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Vice-Dean; Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Academic Director, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital
BSc (Durham) MBA PhD (Western Ontario)
Professor Julian Birkinshaw is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Strategic Management Society, and the (US) Academy of Management. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees by the Stockholm School of Economics (2009) and Copenhagen Business School (2018), and is regularly ranked among the Thinkers50 list of the top global management thinkers.
His main area of expertise is in the strategy and organisation of large corporations, and specifically such issues as innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, strategic agility and headquarters-subsidiary relationships.
Professor Birkinshaw is the author of 15 books, including Fast/Forward, Becoming a Better Boss, Reinventing Management and Giant Steps in Management, and more than 90 articles in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review.
Professor Birkinshaw speaks at business conferences in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. He is regularly quoted in international media outlets, including CNN, the BBC, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Businessweek and The Times.
Honorary Doctoral Degree , Copenhagen Business School, 2018
Fellow of the Academy of Social Scientists, 2015.
Ranked #39 in “Thinkers Fifty”2013, #42 in 2015, #45 2017.
Fellow of the British Academy, 2012.
Honorary Doctoral Degree, Stockholm School of Economics, September 2009.
Winner of JIBS “Decade Award” 2009, for the most influential article in Journal of International Business Studies in 1999.
Winner of Academy of Management Review best paper award 2008 for the article, “Management Innovation.”
Fellow of the Academy of International Business, 2008.
Senior Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management (AIM), 2003-2006.
Finalist for 2004 best paper award in Academy of Management Journal
Finalist for 2004 best paper award in Sloan Management Review.
Finalist for best paper award in Academy of Management Executive in 1998.
Winner of the Barry Richman best doctoral dissertation award, 1996.
Finalist, Richard Farmer best doctoral dissertation in international business award, 1995.
2022
Birkinshaw J
Harvard Business Review 2022 Vol 100:1-2 p 36-42
Birkinshaw J; Gudka M
Journal of Management Development 2022 Vol 41:2 p 70-93
Birkinshaw J
Global Strategy Journal 2022 Vol 12:4 p 619-631
Birkinshaw J
In: Iniguez, S., Lorange, P. (eds) Executive Education after the Pandemic. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Birkinshaw J
In Merchant, H (eds), The New Frontiers of International Business: Contributions to management science, pp299-305
Prashantham S; Birkinshaw J
Journal of International Business Studies 2022 In Press
Visnjic I; Birkinshaw J; Linz C
Sloan Management Review 2022 Vol 63:3 p 74-78
2021
Menz M; Kunisch S; Birkinshaw J; Collis D J; Foss N J; Hoskisson R E; Prescott J E
Journal of Management Studies 2021 Vol 58:7
Volberda H W; Khanagha S; Baden-Fuller C; Michalache O R; Birkinshaw J
Long Range Planning 2021 Vol 54:5
Birkinshaw J; Gudka M; D'Amato V
California Management Review 2021 Vol 63:4 p 5-26
2020
Prashantham S; J M Birkinshaw
Journal of International Business Studies 2020 Vol 51:7 p 1165-1175
Birkinshaw J M
In The Future of Management in an AI World: Redefining Purpose and Strategy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (ed. Canals and Heukamp, Palgrave MacMillan, 2020)
2019
Erickson T; Cable D; Birkinshaw J; Savva N; Yueh L; Jolly R
London Business School Review 2019 January
Zimmermann A; Hill S A; Birkinshaw J; Jaeckel M
Long Range Planning 2019 Vol 53:6 p 101927
Birkinshaw J; Posner B
MIT Sloan Management Review 2019 Summer Vol 60:4 p 75-83
Kunisch S; Menz M; Birkinshaw J
International Business Review 2019 Vol 28:1 p 148-161
Gibson C; Sumpter T; Ambos J; Birkinshaw J M
Journal of Management Studies 2019 Vol 56:8 p 1713-1747
Birkinshaw J M; Ke D L-H; de Diego E
Harvard Business Review Digital Articles 2019 October 29
2018
Birkinshaw J
Journal of the British Academy 2018 Vol 6:S1 p 185-214
Birkinshaw J; Visnjic I; Best S
California Management Review 2018 Vol 60:4 p 74-100
Mol M J; Foss N; Birkinshaw J M
in Sturdy A, Heusinkveld S, Reay T and Strang D (eds.), Oxford handbook of management ideas, Oxford University Press, 2018.
2017
Birkinshaw J; Ambos T C; Bouquet C
Journal of Management Studies 2017 Vol 54:4 p 422-454
Monteiro F; Mol M; Birkinshaw J M
Long Range Planning 2017 Vol 50:2 p 282-295
Cara M; Birkinshaw J
in Jeffrey Furman , Annabelle Gawer , Brian S. Silverman , Scott Stern (ed.) Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Platforms (Advances in Strategic Management, Volume 37) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.115 - 150
2016
Marcia MJ; Rocha H; Birkinshaw J
Journal of Business Ethics 2016 Vol 150:2 p 579-591
Monteiro F; Birkinshaw J
Strategic Management Journal 2016 Vol 38:2 p 342-362
Birkinshaw J; Zimmerman A; Raisch S
California Management Review 2016 Summer Vol 58:4 p 36-58
Birkinshaw J M; Bouquet C; Crilly D; Lee S
Academy of Management Discoveries 2016 Vol 2:1 p 51-78
Birkinshaw J M; Haas M
Harvard Business Review 2016 Vol 94:5 p 88-93
Birkinshaw J M; Lecuona R; Barwise P
Academy of Management Learning and Education 2016 Vol 15:4 p 686-702
Prashantham S; J M Birkinshaw
Management International Review 2015 Vol 55:2 p 207-234
Bouquet C; Birkinshaw J M; Barsoux J-L
MIT Sloan Management Review 2015 Vol 57:2 p 58-66
Zimmerman A; Raisch S; Birkinshaw J
Organization Science 2015 Vol 26:4 p 1119-1139
Zimmerman A; Birkinshaw J M
in Teece, David J & Leih, Sohvi (eds.) The Oxford handbook of dynamic capabilities:,Oxford University Press
Birkinshaw J M ; Ansari S
In Foss N J and Saebi T (eds.), Business model innovation: the organisational dimension, Oxford University Press, 2015.
2014
Cheng JLC; Birkinshaw J; Lessard DR; Thomas DC
Journal of International Business Studies 2014 Vol 45 p 643-648
Hill S A; Birkinshaw J
Journal of Management 2014 Vol 40:7 p 1899-1931
Birkinshaw JM; Foss NJ; Lindenberg S
Sloan Management Review 2014 April Vol 55:3 p 49-56
Birkinshaw JM; Healey M; Suddaby R; Webber K
Journal of Management Studies 2014 Vol 51:1 p 38-55
Mol M; Birkinshaw J M
Organization Studies 2014 Vol 35:9 p 1287-1312
Birkinshaw J M
In Boddewyn J, International business essays, AIB Fellows, 2014
Birkinshaw J M; Ansari S
in Saebi T and Foss N (eds.), Business model innovation: the organizational dimension, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 85-103.
2013
Birkinshaw J M; Gupta K
Academy of Management Perspectives 2013 Vol 27:4 p 287-298
Birkinshaw J M; Cohen J
Harvard Business Review 2013 Vol 91:9 p 115-118
2012
Birkinshaw J; Rollins V; Turconi S
Business Strategy Review 2012 Vol 23:1 p 39-43
Birkinshaw J M; Prasantham S
In Verbeke, A, Merchant H eds., International Business Handbook, 2012
Goddard J; Birkinshaw J; Eccles T
MIT Sloan Management Review 2012 Vol 53:3 p 33-39
2011
Birkinshaw J M; Brannen M Y; Tung R
Journal of International Business Studies 2011:42 p 573-581
Bouquet C; Birkinshaw J
Global Strategy Journal 2011:1 p 243-262
2010
Birkinshaw J M; Jenkins H
Strategy and Business 2010 February 12th
Ambos T C ; Birkinshaw J M
Management International Review 2010 July Vol 50:4 p 449-469
Ambos T; Birkinshaw J
Organization Science 2010 Vol 21:6 p 1125-1140
Birkinshaw J; Hill S
Organizational Research Methods 2010 Vol 13:1 p 85-113
Birkinshaw J M; Heywood S
McKinsey Quarterly 2010:May
Ambos T; Andersson U; Birkinshaw J M
Journal of International Business Studies 2010 Vol 41:7 p 1099-1118
2009
Bouquet C; Morrison A; Birkinshaw J
Journal of International Business Studies 2009 Vol 40:1 p 108-131
Birkinshaw J M; Bresman H; Nobel R
Journal of International Business Research 2009 Vol 41 p 21-26
Raisch S; Birkinshaw J; Probst G; Tushman M L
Organization Science 2009 Vol 20:4 p 685-695
Bouquet C; J M Birkinshaw
In Cheng J, Maitland E, Nicholas S, eds., Managing subsidiary dynamics: headquarters role, capability development, and China strategy (Advances in International Management, Volume 22) Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Mol M J; Birkinshaw J
Journal of Business Research 2009 Vol 62:12 p 1269-1280
Hill S A; Maula M M V J; Birkinshaw J M; Murray G C
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 2009 Vol 3:1 p 3-27
Birkinshaw J; Goddard J
Sloan Management Review 2009 Winter Vol 50:2 p 81-90
2008
Birkinshaw J; Prasantham S
California Management Review 2008 Vol 51:1 p 6-23
Monteiro F; Arvidsson N; Birkinshaw J
Organization Science 2008 Jan-Feb Vol 19:1 p 90-107
Birkinshaw J M; Hamel G; Mol M
Academy of Management Review 2008 Vol 33:4 p 825-845
Bouquet C; Birkinshaw J M
Journal of Management 2008 Vol 34:3 p 477-508
Birkinshaw J M; Raisch S
Journal of Management 2008 Vol 34:3 p 375-409
Birkinshaw J; Hill S A
Journal of Business Venturing 2008 July Vol 23:4 p 423-444
Bouquet C; Birkinshaw J
Academy of Management Journal 2008 Jun Vol 51:3 p 577-601
Makela T K; Cuikerman P D'este; Birkinshaw J M
Journal of Management Studies 2008 Vol 45:8 p 1424-1447
2007
Rocha M; Birkinshaw J M
Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship 2007 Vol 3:3 p 205-255
Birkinshaw J; Bessant J; Delbridge R
California Management Review 2007 Spring Vol 49:3 p 67-84
Birkinshaw J; Hansen M T
Harvard Business Review 2007 June Vol 85:6 p 121-130
Birkinshaw J; Bouquet C; Chini T
MIT Sloan Management Review 2007 Summer Vol 48:4 p 39-45
Birkinshaw J; Crainer S; Mol M
Business Strategy Review 2007 Spring Vol 18:1 p 62-87
Birkinshaw J M; Hill S
Journal of Business Venturing 2007 Vol 23:4 p 423-444
2006
Mol M; Birkinshaw J
European Business Forum 2006 Winter:27 p 24-29
Birkinshaw J; Mol M J
MIT Sloan Management Review 2006 Summer Vol 47:4 p 81-88
Birkinshaw J M; Toulan O; Arnold D
International Studies of Management and Organization 2006 Vol 36:4 p 62-82
Chesbrough H; Birkinshaw J; Teubal M
Research Policy 2006 October Vol 35:8 p 1091-1099
Toulan O; Birkinshaw J; Arnold D
International Studies of Management and Organization 2006 Vol 36:4 p 62-82
Birkinshaw J; et al.
Strategic Management Journal 2006 Jul Vol 27:7 p 681-700
2005
Birkinshaw J
chapter in "What's next?: trends in foreign direct investment", Invest in Sweden Agency, 2005
Birkinshaw J; Hill S
Organizational Dynamics 2005 Vol 34:3 p 247-256
Birkinshaw J; Fey C
Journal of Management 2005 Vol 34:4 p 597-621
Birkinshaw J; Lingblad M
Organization Science 2005 Nov/Dec Vol 16:6 p 674-686
Birkinshaw J; Young S; Hood N
International Business Review 2005 Apr Vol 14:2 p 227-248
2004
Gibson C; Birkinshaw J
Academy of Management Journal 2004 Apr Vol 47:2 p 209-226
Birkinshaw J; Gibson C
Sloan Management Review 2004 Vol 45:4 p 47-55
Birkinshaw J M; Gibson C
Academy of Management Journal 2004 Vol 47:2 p 209-226
Birkinshaw J
in Chowdhury S ed., Next generation business handbook, p 775-792, Wiley, 2004
Birkinshaw J
in Lane H et al., Handbook of global management, p 289-300, Blackwell, 2004
Arvidsson N; Birkinshaw J
in Pedersen T and Mahne V eds., Knowledge governance, MacMillan, 2004
Birkinshaw J
in Cheng J and Hitt M eds., Advances in international management. Vol. 16, p 31-43, Elsevier Press, 2004
Toulan O; Arnold D; Birkinshaw J
in Chowdhury S ed., Next generation business handbook, p 630-644, Wiley, 2004
Brock D M; Birkinshaw J
Management International Review 2004 Vol 44:1 p 5-14
Birkinshaw J M; Evison A; Barden R; Terjesen S
European Business Forum 2004 Vol 19 p 38-40
Birkinshaw J
in Marschan-Piekkari R and Welch C eds., Handbook of qualitative research methods for international business, Elgar, 2004
Evison A; Birkinshaw J; et al.
European Business Forum 2004 Autumn Vol 19 p 38-42
2003
Birkinshaw J; Hill S
in Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Seattle, 2003
Campbell A; Birkinshaw J et al.
Sloan Management Review 2003 Aug Vol 45:1 p 30-38
Birkinshaw J; Terjesen S
in Birkinshaw J, Ghoshal S, Markides C, Stopford J M and Yip G eds., Future of the multinational company, John Wiley, 2003
Birkinshaw J
in Hood N ed., Multinational subsidiary: management, economic development and public policy, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
Birkinshaw J; Betenburg R; Murray G
Business Strategy Review 2003 Vol 13:4 p 10-19
Birkinshaw J; DiStefano J
in Lan H et al. eds., Handbook of global management, p 322-341, Blackwell, 2004
Birkinshaw J; Fey C
Management International Review 2003 Special issue:3 p 27-46
Birkinshaw J; Fey C
Management International Review 2003:3 p 27-46
Birkinshaw J M; Batenburg R; Murray G
Business Strategy Review 2003 Vol 13:4 p 10-19
Frost T; Birkinshaw J; Ensign P C
Strategic Management Journal 2002 Nov Vol 23:11 p 997-1015
Birkinshaw J; Nobel R; Ridderstrale J
Organization Science 2002 May/Jun Vol 13:3 p 274-289
Birkinshaw J
Long Range Planning 2002 Jun Vol 35:3 p 245-267
Birkinshaw J; Sheehan T
MIT Sloan Management Review 2002 Vol 44:1 p 75-84
Birkinshaw J; Batenburg R; Murray G
Business Strategy Review 2002 Vol 13:4 p 10-17
2001
Birkinshaw J; Toulan O; Arnold D
Journal of International Business Studies 2001 Vol 32:2 p 231-248
Birkinshaw J
Ivey Business Journal 2001 Mar/Apr Vol 65:4 p 32-36
Arnold D; Birkinshaw J; Toulan O
California Management Review 2001 Vol 44:1 p 8-20
Birkinshaw J
California Management Review 2001 Vol 44:1 p 24-38
Birkinshaw J
in Rugman A and Brewer T eds., Oxford handbook of international business, Oxford University Press, 2001
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
Harvard Business Review 2001 May/Jun Vol 79:3 p 131-138
Birkinshaw J
Business Strategy Review 2001 Vol 12:1 p 11-18
2000
Birkinshaw J; Fey C
in Birkinshaw J and Hagstrom P eds., Flexible firm: capability management in network organizations, Oxford University Press, 2000
Birkinshaw J M; Hood N
Journal of International Business Studies 2000 Vol 31:1 p 141-154
Birkinshaw J et al.
International Business Review 2000 Jun Vol 9:3 p 321-344
Birkinshaw J
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2000 Vol 24:1 p 9-35
Birkinshaw J; Toulan O; Arnold D
in Birkinshaw J and Hagstrom P eds., Flexible firm: capability management in network organizations, Oxford University Press, 2000
Birkinshaw J M; Holm U; Thilennius P; Arvidsson N
International Business Review 2000
Teigland R; Fey C; Birkinshaw J
Management International Review 2000 Vol 40:1 p 49-78
Birkinshaw J; Solvell O
International Studies of Management and Organization 2000 Summer Vol 30:2 p 3-9
Birkinshaw J; Bresman H; Hakanson L
Journal of Management Studies 2000 Vol 37:3 p 395-426
Birkinshaw J; Solvell O
in Dunning J H ed., Multinational enterprises and the knowledge economy, Oxford University Press, 2000
Birkinshaw J
in Birkinshaw J and Hagstrom P eds., Flexible firm: capability management in network organizations, Oxford University Press, 2000
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
Journal of International Business Studies 2000 Vol 30:1 p 141-154
Birkinshaw J
International Studies of Management and Organization 2000 Summer Vol 30:2 p 93-113
1999
Birkinshaw J
Business Horizons 1999 Vol 42:3 p 33-40
Birkinshaw J; Ridderstrale J
International Business Review 1999 Apr Vol 8:2 p 149-180
Birkinshaw J
in Hood N and Young S eds., Globalization of multinational enterprise activity and economic development, Macmillan, 1999
Arnold D; Birkinshaw J; Toulan O
Thexis 1999 Vol 4 p 14-17
Bresman H; Birkinshaw J; Nobel R
Journal of International Business Studies 1999 Vol 30:4 p 439-462
Bresman H; Birkinshaw J M; Nobel R
Journal of International Business Studies 1999 Vol 30:3 p 439-462
Ensign S; Birkinshaw J; Frost T
in Pedersen T and Holm U eds., Centres of excellence in multinational enterprises, Macmillan, 1999
1998
Birkinshaw J; Hood N; Jonsson S
Strategic Management Journal 1998 Mar Vol 19:3 p 221-242
Birkinshaw J; Nobel R
in Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, San Diego, 1998
Birkinshaw J
European Management Journal 1998 May Vol 16:3 p 355-364
Birkinshaw J
in Egelhoff W G ed., Transforming international organizations, Edward Elgar, 1998
Birkinshaw J; Fry J N
Sloan Management Review 1998 Apr Vol 39:3 p 51-62
Birkinshaw J
in Birkinshaw J and Hood N eds., Multinational corporate evolution and subsidiary development, Macmillan, 1998
Birkinshaw J
in Egelhoff W G ed., Transforming international organizations, Edward Elgar, 1998
Nobel R; Birkinshaw J
Strategic Management Journal 1998 May Vol 19:5 p 479-498
Moore K; Birkinshaw J
Academy of Management Executive 1998 Nov Vol 12:4 p 81-92
Birkinshaw JM; Hood N
Oxford: MacMillan
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
Academy of Management Review 1998 Vol 23:4 p 773-795
Birkinshaw J M; Nobel R
Strategic Management Journal 1998 Vol 19:5 p 221-242
1997
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
in Loveridge R ed., Internationalization: process, context and markets, Macmillan, 1997
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
Management International Review 1997 Vol 37:4 p 339-364
Birkinshaw J
Strategic Management Journal 1997 Mar Vol 18:3 p 207-229
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
in Proceedings of the European International Business Association, Stuttgart, 1997
1996
Birkinshaw J; Ridderstrale J
in Proceedings of the European International Business Association, Stockholm, 1996
Birkinshaw J
Journal of International Business Studies 1996 Vol 27:3 p 467-496
Nobel R; Birkinshaw J
in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 1996
1995
Birkinshaw J; Morrison A J
Journal of International Business Studies 1995 Vol 26:4 p 729-754
Birkinshaw J; Hood N
in Proceedings of the European International Business Association, Urbino, 1995
Birkinshaw J
Business Horizons 1995 May/Jun Vol 38:3 p 32-38
Birkinshaw J; Morrison A J; Hulland J
Strategic Management Journal 1995 Vol 16:8 p 637-655
Birkinshaw J
International Executive 1995 Vol 37:3 p 279-301
Birkinshaw J; Morrison A J; Hulland J
Strategic Management Journal 1995 Nov Vol 16:8 p 637-655
Birkinshaw J
Business Quarterly 1995 Vol 59:4 p 97-102
1994
Birkinshaw J
Advances in International Comparative Management 1994 Vol 9 p 111-144
Birkinshaw J
Industry Canada Occasional Paper 1994
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the 24th International Management Symposium, Switzerland, 1994
Inkpen A; Birkinshaw J
International Business Review 1994 Vol 3:3 p 201-218
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of ASAC Conference International Business Division, Halifax, 1994
1993
Birkinshaw J; Ritchie W
Business Quarterly 1993 Summer Vol 57:4 p 40-47
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the ASAC Conference International Business Division, Lake Louise, 1993
Birkinshaw J; Rush J C; Evers F T
in Proceedings of the ASAC Conference Management Education Division, Lake Louise, 1993
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the 1st Organizational Studies Doctoral Conference, Albany, 1993
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the ASAC Conference Organization Theory Division, Lake Louise, 1993
1992
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the Academy of International Business North-East USA, Baltimore, 1992
Birkinshaw J
in Proceedings of the ASAC Conference International Division, Quebec City, 1992
2016
Boppel M; Kunisch S; Birkinshaw J M
Working Paper
Birkinshaw J; Sheehan T
Strategic and International Management Working Paper
Birkinshaw J
Strategic and International Management Working Paper
Birkinshaw J; Mark K; Lalji F
2021
Birkinshaw J; Mark K
Birkinshaw J; Mark K
Birkinshaw J; Mark K
Birkinshaw J; Mather D; Stroube B; Mohliver A C
Birkinshaw J; Deshpande T
Birkinshaw J; de Diego E; Liang-Hong Ke D
Birkinshaw J; Mark K
2018
Birkinshaw J; De Diego E; Trill H
Birkinshaw J; Duncan S
Birkinshaw J M; Ridderstrale J
Stanford University Press, 2017. ISBN 9780804799539.
Ambos T C; Ambos B; Birkinshaw J M
Emerald Publishing, 2016
Birkinshaw J; Meghani S
Birkinshaw J M; Mark K
FT Publishing International
Birkinshaw J; Turconi S
Birkinshaw J; Duke L
Birkinshaw J
2010
Birkinshaw J M
Reinventing Management: Smarter Choices for Getting Work Done: Jossey-Bass, 2010
2005
Birkinshaw J; Piramal G
Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2005
2003
Birkinshaw J; Ghoshal S; Markides C; Stopford J M; Yip G; eds.
John Wiley, 2003
Buckland W L; Hatcher A; Birkinshaw J
McGraw Hill, 2003
Birkinshaw L; Birkinshaw J
Birkinshaw L; Birkinshaw J
Birkinshaw J
Tansley R; Birkinshaw J; Murray G
Lingblad M; Birkinshaw J
Birkinshaw J; Ritchie W; MacLellan L
Lingblad M; Birkinshaw J
Lingblad M; Birkinshaw J
2000
Birkinshaw J; Hagstrom P
Oxford University Press, 2000
Birkinshaw J; Hagstrom P; eds.
Oxford University Press, 2000
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