Julian Birkinshaw (born 16 October 1964) is a British academic. He is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the

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Early life

Julian Birkinshaw earned a BSc in Geology from

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, followed by a Master of Business Administration and PhD from the

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at the

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Career

Birkinshaw is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the

, where he is the Academic Director of the Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Birkinshaw is the author of four books on management. His first book, ''Entrepreneurship in the Global Firm'', published in 2000, was reviewed by William G. Egelhoff of

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in the ''

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''. His fourth book, ''Becoming a Better Boss: Why Good Management is So Difficult'', published in 2013, was reviewed in the ''

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Honours

In 2012, Birkinshaw was elected a

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(FBA). In 2015, he was elected a

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(FAcSS). He is also a Fellow the

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, and of the Advanced Institute of Management Research.

Works

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As a co-author

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References

External links

Official websiteFaculty webpage
Living people University of Western Ontario alumni Academics of London Business School Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences Fellows of the British Academy 1964 births Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham {{London-stub