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Dr. Brent McKnight

Associate Professor / Director, Integrated Business and Humanities

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Department / Academic Area

Faculty, Strategic Management

Email

mcknigba@mcmaster.ca

Phone

DSB: 24704
RJC: 20515

Biography

Dr. McKnight studies how firms and organizations address complex societal problems. Currently this interest has led to him to undertake research in the areas of responsible investing at the retail advisory, the role of firms in community resilience and adaptation to climate change induced natural disasters, and how non-profits and firms can improve integration outcomes for refugee newcomers. He is also studying non-profit and main-street retailer responses to COVID . Throughout his work, Dr. McKnight is driven by a fascination both with how firms bounce back from substantial adversity and in the increasingly important role that firms play in building community-level resilience across a range of shocks and disturbances. In Dr. McKnight’s research, resilience plays an important role in conceptualizing a firm’s pursuit of sustainability; resilience taps into the essence of what it is to be sustainable over long timelines.

Videos

Articles

Nine student undergraduate student researchers pose for a photo at the front of a classroom.
August 20, 2025 · BCOM | IBH | RESEARCH | RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH | USRA

From research to impact: DeGroote undergraduate student research day  

Five university students gather around a table, looking at a tablet.
July 25, 2025 · BRENT MCKNIGHT | EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING | MCCD | MCLEAN CENTRE FOR COLLABORATIVE DISCOVERY | RESEARCH | SOCIAL IMPACT HUB

Breaking financial barriers: New learning hub explores solutions to address financial exclusion

Headshot of Alexandra Bovie, a smiling woman with long, blonde hair, wearing a black blazer.
June 19, 2025 · ALEXANDRA BOVIE | CONVOCATION | IBH

Finding my way: A reflection on growth, leadership and community 

About 100 diverse university students pose together on a grassy field surrounded by trees.
May 22, 2025 · BCOM | GREENSUITS | IBH | SUSTAINABILITY

Taking action towards sustainability: DeGroote Greensuits restore campus biodiversity 

A group of seven smiling DeGroote students pose in front of a projector screen,
May 7, 2025 · EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING | IBH

‘In the city’s talent pipeline, students play a really critical role’

Links

My Profile  
Impact Investing  
Linkedin Profile  
Responsible Investing  
Disaster Preparedness at Canadian Mining Sites  
Perception and Action in a Shifting Retail World  
Non-Profit resilience in the context of COVID 19  

Publications

Journals

Does Wildfire Exposure Influence Corporate Disaster Preparedness? A Study Of Natural Resources Extraction Firms In Canada

Emily Lalonde    Brent Mcknight    François-nicolas Robinne

Journal     2023

Organization & Environment

Bringing Values Into Retail Investments: The Role Of Work Identification In Responsible Investing

Anjali Chawla    Brent Mcknight    Kevin jason Veenstra

Journal     2020

Academy Of Management Proceedings

The Role Of Firms In Resilient Systems: A Multi?level Framework

Brent Mcknight

Journal     2019

Canadian Journal Of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences De L Administration

Patterns Of Firm Responses To Different Types Of Natural Disasters

Brent Mcknight    Martina k Linnenluecke

Journal     2019

Business & Society

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Other

Unpacking The Critical Role Of Firms In Community Resilience

Martina Linnenluecke    Brent Mcknight

2020

Building The Iron Cage: Institutional Creation Work In The Context Of Competing Proto-institutions

Brent Mcknight

2009

Tags:   BRENT MCKNIGHT DIRECTOR FULL TIME FACULTY IBH INTEGRATED BUSINESS AND HUMANITIES STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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