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.
Conference Publication: Entrepreneurs: Navigate, Develop, and Transform Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Nazar, Samira, Burgers, Henri and Von Briel, Frederik (2023). Entrepreneurs: Navigate, Develop, and Transform Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.12012abstract
Journal Article: The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship
Burgers, J. Henri and Covin, Jeffrey G. (2016). The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship. Strategic Management Journal, 37 (3), 521-540. doi: 10.1002/smj.2343
Journal Article: Structural differentiation and corporate venturing: The moderating role of formal and informal integration mechanisms
Burgers, J. Henri, Jansen, Justin J. P., Van den Bosch, Frans A. J. and Volberda, Henk W. (2009). Structural differentiation and corporate venturing: The moderating role of formal and informal integration mechanisms. Journal of Business Venturing, 24 (3), 206-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.006
Innovating business models in the mining equipment technology and services sector in Australia
(2018–2020) Queensland University of Technology
Examining Interactive Effect of Perceived Support & Core Self Evaluations on Employee Engagement and its subsequent impact on their intrapreneurial progress considering their state vs. action orientation
Doctor Philosophy
Entrepreneurship in fragile contexts: A qualitative study of women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Industry & Research Collaboration: Generating a framework for Small to Medium Enterprise engagement in collaborative research with Publicly Funded Research Organisations
Doctor Philosophy
The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship
Burgers, J. Henri and Covin, Jeffrey G. (2016). The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship. Strategic Management Journal, 37 (3), 521-540. doi: 10.1002/smj.2343
Burgers, J. Henri, Jansen, Justin J. P., Van den Bosch, Frans A. J. and Volberda, Henk W. (2009). Structural differentiation and corporate venturing: The moderating role of formal and informal integration mechanisms. Journal of Business Venturing, 24 (3), 206-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.006
Natural imprinting and vertical integration in the extractive industries
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
Who is the corporate entrepreneur? Insights from opportunity discovery and creation theory
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
The imprinting effects of parent firms on the evolution of young spinoff alliance networks
Zarea Fazlelahi, Forough, Burgers, J. Henri, Obschonka, Martin and Davidsson, Per (2022). The imprinting effects of parent firms on the evolution of young spinoff alliance networks. Journal of Small Business Management, 1-33. doi: 10.1080/00472778.2022.2125980
Burgers, J. H., Arundel, A. and Casali, G. L. (2022). Effect of knowledge search depth, user co-creation and moderating factors on the outcomes of service innovations by European public sector organizations. Public Management Review, 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14719037.2022.2118820
Cavallo, Angelo, Burgers, Henri, Ghezzi, Antonio and van de Vrande, Vareska (2022). The evolving nature of open innovation governance: a study of a digital platform development in collaboration with a big science centre. Technovation, 116 102370, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102370
Zarea Fazlelahi, Forough, Burgers, J. Henri, Obschonka, Martin and Davidsson, Per (2022). Spinoffs’ alliance network growth beyond parental ties: performance diminishing, then performance enhancing. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 40 (2), 1-31. doi: 10.1007/s10490-022-09804-1
Sakhdari, Kamal, Burgers, J. Henri and Davidsson, Per (2020). Alliance portfolio management capabilities, corporate entrepreneurship, and relative firm performance in SMEs. Journal of Small Business Management, 61 (2), 1-29. doi: 10.1080/00472778.2020.1816433
Entrepreneurial strategies and tourism industry growth
Moyle, Char-lee, Moyle, Brent and Burgers, Henri (2020). Entrepreneurial strategies and tourism industry growth. Tourism Management Perspectives, 35 100708, 100708. doi: 10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100708
Sakhdari, Kamal, Burgers, Henri, Yadollahi Farsi, Jahangir and Rostamnezhad, Sasan (2020). Shaping the organisational context for corporate entrepreneurship and performance in Iran: the interplay between social context and performance management. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31 (8), 1020-1046. doi: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1396547
Sakhdari, Kamal and Burgers, J. Henri (2018). The moderating role of entrepreneurial management in the relationship between absorptive capacity and corporate entrepreneurship: an attention-based view. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 14 (4), 927-950. doi: 10.1007/s11365-017-0477-0
Australia has an internationalisation, not an innovation and R&D problem
Burgers, Henri and Glavas, Charmaine (2016, 09 19). Australia has an internationalisation, not an innovation and R&D problem The Conversation
The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship
Burgers, J. Henri and Covin, Jeffrey G. (2016). The contingent effects of differentiation and integration on corporate entrepreneurship. Strategic Management Journal, 37 (3), 521-540. doi: 10.1002/smj.2343
Why innovative business development projects fail
Volberda, H., Van Den Bosch, F. and Burgers, J. H. (2010). Why innovative business development projects fail. RSM Discovery-Management Knowledge, 3 (2), 7-9.
Burgers, J. Henri, Jansen, Justin J. P., Van den Bosch, Frans A. J. and Volberda, Henk W. (2009). Structural differentiation and corporate venturing: The moderating role of formal and informal integration mechanisms. Journal of Business Venturing, 24 (3), 206-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.01.006
Celebrity Capital as a Strategic Asset: Implications for New Venture Strategies
Hunter, Erik J., Burgers, J. Henri and Davidsson, Per (2009). Celebrity Capital as a Strategic Asset: Implications for New Venture Strategies. Entrepreneurial Strategic Content, 11, 137-160. doi: 10.1108/S1074-7540(2009)0000011007
Corporate venturing: Unlocking the innovation chain
Burgers, J. Henri and Shah, Chintan M. (2009). Corporate venturing: Unlocking the innovation chain. SSRN Electronic Journal doi: 10.2139/ssrn.1442543
Burgers, J. Henri, Van Den Bosch, Frans A. J. and Volberda, Henk W. (2008). Why New Business Development Projects Fail: Coping with the Differences of Technological versus Market Knowledge. Long Range Planning, 41 (1), 55-73. doi: 10.1016/j.lrp.2007.10.003
The impact of corporate venturing on a firm's competence modes
Burgers, J. Henri, Van Den Bosch, Frans A. J. and Volberda, Henk W. (2008). The impact of corporate venturing on a firm's competence modes. Competence Building and Leveraging in Interorganizational Relations, 11, 117-140. doi: 10.1016/S0749-6826(07)11005-2
Entrepreneurs: Navigate, Develop, and Transform Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Nazar, Samira, Burgers, Henri and Von Briel, Frederik (2023). Entrepreneurs: Navigate, Develop, and Transform Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.12012abstract
Women Entrepreneurs’ Resource Mobilization in Fragile Contexts
Nazar, Samira, Von Briel, Frederik and Burgers, Henri (2023). Women Entrepreneurs’ Resource Mobilization in Fragile Contexts. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 4-8 August 2023. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/amproc.2023.113bp
Entrepreneurs: navigate, develop, and transform entrepreneurial ecosystems
Nazar, S., Burgers, J. H. and Von Briel, F. (2023). Entrepreneurs: navigate, develop, and transform entrepreneurial ecosystems. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2023, Boston, MA, United States, 3 - 8 August 2023.
Symposium: Strategic leadership of business ecosystems: charting a new frontier of research
Heavey, C., Simsek, Z., Fox, B., Adner, R., Alexy, O., Altman, E., Burgers, J. H., Nambisan, S., Snihur, Y. and Zahra, S. (2023). Symposium: Strategic leadership of business ecosystems: charting a new frontier of research. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2023, Boston, MA, United States, 3 - 8 August 2023.
Women entrepreneurs' resource mobilization in fragile contexts
Nazar, S., Von Briel, F. and Burgers, J. H. (2023). Women entrepreneurs' resource mobilization in fragile contexts. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2023, Boston, MA, United States, 3 - 8 August 2023.
Parental Influence on The Network Status Formation of New Spinoffs
Fazlelahi, Forough Zarea , Obschonka, Martin , Burgers, Henri and Davidsson, Per (2022). Parental Influence on The Network Status Formation of New Spinoffs. ACERE Conference 2022, Melbourne, Australia, 8-11 February 2022.
Women entrepreneurship in fragile contexts: resource mobilization
Nazar, Samira and Burgers, Henri (2021). Women entrepreneurship in fragile contexts: resource mobilization. Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), Wellesley, MA, United States, 8-9 June 2021.
Women entrepreneurs’ resource mobilisation in fragile context
Nazar, Samira, von Briel, Frederik and Burgers, Henri (2021). Women entrepreneurs’ resource mobilisation in fragile context. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACERE) Conference, Robina, QLD, Australia, 9-12 February 2021.
Governing open innovation and a digital platform in collaboration with a big science center
Cavallo, A., Burgers, J. H., Ghezzi, A. and Van de Vrande, V. (2020). Governing open innovation and a digital platform in collaboration with a big science center. Academy of Management 2020 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 7-11 August 2020.
Zarea Fazlelahi, F, Burgers, J.H., Obschonka, M and Davidsson, P (2020). Imprinting effect of initial networks on subsequent network status: a replication and extension study. Academy of Management 2020 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 7-11 August 2020.
Parental network imprinting in spinoffs: understanding the underlying mechanisms
Zarea Fazlelahi, Forough, Obschonka, Martin, Davidsson, Per and Burgers, Henri (2019). Parental network imprinting in spinoffs: understanding the underlying mechanisms. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA United States, 9-13 August 2019. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2019.11881abstract
Benefits from business model renewal depends on entrepreneurial mindset
Sawang, Sukanlaya and Burgers, Henri (2019). Benefits from business model renewal depends on entrepreneurial mindset. British Academy of Management Conference, Aston Business School, United Kingdom, 3-5 September, 2019. London, United Kingdom: British Academy of Management.
Flipping the script: how innovation contests create more entrepreneurial organizations
Cavallo, Angelo, Burgers, J. Henri and Ghezzi, Antonio (2019). Flipping the script: how innovation contests create more entrepreneurial organizations. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN USA, 18-21 October, 2019.
Can strategic entrepreneurship lead to industry growth?
Moyle, Char-lee , Burgers, Henri and Moyle, Brent (2018). Can strategic entrepreneurship lead to industry growth?. ACERE Conference 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6-9 February 2018.
Meet the parents: an empirical study of spin-off network development
Fazlelahi, Forough Zarea, Burgers, Henri and Davidsson, Per (2018). Meet the parents: an empirical study of spin-off network development. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL, United States, 10-14 August 2018. Briarcliff Manor, NY, United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/AMBPP.2018.15544abstract
Fazlelahi, Forough Zarea , Burgers, Henri and Davidsson, Per (2018). The Impact of early imprinting on the spin-off network development: a replication and extension to parent-offspring context. ACERE Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6-9 February 2018.
Transition to full-time self-employment and happiness of hybrid entrepreneurs
Ardianti, Retno , Burgers, Henri and Steffens, Paul (2018). Transition to full-time self-employment and happiness of hybrid entrepreneurs. ACERE Conference 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6-9 February 2018.
Perrons, Robert K., Burgers, Henri and Newton, Cameron (2018). Who are the innovators in the upstream oil & gas industry? Insights from the 2017 SPE Global innovation survey. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2018, ATCE 2018, Dallas, TX United States, 24 - 26 September 2018. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). doi: 10.2118/191464-ms
Vertical integration: an imprinting perspective
Fazlelahi, Forough and Burgers, Henri (2017). Vertical integration: an imprinting perspective. ACERE Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 7-10 February 2017.
Knowledge search and innovation: a replication and extension to the public sector
Burgers, Henri and Casali, Luca (2016). Knowledge search and innovation: a replication and extension to the public sector. ACERE Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2-5 February 2016. Brisbane, Australia: QUT.
"Antecedents, consequences, and the mediating role of bricolage in corporate entrepreneurship"
Burgers, Henri, Stuetzer, Michael and Senyard, Julienne Marie (2014). "Antecedents, consequences, and the mediating role of bricolage in corporate entrepreneurship". 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 August 2014. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.13473abstract
Manage thy relations: networking capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship
Sakhdari, Kamal, Burgers, Henri and Davidsson, Per (2014). Manage thy relations: networking capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship. ANZAM, Sydney, Australia, 3-5 December 2014.
Organizing for corporate entrepreneurship: a contingency view
Burgers, Henri and Covin, Jeffrey G. (2014). Organizing for corporate entrepreneurship: a contingency view. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 August 2014. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.11940abstract
Unpacking the networking capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship relationship
Sakhdari, Kamal, Burgers, Henri and Davidsson, Per (2014). Unpacking the networking capabilities and corporate entrepreneurship relationship. 74th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia, PA United States, 1-5 August 2014. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2014.13260abstract
Strategic renewal and competitive advantage in opportunity-driven and conservative new ventures
Burgers, Henri and Sawang, Sukanlaya (2012). Strategic renewal and competitive advantage in opportunity-driven and conservative new ventures. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA United States, 3-7 August 2012. Briarcliff Manor, NY United States: Academy of Management. doi: 10.5465/ambpp.2012.15980abstract
Burgers, J. Henri and Jansen, J.J.P. (2008). Organizational ambidexterity and corporate entrepreneurship: the differential effects on venturing, innovation and renewal processes. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, North Caroline, 5-7 June 2008.
Digital Service Transformation: Pathways to human and economic wellbeing White Paper
Andreassen, Tor W., Archibald, Gordon, Beekhuyzen, Jenine, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Brea, Edgar, Breidbach, Christoph, Burchill, Keith, Burgers, Henri, Cao, Selina, Coote, Len, Coram, Brendan, Cunningham, Claire, Feast, George, Field, Mitch, Ford, Jerad, Fouche, Leon, Gain, Alexandria, Gooding, Glen, Goyeneche Ramirez, David, Green, Teegan, Gschwind, Daniel, Hall, Thomas, Hartley, Nicole, Heinz, Daniel, Hine, Damian, Indulska, Marta, Kapernick, Brett, Kastelle, Tim, Ko, Ryan ... Zhang, Wenlu (2023). Digital Service Transformation: Pathways to human and economic wellbeing White Paper. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland Business School - Service Innovation Alliance. doi: 10.14264/aed4918
Burgers, Henri and Dalby, Bill (2018). Collaboration, corporate entrepreneurship, internationalisation and performance in the Australian Mining Equipment, Technology and Services sector. METS Ignited Report Series. Report 2 Brisbane, Australia: METS Ignited.
Burgers, Henri and Dalby, Bill (2018). Network capabilities, absorptive capacity and managerial practices in the Australian Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector and their effects on corporate entrepreneurship, internationalisation and performance. METS Ignited Report Series. Report 3 Brisbane, Australia: METS Ignited.
Collaboration in the Australian mining equipment, technology and services sector
Henri Burgers and Bill Dalby (2017). Collaboration in the Australian mining equipment, technology and services sector. METS Ignited Report Series. Report 1 Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.
Entrepreneurship in the Australian Mining Industry: Pull the Plug or Take the Plunge
Burgers, Henri, Dahlke, Angela and Bakker, Rene (2016). Entrepreneurship in the Australian Mining Industry: Pull the Plug or Take the Plunge. Brisbane: Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research.
How to Design and Manage Successful Joint Ventures in the Exploration Space
Bakker, Rene, Burgers, Henri and Chamberlin, Andrew (2015). How to Design and Manage Successful Joint Ventures in the Exploration Space. Brisbane: Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research.
Innovating business models in the mining equipment technology and services sector in Australia
(2018–2020) Queensland University of Technology
Examining Interactive Effect of Perceived Support & Core Self Evaluations on Employee Engagement and its subsequent impact on their intrapreneurial progress considering their state vs. action orientation
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Industry & Research Collaboration: Generating a framework for Small to Medium Enterprise engagement in collaborative research with Publicly Funded Research Organisations
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Conglomerate cross-innovation: An exploratory investigation of cognitive challenges and potential for internal cross-industry innovation management.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Business Model Innovations for Necessity Entrepreneurs
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Entrepreneurship in fragile contexts: A qualitative study of women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors: