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Bradley P. Owens

Assistant Professor
Department of Organization and Human Resources

Education

Postdoc, University of Michigan
PhD, University of Washington
MPA, Brigham Young University
BA, Brigham Young University

Vita [PDF]

Research Interests

• Leadership 
• Team Processes
• Race and Gender Issues
• Work/Life Balance

Current Teaching

• MGB 301

Selected Publications

Owens, B., Johnson, M., and Mitchell, T.  (forthcoming).  Humility in organizations:  Implications for performance, teams, and leadership.  Organization Science.

Owens, B. and Hekman, D. (2012).  Modeling how to grow:  An inductive examination of humble leader behaviors, contingencies, and outcomes.  Academy of Management Journal, 5: 787-818.

Reynolds, S., Owens, B., & Rubenstein, A. (2012). Moral stress: Considering the nature and effects of managerial moral uncertainty. Journal of Business Ethics, 106(4): 491-502.

Owens, B., Rowatt, W., and Wilkins, A.  (2011).  Humility in organizations.  In K. Cameron and G. Spreitzer (Eds.) The Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship: 260-272.  Oxford University Press.

Hekman, D., Aquino, K., Owens, B., Mitchell, T.R., Schilpzand, P., and Leavitt, K. (2010). An examination of whether and how race and gender biases influence customer satisfaction ratings. Academy of Management Journal 53(2): 238-264.  (Winner of the 2010 Academy of Management Journal Paper of the Year.  Winner of the 2011 Saroj Parasuraman Award from the Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division of the Academy of Management.)

Wadsworth. L. and Owens, B. (2007). The effects of social support on work-family enhancement and work-family conflict in the public sector. Public Administration Review 67(1): 75-86.

Harman, W., Lee, T., Mitchell, T. R., Felps, W., and Owens, B. (2007). The psychology of voluntary employee turnover. Current Directions in Psychological Science 16(1): 51-54.

Facer, R. and Owens, B.  (2005).  Working together:  Efforts to encourage links between managers and academics.  Public Management 87(3): 15-17.

Awards, Grants and Honors

• Templeton Foundation Grant to Study Intellectual Humility, 2 years ($223,000)
• Academy of Management Best Paper of the Year, 2011
• Saroj Parasuraman Award, Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division, Academy of Management, 2011 
• Academy of Management Best Dissertation-Based Paper, OB Division, 2009
• Academy of Management Best Dissertation Newman Award Finalist, 2009
• Academy of Management Dissertation Award Finalist, Management, Spirituality, and Religion Division, 2008
• Teaching Excellence Award, Foster School of Business, University of Washington 2007
• Top Scholar Award, University of Washington Graduate School, 2004

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the Academy of Management

Additional Experience

• Humana Corps: Research Consultant (2009 to 2011)
• Jim Moats and Associates: Leadership Coaching (2006 to 2008)
• ClubCore USA, Inc.: Research Consultant (2005 to 2007)