Associate Professor Henri Burgers

Associate Professor

School of Business
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Overview

Henri Burgers is the Head of the Strategy & Entrepreneurship Discipline at The University of Queensland. He obtained his PhD from the RSM Erasmus University, and worked at the Queensland University of Technology prior to joining UQ. His research focuses on the intersection of corporate entrepreneurship, managerial and organisational capabilities, and institutional contexts with the aim of helping individuals and organisations unlock their entrepreneurial potential. He has published in top journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Long Range Planning, and Technovation. He has worked with leading firms, industry associations and governments across the globe. His research received well over 1mln AUD in research funding, including two prestigious grants from the Australian Research Council to improve entrepreneurship and innovation in the natural resources industries.

Henri teaches courses and provides workshops on strategic decision-making and agile innovation for different levels. He has developed and transformed a wide range of Bachelor and Masters and Executive courses and programs to embed more entrepreneurship and strategic decision-making skills in curricula. He was awarded a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy for his teaching. He is a recognised reviewer for numerous journals and grants and serves on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Business Venturing and Group and Organization Management.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
  • Masters (Coursework), Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Publications

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Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • (2023) Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book Chapter

  • Fazlelahi, Forough Zarea and Burgers, J. Henri (2018). Natural imprinting and vertical integration in the extractive industries. Managing natural resources: organizational strategy, behaviour and dynamics. (pp. 138-161) edited by Gerard George and Simon J. D. Schillebeeckx. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781786435729.00016

  • Burgers, Henri and Van de Vrande, Vareska (2016). Who is the corporate entrepreneur? Insights from opportunity discovery and creation theory. Handbook of research on corporate entrepreneurship. (pp. 64-86) edited by Shaker A. Zahra, Donald O. Neubaum and James C. Hayton. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781785368738.00008

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor

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