John Kenneth MAWDSLEY
Associate Professor
Strategy and Business Policy
Biography
John Mawdsley received his Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His primary research interests seek to understand the drivers and impacts of strategy and performance in human capital intensive firms relating to those firms' professional workforce and client relationships. More generally, John is interested in topics related to demand-side strategy, the drivers and impacts of relational market ties, strategic human capital, and employee mobility. His Ph.D. dissertation was a finalist for the AOM Wiley Blackwell 2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award (BPS division), and his research has been published in Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Advances in Strategic Management. John has also contributed to an edited book on the management of professional service firms. His research has been shortlisted for several best conference paper awards. He currently serves a Representative at Large for the SMS Cooperative Strategies Interest Group and is a member of the Teaching Committee for the STR Division of the Academy of Management.
John teaches, and coordinates, the Strategic Management core course in the Grande Ecole programme, and the Corporate Strategy PhD course.
Scientific articles
Strategic Management Journal, May 2023, vol. 44, n° 5, pp 1254-1291, (in coll. with L. PAOLELLA, R. DURAND)
Organization Science, March-April 2022, vol. 33, n° 2, pp 518-540, (in coll. with Philipp Meyer-Doyle, O. CHATAIN)
Organization Science, July-August 2021, vol. 32, n° 4, pp 1009-1032, (in coll. with D. SOMAYA)
Strategic Management Journal, July 2018, vol. 39, n° 7, pp 1834-1859, (in coll. with D. SOMAYA)
Journal of Management, January 2016, vol. 42, n° 1, pp 85-113, (in coll. with D. SOMAYA)
Chapters in edited books
Employee Inter- And Intra-Firm Mobility, Tzabbar, D. & Cirillo, B., Advances in Strategic Management, 41, 55-73
The Oxford Handbook Of Professional Service Firms,, Empson, L., Muzio, D, Broschak, J., & Hinings, B., Oxford University Press
Proceedings
2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2023 , 2023 , 1 (N. Asghar, R. Coff)
2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2023 , 2023 , 1 (C. Gabbioneta, D. Muzio)
2022 AOM conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1 (N. ASGHAR, R. Coff, P. Meyer-Doyle)
2022 AOM Conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2022
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2018
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Scientific articles
Strategic Management Journal, May 2023, vol. 44, n° 5, pp 1254-1291, (in coll. with L. PAOLELLA, R. DURAND)
Organization Science, March-April 2022, vol. 33, n° 2, pp 518-540, (in coll. with Philipp Meyer-Doyle, O. CHATAIN)
Organization Science, July-August 2021, vol. 32, n° 4, pp 1009-1032, (in coll. with D. SOMAYA)
Strategic Management Journal, July 2018, vol. 39, n° 7, pp 1834-1859, (in coll. with D. SOMAYA)
Chapters in edited books
Employee Inter- And Intra-Firm Mobility, Tzabbar, D. & Cirillo, B., Advances in Strategic Management, 41, 55-73
The Oxford Handbook Of Professional Service Firms,, Empson, L., Muzio, D, Broschak, J., & Hinings, B., Oxford University Press
Proceedings
2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2023 , 2023 , 1 (N. Asghar, R. Coff)
2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2023 , 2023 , 1 (C. Gabbioneta, D. Muzio)
2022 AOM conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1 (N. ASGHAR, R. Coff, P. Meyer-Doyle)
2022 AOM Conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2022
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2018
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Education
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Ph.D., in Business Administration, Strategy and Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - USA
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Bachelor of Arts, Other, Other, University of Liverpool - United Kingdom
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2023- Department Head, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
- 2022- Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
- 2015-2022 Assistant Professor, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
- 2016- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Knowledge Architect Chair, Strategic Human Capital Interest Group, Strategic Management Society
- Representative at Large for the Strategic Management Society - Strategic Human Capital Interest Group
Awards & honors
- 2019 Nomination: Best Conference Paper, Strategic Management Society Meeting for the paper Boomerangs and Multiple Movers in Knowledge-Intensive Contexts: A Comparison of Post-Hiring Productivity.
- 2018 Finalist for Best Interdisciplinary Paper and Best Conference Paper, Strategic Human Capital Interest Group, SMS Conference 2018
- 2016 Shortlisted for 2014 SMS Best Conference Paper for "Relational Advantage and Partner-Driven Corporate Scope: The Case for Client-Led Diversification"
- 2016 Nominee for the 2016 SMS Best Conference Paper for "Enduring Market Ties and the Survival of Professional Service Firms"
- 2016 Finalist for the 2016 Outstanding Dissertation Award, BPS Division, Academy of Management