Peter H. Gray
Associate Professor of Commerce
Office phone: 434-982-2696
e-mail: pgray@virginia.edu
Education:
Ph.D., Information Systems and Organizational Behaviour, Queen’s University, Canada
M.Sc., Information Systems, Queen’s University, Canada
B.Comm., School of Business, Carleton University, Canada
Areas of Expertise:
Professor Gray conducts research that helps managers improve their company’s performance through a better understanding of the dynamic interactions between people, technologies, and competitive strategies. His specific areas of expertise and research include:
• How managers can harness organizational networks of collaboration to improve performance and enhance innovation
• Collaborative impacts of social technologies that empower employees to interact in valuable new ways
• Strategic use of information technology to change how companies compete
Professional Activities:
Professor Gray is an associate editor at MIS Quarterly and is a regular presenter at various national and international conferences. His recent research has been conducted at a variety of Fortune 100 companies and has been published in top-tier academic and managerial outlets.
Selected Publications:
“Building Engagement from the Ground Up,” Organizational Dynamics, 2012 (with R. Cross, A. Gerbasi, and D. Assimakopoulos).
“Social Influence and Knowledge Management Systems Use: Evidence from Panel Data,” MIS Quarterly, 2012 (with Y. Wang and D. Meister).
"A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Leveraging Networks to Reduce the Cost of Turnover," California Management Review, 2011 (with G. Ballinger, E. Craig, and R. Cross).
“The Collaborative Organization: How to Make Employee Networks Really Work,” Sloan Management Review, 2010 (with R. Cross, M. Showers, S. Cunningham, and R. Thomas).
“Innovation Impacts of Using Social Bookmarking Systems,” MIS Quarterly, 2010 (with S. Parise and B. Iyer).
“Pursuing Failure,” Organizational Research Methods, 2010 (with W. Cooper).
“Commitments and Conversations in Online Communities,” Information Systems Research, 2010 (with P. Bateman and B. Butler).
“How Knowledge Validation Processes Affect Knowledge Contribution,” Journal of Management Information Systems, 2009 (with A. Durcikova).
“Reliability, Mindfulness, and Information Systems," Management Information Systems Quarterly, 2006 (with B. Butler).
“The Role of Knowledge Repositories in Technical Support Environments: Speed versus Learning," Journal of Management Information Systems, 2006 (with A. Durcikova).
“Knowledge Sourcing Methods, Information & Management, 2006 (with D. Meister).
“Knowledge Sourcing Effectiveness,” Management Science, 2004 (with D. Meister).
"The Impact of Knowledge Repositories on Power and Control in the Workplace," Information Technology & People, 2001.
"A Problem Solving Perspective on Knowledge Management Practices," Decision Support Systems, 2001.
"The Effects of Knowledge Management Systems on Emergent Teams: Towards a Research Model," Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2000.