Biography
Julien Jourdan is Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris. He teaches management and leadership across the PhD, MSc, and MBA programs. He is currently acting as Coordinator of the Management and Human Resources department (MHR).
His research examines reputation, legitimacy, and other social evaluations of organizations. In particular, he studies how stakeholders evaluate organizations in institutionally complex environments and how these evaluations influence organizational behavior, strategy, and performance. His work has appeared in leading journals, including American Journal of Sociology, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, and Strategy Science. He currently serves as Senior Editor at Organization Studies.
Before joining HEC Paris, he held faculty appointments at Imperial College London, Bocconi University, and PSL–Paris Dauphine. Prior to academia, he worked as a finance executive at a major film studio, an experience that continues to inform his interest in creative industries.
Scientific articles
Academy of Management Journal, April 2024, vol. 67, n° 2, pp 468-493, (in coll. with A. Piazza)
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, June 2023, vol. 84, pp 73-93,
Organization Science, May - June 2023, vol. 34, n° 3, pp 1090-1110, (in coll. with R. FINI, M. PERKMANN, L. TOSCHI)
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)
Strategy Science, June 2018, vol. 3, n° 2, pp 408-425,
Academy of Management Journal, February 2017, vol. 60, n° 1, pp 55-77, (in coll. with I. Kivleniece)
American Journal of Sociology, June 2017, vol. 123, n° 1, pp 232-275, (in coll. with R. DURAND, P. THORNTON)
Academy of Management Journal, February 2012, vol. 55, n° 6, pp 1295-1315, (in coll. with R. DURAND)
Chapters in edited books
Materiality In Institutions - Spaces, Embodiment And Technology In Management And Organization, F-X. de Vaujany, A. Adrot, E. Boxenbaum, B. Leca, Palgrave Macmillan, 53-72
Research In The Sociology Of Organizations, M. Lounsbry, E. Boxenbaum, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Institutional Logics in Action , 165-201
Proceedings
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 1 (A. PERRI, L. RABBIOSI, E. SABBADIN, M. A. ETTER, L. AZEVEDO-REZENDE, E. OPERTI, F. RULLANI)
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 1 (M. CLEMENTE, G. GUALTIERI, Y. DEWAN, J.-H. HAN, T. HANNIGAN, R. YOUNGER)
84th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting , 2024 , Chicago , 1 (P. BLIOT, M. A. BIKARD, J. LANE, ET AL.)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2025
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2013
Scientific articles
Academy of Management Journal, April 2024, vol. 67, n° 2, pp 468-493, (in coll. with A. Piazza)
Organization Science, May - June 2023, vol. 34, n° 3, pp 1090-1110, (in coll. with R. FINI, M. PERKMANN, L. TOSCHI)
Research in the Sociology of Organizations, June 2023, vol. 84, pp 73-93,
Strategy Science, June 2018, vol. 3, n° 2, pp 408-425,
Chapters in edited books
Materiality In Institutions - Spaces, Embodiment And Technology In Management And Organization, F-X. de Vaujany, A. Adrot, E. Boxenbaum, B. Leca, Palgrave Macmillan, 53-72
Research In The Sociology Of Organizations, M. Lounsbry, E. Boxenbaum, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Institutional Logics in Action , 165-201
Proceedings
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 1 (A. PERRI, L. RABBIOSI, E. SABBADIN, M. A. ETTER, L. AZEVEDO-REZENDE, E. OPERTI, F. RULLANI)
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 1 (M. CLEMENTE, G. GUALTIERI, Y. DEWAN, J.-H. HAN, T. HANNIGAN, R. YOUNGER)
84th Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting , 2024 , Chicago , 1 (P. BLIOT, M. A. BIKARD, J. LANE, ET AL.)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2025
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2013
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