Biography
Julien Jourdan is a (Full) Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris. He teaches management and leadership in the PhD, MSc, and MBA programs.
His research focuses on reputation, legitimacy, and other social evaluations of organizations. He examines how a) stakeholders evaluate organizations in institutionally complex environments and b) how these evaluations shape organizational conduct, strategy, and performance. His work is published in academic journals including American Journal of Sociology, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Strategy Science.
He was awarded the HEC Best Dissertation prize and was finalist for the Grigor McClelland Dissertation, Industry Studies Association and AoM International Dissertation awards. His article on the consequences of scandals on organizational competition was finalist for Academy of Management Journal Best Paper.
He is also a Research Associate at Imperial College London. He previously held academic positions at Bocconi University and PSL-Paris Dauphine. A former finance executive at a major film studio, he has retained a strong interest in creative industries.
Scientific articles
Chapters in edited books
Proceedings
Working papers
Scientific articles
Academy of Management Journal, December 2018, vol. 61, n° 6, pp 2230-2264, (in coll. with R. FINI, M. PERKMANN)
Academy of Management Journal, February 2018, vol. 61, n° 1, pp 165-190, (in coll. with A. PIAZZA)
American Journal of Sociology, July 2017, vol. 123, n° 1, pp 232-275, (in coll. with R. DURAND, P. THORNTON)
Academy of Management Journal, February 2017, vol. 60, n° 1, pp 55-77, (in coll. with I. Kivleniece)
Chapters in edited books
Proceedings
Working papers
Education
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Ph.D. in Management Science, HEC Paris - France
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2025- Professor HEC Paris
- 2020-2025 Associate Professor HEC Paris
- 2024- Department Head, Management and Human Resources HEC Paris
- 2020- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
External Academic Responsibilities
- 2016-2020 Professor Université Paris Dauphine
- 2019-2019 Visiting professor Imperial College London
- 2012-2016 Assistant Professor Bocconi University
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Member of : Academy of Management (OMT and BPS), Strategic Management Society, European Group for Organization Science