Joseph P. Broschak
Associate Professor
- Ph.D., Organization Science, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
- MBA, Duke University, 1993
- B.S., Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
Current Courses
- BNAD 512 Managing Human Capital in Changing Organizations
- MGMT 433 Strategic Human Resource Management
- MGMT 442 Designing and Managing Organizations
Areas of Expertise/Research
- Social Embeddedness
- Organizational Demography and Inequality
- Mobility in Managerial Labor Markets
- Organizational Structure and Outsourcing
- Dynamics of Buyer-Supplier Relationships
- Use of Temporary, Contract, and Part-time Workers
Publications and Working Papers
Refereed Publications
Davis-Blake, Alison, and Joseph P. Broschak. 2009. Outsourcing and the Changing Nature of Work. Annual Review of Sociology, 35: 321-340.
Gupta, Amar, Elisa Mattarelli, Satwik Seshasai, and Joseph P. Broschak. 2009. Use of Collaborative Technologies and Knowledge Sharing in Co-located and Distributed Teams: Towards the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 18(3): 147-161.
Haveman, Heather A., Joseph P. Broschak, and Lisa E. Cohen. 2009. Good Times, Bad Times: The Differential Effect of Organizational Dynamics on Men’s and Women’s Careers. Research in the Sociology of Work, 19: 119-149.
Broschak, Joseph P., Alison Davis-Blake, and Emily S. Block. 2008. Nonstandard, Not Substandard: The Relationship between Work Arrangements, Work Attitudes, and Job Performance. Work and Occupations, 35(1): 3-43.
Hui, Pamsy P., Alison Davis-Blake, and Joseph P. Broschak. 2008. Managing Interdependence: The Effects of Outsourcing Structure on the Performance of Complex Projects. Decision Sciences, 39(1): 5-31.
Broschak, Joseph P., and Alison Davis-Blake. 2006. Do Ties Break from the Changing of the Guard? Executive Mobility and the Market Ties of Firms. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings.
Broschak, Joseph P., and Alison Davis-Blake. 2006. Mixing Standard Work and Nonstandard Deals: The Consequences of Heterogeneity in Employment Relationships. Academy of Management Journal, 49: 371-393.
Broschak, Joseph P. 2004. Managers’ Mobility and Market Interface: The Effect of Managers’ Career Mobility on the Dissolution of Market Ties. Administrative Science Quarterly, 49: 608-640.
Davis-Blake, Alison, Joseph P. Broschak, and Elizabeth George. 2003. Happy Together? How Using Nonstandard Workers Affects Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Among Standard Employees. Academy of Management Journal, 46: 475-485.
Kraatz, Matthew S., Joseph P. Broschak, and Nina Shah. 2002. Institutional Diffusion across Contested Terrain: The Slow and Uneven Spread of Women’s Intercollegiate Sports, 1973-1998. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.
Cohen, Lisa E., Joseph P. Broschak, and Heather A. Haveman. 1998. And Then There Were More? The Effect of Organizational Sex Composition on Hiring and Promotion of Managers. American Sociological Review, 63: 711-727.
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters
Broschak, Joseph P. and Keri Niehans. 2006. Social Structure, Employee Mobility, and the Circulation of Client Ties. In R. Greenwood and R. Suddaby (Eds.), Research in the Sociology of Organizations: Volume 24: Professional Service Firms, London: Elsevier, 369-401.
Vough, Heather C., Joseph P. Broschak, and Gregory B. Northcraft. 2005. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Effects of Contingent Employment Status on Workgroup Processes and Outcomes. In M.A. Neale, E.A. Mannix, & M. Thomas-Hunt (Eds.), Research on Managing Groups and Teams: Volume 7: Status, London: Elsevier, 229-257.
Davis-Blake, Alison and Joseph P. Broschak. 2000. Speed Bumps or Stepping Stones: The Effects of Labor Market Intermediaries on Relational Wealth. In C. Leana & D. Rousseau (Eds.), Relational Wealth: The Advantages of Stability in a Changing Economy. Oxford University Press, 91-115.
Technical Reports
Davis-Blake, Alison and Joseph P. Broschak. 2002. Outsourcing the Human Resources Function: The Role of Professional Employer Organizations. Final Substantive Report to the Russell Sage Foundation (RSF Project #85-01-07) and Rockefeller Foundation (Rockefeller Foundation Project # 2000 WC 129).
Hui, Pamsey, Alison Davis-Blake, & Joseph P. Broschak. 2000. Owner/Contractor Organizational Changes: How Outsourcing Knowledge Work Affects Project Performance. Center for Construction Industry Studies, Report No. 10, University of Texas at Austin.
Davis-Blake, Alison, Kevin E. Dickson, Joseph P. Broschak, G. Edward Gibson, Fernando J. Rodriguez, & Todd A. Graham. 1999. Owner/Contractor Organizational Changes Phase II Report. Center for Construction Industry Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Gibson, G. Edward, Alison Davis-Blake, Joseph P. Broschak, & Fernando J. Rodriguez. 1998. Owner/Contractor Organizational Changes Phase I Report. Sloan Program for the Construction Industry, University of Texas at Austin.
Manuscripts Under Review
Davis-Blake, Alison, and Joseph P. Broschak. Outsourcing and the Changing Nature of Work. (Annual Review of Sociology)
Working Papers and Projects
Broschak, Joseph P. Will We Ever Meet Again? The Relationship between Inter-agency Managerial Mobility and the Circulation of Client Ties.
Broschak, Joseph P., and Ruth V. Aguilera. A Cross-national Study of Social Embeddedness: Advertising Agencies in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. (Data Cleaning Stage)
Broschak, Joseph P., and Emily S. Block. “With or Without You”: When Managerial Exit Matters to the Dissolution of Dyadic Client-Agency Relationships.
Broschak, Joseph P., and Emily S. Block. Career Mobility among Women’s Collegiate Athletic Coaches: How Industry Evolution Shapes Men and Women’s Mobility Patterns in an Occupational Labor Market. (Data Collection Stage)
Broschak, Joseph P., and Alison Davis-Blake. Do Ties Break from the Changing of the Guard? Executive Mobility and the Dynamics of Market Ties.
Cohen, Lisa E., and Joseph P. Broschak. The Road to Entitlement: The Relationship between Managerial Mobility and the Creation of New Job Titles. (Under revision for resubmission to Administrative Science Quarterly).
Davis-Blake, Alison, Joseph P. Broschak, and Michael Hendron. Organizing Contingent Work: The Role of Temporary Employment Agencies and Professional Employer Organizations.
Kim, Najung, Joseph P. Broschak, and Ruth V. Aguilera. Taking Stock of Social Embeddedness.
Kraatz, Matthew S., Joseph P. Broschak, and Nina Shah. Institutional Diffusion across Contested Terrain: The Slow and Uneven Spread of Women’s Intercollegiate Sports, 1973-1998.
Rust, Marleen, Ruth V. Aguilera, and Joseph P. Broschak. Employee Mobility and Inter-firm Ties in European and Asian Advertising Agencies.
Professional Associations
- Academy of Management
- American Sociological Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
Editorial Work
- Administrative Science Quarterly – Editorial Board
- Organization Science – Editorial Board
- Journal of Managerial Issues – Editorial Board
- Academy of Management Journal – Ad hoc Reviewer
- Work and Occupations – Ad hoc Reviewer
Awards and Honors
- Department of Management and Organizations, Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher (University of Arizona), 2009.
- Finalist for best paper published in Decision Sciences, 2008.
- Finalist for best paper published in Academy of Management Journal, 2006.
- College of Business Award for Excellence-in-Graduate Teaching (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), 2005
- College of Business Alumni Association Award for Excellence-in-Graduation Teaching (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business), 2005




