Candace Jones, PhD
Associate Professor - Organization Studies Department
Candace Jones received her AB from Smith College with honors, and a Master of Human Resource Management and PhD in Business Administration from the University of Utah. She joined the Department of Organization Studies at Boston College as an Assistant Professor in 1994. Before receiving her PhD, she worked for small businesses for five years and focused on linking human resource practices with the organizations' strategic needs.
Her research interests include coevolution of interfirm networks, careers in project-based organizations and industries. She has recently studied the coevolution of careers, institutions and competitive dynamics in the film industry. She is currently studying interfirm teams of architects and engineers in the construction industry. Recent publications include: “The coevolution of entrepreneurial careers, institutional roles and competitive dynamics in American Film, 1895-1930”, Organization Studies (2001), “Professional service constellations: How strategies and capabilities influence constellation stability and change,” (Organization Science, 1998), A general theory of network governance: Exchange conditions and social mechanisms (Academy of Management Review, 1997).
Dr. Jones has taught courses at the undergraduate level, MBA and PhD levels. She currently teaches Organizational Theory at the PhD level and Managing Intangible Assets at the MBA level, and careers at the undergraduate level.
Carroll School of Management
Fulton Hall 435
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
http://www2.bc.edu/~jonescq/
candace.jones.1@bc.edu
phone: 617-552-0457
