Dr. MD Laird is an associate professor of management in the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. In addition to earning graduate degrees in human resource management (i.e., MS, Texas A&M University; PhD, Florida State University), Dr. Laird has worked in HR for a large non-profit and a major corporation. She now studies individual differences and stress, publishes in journals including Human Resource Management Review, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and Journal of Management, and serves as an associate editor for Organization Management Journal. Because of her work experience and research, Dr. Laird enjoys teaching “the people side of business” in classes on organizational behavior, human resource management, and recruitment and selection. Dr. Laird loves spending time with her husband (Jim), daughter (Julie), and two incorrigible cats (Polly and Gracie).
Journal of Managerial Psychology Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., Harvey, P., Victoravich, L.M., & Narayan, A. Psychological Entitlement: Friend or Foe of Work-family Conflict? 36, p. 447-460 2021
Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice Zboja, J.J., Brudvig, S., Laird, M.D., & Clark, R.A. The Roles of Consumer Entitlment, Persuasion Knowledge, and Perceived Product Knowledge on Perceptions of Sales Pressure. (2021). 29, p. 435-447 2021
The Case Research Journal Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., & Paul, J.P., This is Not What I Saw on HGTV 37(3), p. 5-8 2017
Sport Management Review Bouchet, F.A., Laird, M.D., &, Troilo, M., Hutchinson, M., & Ferris, G.R. The Role of Reputation, Status, and University Endowment in Increased Athletic Competition: Evidence from NCAA Division I 20, p. 395-407 2017
International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems Breland, J., Laird, M.D., Bhakta, S., & Zantow, K. The Effects of Felt Accountability and Role Ambiguity on Organizational Commitment: A Replication of Results using Social Network Analysis 5, p. 231-253 2016
Journal of Business and Management Paul, J., Laird, M.D., & Tune, S. Autism at Work: Calvin’s Journey of Living and Working with Autism 22(1), p. 103-115 2016
Journal of Consumer Behaviour Zboja, J.J., Laird, M.D., & Bouchet, F.A. The Moderating Role of Consumer Entitlement on the Relationship of Value with Customer Satisfaction 15(3), p. 216-224 2016
International Journal of Organizational Analysis Zinko, R., Gentry, W.A., & Laird, M.D. A Development of the Dimensions of Personal Reputation in Organizations 24(4), p. 634-649 2016
Journal of Managerial Psychology Laird, M.D., Harvey, N.P., & Lancaster, J. Accountability, Entitlement, Tenure, and Job Satisfaction in Generation Y 30(1), p. 87-100 2015
Journal of Managerial Psychology Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., Martinez, A.D., & Ferris, G.R. Performance and political skill in personal reputation assessments 28, p. 661-676 2013
Career Development International Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., & Ferris, G.R. Partial mediation of the political skill-reputation relationship 17, p. 557-582 2012
Journal of Management Hochwarter, W.A., Ferris, G.R., Laird, M.D., Treadway, D.C., & Gallagher, V.C. Non-linear politics perceptions-work outcomes relationships: A three-study, five-sample investigation 36, p. 740-763 2010
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Laird, M.D., Perryman, A.A., Hochwarter, W.A., Ferris, G.R., & Zinko, R. The moderating effects of personal reputation on accountability-strain relationships 14, p. 70-83 2009
Journal of Applied Phycology Gallagher, V.G., & Laird, M.D. The interaction of political skill and political decision-making on job satisfaction 38, p. 2336-2360 2008
Human Resource Management Review Martinez, A.D., Laird, M.D., Martin, J.A., & Ferris, G.R. Job title inflation. Human Resource Management Review 18, p. 19-27 2008
Journal of Management Hochwarter, W.A., Laird, M.D., & Brouer, R.L. Board up the windows: The interactive effects of hurricane-induced job stress and perceived resources on work outcomes 34, p. 263-289 2008
Sage Lux, S., Ferris, G.R., Brouer, R.L., Laird, M.D., & Summers, J.K. A multi-level conceptualization of organizational politics. In C.L. Cooper & J. Barling (Eds.), Handbook of organizational behavior, p. 353-371 2008
Elsevier Science Ltd. Zinko, R., Ferris, G.R., Blass, F.R., & Laird, M.D. Toward a theory of reputation in organizations. In J.J. Martocchio (Ed.), Research in personnel and human resources management 26, p. 129-209 2007
Human Resource Management Review Ferris, G.R., Perrewé, P.L., Ranft, A.L., Zinko, R., Stoner, J.S., Brouer, R.L., & Laird, M.D. Human resources reputation and effectiveness. Human Resource Management Review 17, p. 117-130 2007
Edward Elgar Publishing Brouer, R.L. Ferris, G.R., Hochwarter, W.A., Laird, M.D., & Gilmore, D.C. The strain-related reactions to perceptions of organizational politics as a workplace stressor: Political skill as a neutralizer. In E. Vigoda-Gadot & A. Drory (Eds.), Handbook of organizational politics, p. 187-206 2006
Information Age Publishing Ferris, G.R., Brouer, R.L., Laird, M.D., & Hochwarter, W.A. The consequences of organizational politics perceptions as a workplace stressor. In A.M. Rossi, P.L. Perrewé, & S.L. Sauter (Eds.), Stress and quality of working life: Current perspectives in occupational health, p. 151-161 2006
Atlas S.A. Ferris, G.R., Brouer, R.L., Laird, M.D., & Hochwarter, W.A. As consequencias das percepcoes da politica organizational como estressor no local de trabalho. In A.M. Rossi, P.L. Perrewé, & S.L. Sauter (Eds.), Stress e qualidade de vida no trabalho - Perspectivas atuais da saúde ocupacional (Stress & quality of working life: Current perspectives in occupational health), p. 156-166 2005
Presentations
Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., Narayan, A., Victoravich, L., & Harvey, N.P. (2019). The Moderating Effects of Entitlement on the Work-family Conflict-Job Satisfaction Relationship. Paper presented at the Midwest Academy of Management Annual Conference, Omaha, NE. 2019
Zboja, J.J., Brudvig, S., & Laird, M.D. (2019). Knowledge is Power: The Moderating Effect of Product Knowledge on Consumer Perceptions of Sales Pressure. Paper presented at the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2019
Laird, M.D. (2018). A Discussion of Norma Rae to Illustrate Labor Relations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, Lexington, Kentucky. 2018
Harvey, N.P, & Laird, M.D. Managing Psychological Entitlement through Accountability. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, St. Pete Beach, FL. 2017
Laird, M.D., Zboja, J.J., & Paul, J. This Is Not What I Saw on HGTV. Case presented at North American Case Research Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. 2016
Zboja, J.J., Laird, M.D., & Clark, R.A. Consumer Entitlement's Moderating Role on the Impact of Salesperson Credibility on Perceptions of Sales Pressure. Paper presented at Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL. 2016
Bouchet, A., Hutchinson, M., Laird, M.D., & Troilo, M.L. The Role of Repuation, Status, and University Endowment in Increased Athletic Competition: Evidence from NCAA Division I. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, St. Pete Peach, FL.• Best-in-Track Paper for Strategic Management. 2015
Zboja, J.J., Laird, M.D., & Bouchet, F.A. On the Service Quality and Satisfaction Relationship: The Moderating Role of Consumer Entitlement. Paper presented at the Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. 2014
Laird, M.D. & Zboja, J.J. The effects of introversion on the relationship between other and self-reports of reputation. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, 73rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. 2013
Harvey, P., Laird, M.D., & Harris, K. The effect of accountability, entitlement, and tenure on job satisfaction. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, California. 2012
Harvey, P. & Laird, M.D. Coping consequences of workplace entitlement. Paper presented at the Academy of Management, 70th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec. 2010
Harvey, P., & Laird, M.D. Too much of a good thing? Inflated self-perceptions in the workplace. Paper presented at the European Conference on Positive Psychology, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2010
Laird, M.D., Blickle, G., Zboja, J.J., Schneider, P., Martinez, A.D., & Ferris, G.R. Political skill as a moderator of the performance-reputation relationship: A two study replication and extension. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, St. Pete Beach, FL. 2010