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Donal Crilly

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship; Chair, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Faculty

BA (Dublin City) MBA (Hitotsubashi) PhD (INSEAD) PhD (UCL)

Donal Crilly is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. His research focuses on stakeholder theory, managerial cognition, and temporality in strategy. His work has been published in leading journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. Journal.

Professor Crilly serves as an Associate Editor at the Academy of Management Journal and sits on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategic Organization.

He holds a BA from Dublin City University, an MBA from Hitotsubashi University, and PhDs from INSEAD and UCL.

Academic and professional experience

  • Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and Chair, Strategy and Entrepreneurship Faculty, London Business School

  • Associate Editor, Strategic Management Journal

  • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Journal

  • Editorial Board Member, Academy of Management Review

  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Business Studies

  • Editorial Board Member, Strategic Organization

Awards and honours

  • Finalist, Temple Best Paper Prize, Academy of International Business (2011)

  • Best Paper in Governance and Institutions Track, Academy of International Business (2011)

  • Newman Award for Best Paper Based on Recent Dissertation, Academy of Management (2010)

  • Finalist, Best Paper Prize, Strategic Management Society, Cologne (2008)


Teaching portfolio

Our teaching offering is updated annually. Faculty and programme material are subject to change.

Research highlights

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