Radostina (Ina) Purvanova is Professor of Management and Organizational Leadership in the Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University. Her research interests lie in the area of virtual work, hybrid (flexible) work practices, and leadership processes in virtual teams. In her consulting work, she provides training and development around virtual work, leadership, and women-in-leadership, and speaks at industry conferences and events.
Alanah Mitchell is the Aliber Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University. For more than two decades, she has worked as a researcher, educator, and consultant in relation to the design, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies for collaboration, specifically in global virtual teams.