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Chad Carlos

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship,
Management


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Biography

W. Chad Carlos is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University. His research examines entrepreneurship and symbolic management in settings such as health care, sustainability, and university technology commercialization. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, and Organization Science.

Professor Carlos has taught entrepreneurship and innovation to students and executives across the globe, including in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

He earned a PhD in Management and Organizations from Cornell University. Before entering academia, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant and senior consultant with KPMG in Silicon Valley, where he advised technology firms—including Google, Hitachi, Palm, and Cypress Semiconductor.

Education

  • Ph.D., Management & Organizations, Cornell University, 2013
  • Master of Science, Cornell University, 2010
  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Brigham Young University, 2003
  • MAcc, Accounting, Brigham Young University, 2003

Selected Publications

Experience

Professional

  • Senior Consultant-Silicon Valley, KPMG, 2002–2006

Awards

  • Emerging Scholar Award, Academy of Management-Organizations and the Natural Environment Division, 2019
  • Best Published Article Award, International Association for Business & Society, 2018
  • Outstanding Paper Award, Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability, 2016
  • Best Paper Award; Academy of Management--Organizations & The Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management Conference, 2015
  • Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Languages

  • Japanese