Personal profile
About
Brandon Ofem is an assistant professor in the Global Leadership and Management Department in the College of Business. Brandon earned his Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in strategy and entrepreneurship from the University of Kentucky in 2014. His dissertation examined the collaborative and entrepreneurial practices of economic development organizations in eastern Kentucky, one of the most persistently distressed regions in the United States. Brandon has published three book chapters on social network theory and analysis as well as two papers stemming from his dissertation. He has also co-authored over $1.5 million in funded research projects from the National Science Foundation. His research interests include interorganizational collaboration, social networks, entrepreneurship, and local economic development. His teaching interests include strategic management and entrepreneurship. He also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky and a B.A. in economics from Transylvania University.
Contact Information
Phone: 314-516-6146
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Business Administration, PhD, University of Kentucky
2008 → 2014
Business Administration, MBA, University of Kentucky
… → 2008
Economics, BA, Transylvania University
… → 2007
Research Interests
- Local Economic Development
- Social Networks
- Interorganizational Collaboration
- Entrepreneurship
- Workforce Training
- Strategic Management
- UCINET
- STATA
- Econometrics
Disciplines
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations
- Management and Operations
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Boundary conditions of the entrepreneurial passion-behavior link: the role of psychological resilience and grit
Neneh, B. & Ofem, B., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Interdependence Between Donors and Investors: Liability of Hybridity, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Affordances, and Venture Financing
Ofem, B., Uzuegbunam, I. & Nambisan, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 10422587251347059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceived network bridging influences the career commitment decisions of early career teachers
Reid, J. W., Polizzi, S. J., Zhu, Y., Jiang, S., Ofem, B., Salisbury, S., Beeth, M., Mohr-Schroeder, M., Sheppard, K., Roehrig, G. & Rushton, G. T., Dec 2023, In: International Journal of STEM Education. 10, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The angels’ share hypothesis in new firms
Uzuegbunam, I., Ofem, B., Fox, J. & Nambisan, S., Aug 2023, In: Small Business Economics. 61, 2, p. 843-865 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How cultural tightness interacts with gender in founding teams: Insights from the commercialization of social ventures
Uzuegbunam, I., Pathak, S., Taylor-Bianco, A. & Ofem, B., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Business Venturing. 36Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review