General Information
Biography
Prior to entering academia, Brent spent 5 years in industry working as an actuary at Lincoln Financial Group, a financial analyst at Zions Bancorporation, and a program analyst at Orbital ATK. He also taught Spanish for 2.5 years.
Teaching Interests
Brent teaches Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy.
Research Interests
Brent's primary research involves entrepreneurial uncertainty and strategic judgment. He also studies the impact of emerging technology on decision makers and organizations. His work has been published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Small Business Economics, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of Management, the Journal of Business Ethics, and others.
Service Summary
Brent is an active participant in the Academy of Management (AOM) and the Strategic Management Society (SMS). He serves on the editorial review board for AMR, serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Franchising (CIEF), helps lead the Maverick Technology Venture Alliance (MTVA), and is a Site Director in the National Science Foundation's I-Corps program.
Awards and Honors
Dean's Citation for Excellence, Teaching - 2022
Finalist, AMR Paper of the Year, Scholarship/Research - 2021
Education
BS, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Statistics, 2004
MBA, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Finance, 2008
Ph D, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, Business Administration, 2013
Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity
Selected Publications
Nobre, Farley, Clark, Brent, Packard, Mark. The Promise of Fuzzy Set Theory for Entrepreneurial Judgment, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Clark, Brent, Schnatterly, Karen, da Silva, Felipe, Berns, John, Gangloff, Ashley, Devers, Cynthia. Aligning the Stars: How Technology Committees and Relevant Resources Drive Firm Innovation, Journal of Management.
McBride, Russ, Packard, Mark, Clark, Brent. 2022. Rogue Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
Angus, Ryan, Packard, Mark, Clark, Brent. 2022. Distinguishing unpredictability from uncertainty in entrepreneurial action theory, Small Business Economics.
Packard, Mark, Clark, Brent, Klein, Peter. 2017. Uncertainty Types and Transitions the Entrepreneurial Process, Organization Science, 28, 5, 840-856.