Julien JOURDAN

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.