Biography
You can contact Cathleen McGrath at Cathleen.McGrath@lmu.edu.
Cathleen McGrath is an associate professor of management at Loyola Marymount University with a focus on organizational behavior. She is an expert in social network analysis, organization theory, and managing innovation. Prior to joining the faculty in 1998, McGrath taught at USC's School of Public Administration and at the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management. She has reviewed multiple journals and conferences and is a member of Academy of Management, the International Network of Social Network Analysis and the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society.
Education (2)
Carnegie Mellon University: Ph.D. 1998
University of Notre Dame: B.A. 1991
Areas of Expertise (8)
Social Network Analysis
Organization Theory
Managing Innovation
Higher Education
Research
Public Speaking
Grant Writing
Qualitative Research
Industry Expertise (2)
Management Consulting
Education/Learning
Articles (6)
Profiles of trust: Who to turn to, and for what
MIT Sloan Management Review2009-01-07
When seeking help from their network, top managers don”t leave it to chance. They think strategically about what type of advice to seek from what type of person.
Security and Morality: A Tale of User Deceit
Conference: Proceedings of the WWW '06 Workshop on Models of Trust for the Web2006-05-22
There has been considerable debate about the apparent irrationality of end users in choosing with whom to share information, with much of the discourse crystallized in research on phishing.
Getting wired for innovation: An analysis of the advice networks of software entrepreneurs
International Journal of Organizational Analysis2006-01-01
The purpose of this article is to examine the nature and influence of entrepreneurs' advice networks on the innovative performance of their companies from both economic and social perspectives.
Do You See What I Want You to See? The Effects of Motion and Spatial Layout on Viewers' Perceptions of Graph Structure
Journal of Social Structure2004-01-01
In this study, we explore the combined effects of layout and motion on viewers' perceptions of social network data.
The effects of motion and hierarchical layout on viewers' perceptions of graph structure
Journal of Social Structure2004-01-01
In this study, we explore the combined effects of layout and motion on viewers' perceptions of social network graphs.
Seeing Groups in Graph Layouts
Connections1996-01-01
Social networkers frequently make use of drawings to communicate information and ideas about networks. However, the impact of the layout of a network on the conclusions that a viewer is likely to draw has so far received very little scrutiny.
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