Stephen Jones

Associate Professor Tenured

Stephen Jones

Associate Professor Tenured

Dr. Stephen Jones is an Associate Professor of Management. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. He joined UW Bothell’s faculty in 2018.

His research explores trust, conflict and collaboration within and between organizations. His trust research illuminates how interpersonal trust develops, particularly within a network of social relationships. His award-winning research on conflict offers a new way to think about the origins and evolution of conflict in groups. And his research in the telecommunications sector offers insights into how firms have collaborated to create 3G, 4G and 5G technologies. His work is published in premier scientific journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Personnel Psychology.

Dr. Jones teaches Strategic Management and Entrepreneurial Strategy. He has received the Undergraduate and MBA Faculty of the Year Teaching Awards.

Education

Ph.D. in Business Administration, Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship
University of Minnesota, 2015

MBA, Supply Chain Management Emphasis
Brigham Young University, 2010

B.S. in Business Administration, Management Information Systems
Oregon State University, 2002

Courses

  • B BUS 471 Entrepreneurial Management – Undergraduate 
  • B BUS 470 Business Policy and Strategic Management – Undergraduate 
  • B BUS 512 Strategic Management – MBA 

Research and Scholarship Interests

Interfirm and interpersonal trust, conflict and collaboration, teams, social networks, multi-level analysis.

University of Washington Bothell School of Business
Associate Professor, Management and Organization, 2022 to present
Assistant Professor, Management and Organization, 2018 to 2022

University of Wyoming College of Business
Assistant Professor, 2015 to 2018

Administrative Appointment and Key Leadership Positions

  • Chair, Elected Faculty Council – 2026 to present
  • Chair, AACSB Reaccreditation Committee – 2025 to present
  • Member, GFO Executive Council – 2025 to present
  • Chair, Graduate Council – 2023 to 2025
  • Chair, Undergraduate Council – 2019 to 2021
  • Area Coordinator, Management & Organization – 2023 to 2026
  • Member, Elected Faculty Council – 2024 to present
  • Member, Graduate Council – 2022 to 2025
  • Member, Undergraduate Council – 2021 to 2022

Nike, Inc.
Software Engineer, 2002 to 2005
Sr. Systems Architect, 2005 to 2006
Sr. Business Analyst, 2006 to 2008

  • Shah, P. P., Jones, S. L., & Jang, M. (2025). “Imagined and Overlooked Ties: How the Ties in Our Mind Influence Who We Trust.” Personnel Psychology, 78(4), 699–723. 
  • Blair, C. W., Jones, S. L., Brewer, B., Fawcett, A., & Fawcett, S. E. (2025). “Is Trust Built Reactively or Proactively?” International Journal of Logistics Management, 36(5), 1686–1707. 
  • Shah, P. P., Jones, S. L., & Park, J. (2024). “Building Trust in Teams: Engaging Less Conscientious Team Members Through Workload Sharing.” Group & Organization Management. 
  • Peterson, R. S., Shah, P. P., Ferguson, A. J., & Jones, S. L. (2024). “4 Common Types of Team Conflict—and How to Resolve Them.” Harvard Business Review (Digital Article). 
  • Jones, S. L., Leiponen, A., & Vasudeva, G. (2021). “The Evolution of Cooperation in the Face of Conflict: Evidence From the Innovation Ecosystem for Mobile Telecom Standards Development.” Strategic Management Journal, 42(4), 710–740. 
  • Shah, P. P., Peterson, R. S., Jones, S. L., & Ferguson, A. J. (2021). “Things Are Not Always What They Seem: The Origins and Evolution of Intragroup Conflict.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 66(2), 426–474. 
  • Vasudeva, G., Leiponen, A., & Jones, S. L. (2020). “Dear Enemy: The Dynamics of Conflict and Cooperation in Open Innovation Ecosystems.” Strategic Management Review, 1(2), 355–379. 
  • Maloney, M. M., Shah, P. P., Zellmer-Bruhn, M., & Jones, S. L. (2019). “The Lasting Benefits of Teams: Tie Vitality After Teams Disband.” Organization Science, 30(2), 260–279. 
  • Jones, S. L., & Shah, P. P. (2016). “Diagnosing the Locus of Trust: A Temporal Perspective for Trustor, Trustee, and Dyadic Influences on Perceived Trustworthiness.” Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(3), 392–414. 
  • Jones, S. L., & Van de Ven, A. H. (2016). “The Changing Nature of Change Resistance: An Examination of the Moderating Impact of Time.” Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 52(4), 482–506. 
  • Vasudeva, G., Alexander, E. A., & Jones, S. L. (2015). “Institutional Logics and Inter-organizational Learning in Technological Arenas.” Organization Science, 26(3), 830–846. 
  • Jones, S. L., Fawcett, S. E., Wallin, C., Fawcett, A. M., & Brewer, B. L. (2014). “Can Small Firms Gain Relational Advantage? Exploring Strategic Choice and Trustworthiness Signals in Supply Chain Relationships.” International Journal of Production Research, 52(18), 5451–5466. 
  • Engler, E. S., Jones, S. L., & Van de Ven, A. H. (2013). “Organizing Healthcare for Changing Markets: The Case of Ascension Health.” Journal of Organization Design, 2(3), 3–15. 
  • Fawcett, S. E., Jones, S. L., & Fawcett, A. M. (2012). “Supply Chain Trust: The Catalyst for Collaborative Innovation.” Business Horizons, 55(2), 163–178. 
  • Jones, S. L., Fawcett, S. E., Fawcett, A. M., & Wallin, C. (2010). “Benchmarking Trust Signals in Supply Chain Alliances: Moving Toward a Robust Measure of Trust.” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 17(5), 705–727. 
  • Jones, S. L., & Shah, P. P. (2021). “The Tangled Ties of Trust: A Social Network Perspective on Interpersonal Trust.” In Understanding Trust in Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective (pp. not listed). Routledge. 

Teaching Awards

  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (MBA Faculty) – 2021 
  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (MBA Faculty) – 2022 
  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award (Undergraduate Full-Time Faculty) – 2021 
  • Carlson School Excellence in Teaching Award – 2013 

Research & Service Awards

  • AOM Organizational Behavior Division Outstanding Publication in OB Award – 2021 
  • AOM Conflict Management Division Best Paper—New Directions Award – 2020 
  • INGRoup Conference Best Paper Award – 2020 
  • Carlson School Dissertation Fellowship – 2014 to 2015 
  • Richard and Priscilla DuPuy Fellowship – 2011 
  • Richard and Priscilla DuPuy Fellowship – 2013 
  • Brigham Young University Hawes Scholar – 2009 to 2010

Editorial Review Board

Organization Science
Member – 2025 to present

Editorial Role for the Academy of Management Conference

Academy of Management Annual Meeting
Submission Reviewer – 2013 to present

Academy of Management, Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup), First International Network on Trust (FINT).