Joe Broschak

Joe Broschak is a Professor of Management, Chair of the Management Department, and the Glenn and Ann Biggs Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Alvarez College of Business. He previously held roles at the University of Arizona Eller College of Business (16 years) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (8 years). His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Management (University of Texas at Austin), an MBA (Duke University), and a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering (Penn State). Before academia, he worked as a drilling engineer at Shell Offshore Inc.

Research Interests: Broschak’s work focuses on three core areas: organization structure (workforce demographics, employment arrangements, job systems), social capital and managerial mobility (career dynamics, inter-firm relationships, mobility consequences), and dynamics of markets (technological change, labor market evolution for professionals). His studies explore gender inequality, outsourcing impacts, and professional jurisdiction shifts.

Teaching and Awards: He has taught courses on organizational design, HR management, strategy, and entrepreneurship. Notable awards include teaching excellence recognition from the University of Arizona, Eller College, and University of Illinois. His research has been published in top journals like Academy of Management Journal and Administrative Science Quarterly.

Publications: His work spans organizational behavior, strategic management, and labor markets. Key themes include managerial mobility’s impact on market ties, gender representation in management roles, and the consequences of nonstandard work arrangements. Recent studies address professional mobility in healthcare and firm market expansion strategies.

Academic Contributions: Broschak has contributed to understanding the interplay between organizational structures and labor markets. His research often bridges macro-structural changes and micro-level dynamics, with implications for policy and organizational strategy.