Breck Wightman

Assistant Professor,
Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics

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Biography

Breck Wightman is an Assistant Professor in the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at BYU Marriott, where he teaches courses in public administration and management. He received a PhD in Public Affairs from Indiana University and an MPA from BYU Marriott. Dr. Wightman's primary research examines issues surrounding strategic human resource management, including executive search and succession, person-environment fit, and executive scandals. His work has been published in leading journals such as Public Administration Review, The American Review of Public Administration, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Education

Ph.D., Public Affairs, Indiana University, 2022
Master of Public Administration, Brigham Young University, 2018
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities, Brigham Young University - Idaho, 2016

Selected Publications

"Holding Out For a Hero: Linking Hiring Duration and Managerial Fit", Public Administration Review, 2023
"Job Vacancy and Organizational Performance: Are Senior Managers or Street-Level Bureaucrats Missed Most?", Public Administration Review, Edition 4, Volume 82, Pages 660-670, 2022
"Inside the Push for Good Governance: Institutional Predictors of Administrative Transparency in Public Organizations", The American Review of Public Administration, Edition 8, Volume 51, Pages 590-604, 2021