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Zimpleman College of Business
Home   >  Zimpleman College of Business   >  Faculty & Staff   >  Ina K. Purvanova

Ina K. Purvanova, PhD

Ina K. Purvanova, PhD

Professor, Management and Organizational Leadership

Zimpleman College of Business

Phone: 515-271-2737

Email: ina.purvanova@drake.edu

Office: Aliber Hall 322

Biography

Dr. Radostina (Ina) Purvanova is a Professor of Leadership and Management at Drake University’s Zimpleman College of Business. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2008. Her research interests lie in the areas of virtual leadership, high-quality work relationships, and women in the workplace. Her research has been published in prestigious management journals, including The Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Business and Psychology, Group and Organization Management, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human Performance, and Small Group Research. Dr. Purvanova teaches courses on Leadership and Personal Development, as well as Organizational Behavior, to both undergraduate and MBA students. Her central teaching goal is to help students grow as future leaders through learning more about themselves and about effective leadership.

  • CV - Purvanova, Ina

Areas of Expertise

  • Virtuality (virtual work, virtual leadership, virtual teams)
  • Leadership and gender
  • High quality work relationships
  • Bias at the workplace

Education

  • Ph.D., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, University of Minnesota
  • M.A., Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Emporia State University
  • B.A., Business Administration, American University in Bulgaria

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