purdue University

Research Specialties

• Communication in organizations
• Conflict management
• Family business
• Leadership in organizations

Current Research

• Family capital and firm performance
• Novice, serial, and portfolio entrepreneurship
• Predictors of longevity in small family firms

Major Works

• "The Collaborative Network Orientation: Achieving Business Success Through Collaborative Relationships," with C.A. Folker and K. H. Brigham, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, forthcoming.
• "Achieving Sustained Competitive Advantage: A Family Capital Theory," with M. Hoelscher and J. Hoffman, Family Business Review, 24 (2) 2006.
• "The Contribution of Leadership Styles and Practices to Family and Business Success, Family Business Review, Vol. 12 (3) 2000.
• "Conflict Strategies Used by Successful Family Businesses," Family Business Review, Vol. 12 (4) 1999.
• What Motivates Choice of Conflict Strategies?" with E. A. Morse and G.T. Savage, International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 10 (1) 1999.

Significant Scholary Honors

• Trinity Companies Professor in Management, Texas Tech University.
• Elected Program Chair for the Family Business Division of the United States Association and Entrepreneurship, fall 2005.