Professor Andrew Burke
Chair of Business Studies, Trinity Business School
Head/Dean of School of Business, Trinity Business School
Biography
Professor Andrew Burke is Dean of Trinity Business School and the Chair of Business Studies. He became a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin in 2016 and joined the Board of the University in 2018. He has been a member of the Audit Committee from 2018-21.
Previously he held the Bettany Chair of Entrepreneurship at Cranfield School of Management where he was founder and Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship. He was also a Board Member of Cranfield Ventures Limited - Cranfield University's tech transfer unit - and Director of the Cranfield Business Growth Programme (BGP). He also served as Director of Graduate Programmes and a member of the Executive at Cranfield School of Management. He was Chairperson of the Centre for Research on Self-Employment - the London-based IPSE international think tank on freelancing - from 2014-20. He was a Visiting Professor at the Anderson School of Management, UCLA, USA in 2002 and 2012. He was a Research Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Economics, Germany from 2003-2009. He has also been on the faculty of Warwick Business School, the University of Edinburgh, Balliol College Oxford and the University of St Andrews. He was a former President of UCD Students' Union and member of the Board of UCD.
He is widely published in top ranked international journals including the Harvard Business Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Venturing, Regional Studies, International Journal of Industrial Organization, the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, and Small Business Economics. His work has been presented at the EU Commission, World Trade Organization, HM's Treasury, UK Houses of Commons and Lords as well as through media such as BBC Breakfast Television and the Working Lunch. Andrew is founding Editor of the International Review of Entrepreneurship, an Editor of Small Business Economics and was a Guest Editor of the International Journal of Industrial Organization. He is on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research and the International Journal of Research, Innovation and Commercialization. He graduated with a D.Phil (Oxford University), MSc (London School of Economics), MA (NUI) and an honorary MA (Dubl.). During his student days he played in a number of indie bands which were commercially unsuccessful but enjoyable experiences.
He has acted as a consultant for organisations such as the European Commission, Businesslink UK, the UK's association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed (IPSE), GESAC (EU), Forbairt (IDA), Hudson Contract, Schlumberger, Selex-Galileo, May Gurney, Bank of Ireland International Banking and the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO).
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Wismans, A., Letina, S., Wennberg, K., Thurik, R., Baptista, R., Burke, A., Dejardin, M., Janssen, F., Santarellij, E., Torrès, O., Franken, I., The role of impulsivity and delay discounting in student compliance with COVID-19 protective measures, Personality and Individual Differences, 179, 2021
Burke, A., Lyalkov, S., Millán, A., Millán, J.M., & Van Stel, A., How does country R&D change the allocation of self-employment across different types?, Small Business Economics, 56, 2021, p695 - 721
Burke, A.E., Zawwar, I and Hussels, S., Do freelance independent contractors promote entrepreneurship?, Small Business Economics, 55, (2), 2020, p415 - 427
Wismans, A., Letinac, S., Thurik, R., Wennberg, K., Franken, I., Baptista, R., Marín, J.B., Block, J., Burke, A., Dejardin, M., Janssen, F., Mukerjee, J., Santarelli, E., Millán, J.M., and Torrès, O., Hygiene and Social Distancing as Distinct Public Health Related Behaviours among University Students' during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(4), 2020
Burke, A.E, Cowling, M., On the critical role of freelancers in agile economies, Small Business Economics, 55, (2), 2020, p393 - 398
Burke, A.E. , Cowling, M., The relationship between freelance workforce intensity, business performance and job creation, Small Business Economics, 55, (2), 2020, p399 - 413
José María Millán, Serhiy Lyalkovb, Andrew Burke, Ana Millán and André van Stel, 'Digital divide' among European entrepreneurs: Which types benefit most from ICT implementation?, Journal of Business Research, 2019
Kgoroeadira, R., Burke, A.E. and van Stel, A, Small business online loan crowdfunding: who gets funded and what determines the rate of interest?, Small Business Economics, 52, 2019, p67 - 87
Fok, D., van Stel, A., Burke, A.E. and Thurik, R. , How entry crowds and grows markets: the gradual disaster management view of market dynamics in the retail industry , Annals of Operations Research, 283, (1-2), 2019, p1111 - 1138
Burke, A.E., Millán, J.M., Román, C. and van Stel, A., Exploring the impact of different types of prior entrepreneurial experience on employer firm performance, Journal of Business Research, 90, (September), 2018, p107 - 122
Burke, A.E., van Stel, A. and Thurik, R., Testing the Validity of Blue Ocean Strategy versus Competitive Strategy: An Analysis of the Retail Industry, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 14, (2), 2016, p123 - 146
JAS Llopis, JM Millán, R Baptista, A Burke, SC Parker, R Thurik, Good times, bad times: entrepreneurship and the business cycle, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 11, (2), 2015, p243 - 251
Andrew Burke , The Handbook of Research on Freelancing and Self-Employment, 1st, Dublin, Senate Hall Academic Publishing, 2015, 1 - 160pp
Burke, A.E. and Shaukat, A. , Establishment creation and destruction across business activity cycles: US evidence, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2015, p23
Burke, A.E., van Stel, A., Hartog, C. and Ichou, A., What determines the level of informal venture finance investment? Market clearing forces and gender effects, Small Business Economics, 42, 2014, p467 - 484
Burke. A.E. and van Stel, A.J., Entry and Exit in Disequilibrium, Journal of Business Venturing, 29, (1), 2014, p174 - 192
Burke, A.E, Freelance Workers in the Construction Industry , Second, Hudson, Yorkshire, 2013
Burke, A.E. and Hussels, S., How Competition Strengthens Start-ups, Harvard Business Review, (March), 2013
Burke, A.E. and Fraser, S., Self-Employment: the Role of Intellectual Property Right Laws, Small Business Economics, 39, (4), 2012, p819 - 833
The Entrepreneurial Economy in, editor(s)Ed Wallis , New Forms of Work, The Fabian Society, London, 2012, [Burke, A.E.]
Burke, A.E., The Entrepreneurship Role of Freelancers - Theory with Evidence from the Construction Industry, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 9, (3), 2011, p131 - 158
The Music Industry in, editor(s)Ruth Towse , Handbook of Cultural Economics, Edward Elgar Academic Publishers, 2011, [Burke, A.E.]
Burke, A.E., The music industry, A Handbook of Cultural Economics, Second Edition, 2011, p297-303
Burke, A.E. , Freelance Workers in the Construction Industry , First, Hudson, Yorkshire. , 2010
Burke, A.E, Hartog, C. van Stel, A. and Suddle, K, How does entrepreneurial activity affect the supply of informal investors?, Venture Capital Journal, 12, (1), 2010, p21 - 47
Burke, A.E. and Hanley, A., Market Concentration and New Firm Survival in Dynamic versus Static Industries, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing,, 1, (3), 2010, p327 - 345
Burke, A., Fraser, S., Greene, F.J., The multiple effects of business planning on new venture performance, Journal of Management Studies, 47, (3), 2010, p391-415
Burke, A.E, van Stel, A.J and Thurik R., Blue Ocean vs. Five Forces, Harvard Business Review, (May), 2010
Burke, A.E, Fraser, S and Green, F.J., Multiple Effects of Business Plans on New Ventures, Journal of Management Studies, 47, (3), 2010, p391 - 415
Burke, A.E., Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success, Journal of Strategic Management Education, 5, (1), 2009, p33 - 44
Burke, A.E., FitzRoy, F.R. and Nolan, M.A., Is there a North-South Divide in Self-employment in England? , Regional Studies, 43, (4), 2009, p529 - 544
Burke, A.E. and Hartwell, I., Patent and Non Patent Strategies in R&D Based Entrepreneurship: A 4 Step Test, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 7, (2), 2009, p151 - 160
Burke, A.E., Fitzroy, F.R., Nolan, M.A., Is there a North-South divide in self-employment in England? | Est-il une fracture de Nord Sud en ce qui concerne les emplois indépendants en Angleterre?, Regional Studies, 43, (4), 2009, p529-544
Burke, A., Görg, H., Hanley, A., The impact of foreign direct investment on new firm survival in the UK: Evidence for static versus dynamic industries, Small Business Economics, 31, (4), 2008, p395-407
Burke, A.E., FitzRoy, F.R. and Nolan, M.A, What Makes a Die-Hard Entrepreneur? Beyond the 'employee or entrepreneur' dichotomy., Small Business Economics, 31, (2), 2008, p93 - 115
Burke, A., Gorg, H and Hanley, A., The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on New Firm Survival in the UK: evidence for static versus dynamic industries,, Small Business Economics, 31, (4), 2008, p395 - 407
Andrew Burke, Modern Perspectives on Entrepreneurship, Senate Hall Academic Publishing, Dublin, Senate Hall Academic Publishing, Dublin, 2006, 1 - 386pp
Burke, A.E. and A. Hanley , Bank Interest Margins and Business Start-up Collateral: Testing for Convexity, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 53, (3), 2006, p319 - 334
Burke, A.E, Hanley, A, How do Banks Pick Safer Ventures? A Theory Relating the Importance of Risk Aversion and Collateral to Interest Margins and Credit Rationing, The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures, 8, (2), 2003, p13 - 24
Burke, A.E., FtizRoy, F. and Nolan, M. , Self-Employment Wealth and Job Creation: the Roles of Gender, Non-pecuniary Motivation and Entrepreneurial Ability, Small Business Economics, 19, 2002, p255 - 270
Burke, A.E., The Arbitrators' Award in the WTO Ruling on section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act: Welfare and Strategic Implications, Copyright Reporter: Journal of the Copyright Society of Australia, 20, (4), 2002, p176 - 202
Audretsch, D.B. Baumol, W.J. and Burke, A.E. (2001) Competition Policy in Dynamic Markets, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol.19: 613-634, Competition Policy in Dynamic Markets, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 19, 2001, p613 - 634
Burke, A.E. and To, T. , Can Reduced Entry Barriers Worsen Market Performance? A Model of Employee Entry, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 19, 2001, p695 - 704
Burke, A.E., Legal Structure and Strategic Regulation of Intellectual Property: Who Pays for R&D in Arts Markets?, Recherches Economiques de Louvain , 66, (1), 2000, p193 - 211
Burke, A.E., FitzRoy, F.R. and Nolan, M., When Less is More: Distinguishing between Entrepreneurial Choice and Performance', Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 5, 2000, p565 - 587
Burke, A.E., Small Firm Start-up by Composers in the Recording Industry, Small Business Economics, 9, (6), 1997, p463-471
Burke, A.E., The dynamics of product differentiation in the british record industry, Journal of Cultural Economics, 20, (2), 1996, p145-164
Burke, A.E., Economic integration and new firm formation: Britain's impact on Irish enterprise, Review of Industrial Organization, 11, (2), 1996, p183-200
Burke, A.E., How effective are international copyright conventions in the music industry?, Journal of Cultural Economics, 20, (1), 1996, p51-66
Burke, A.E., The demand for vinyl L.P.s. 1975-1988 - Time series estimation of a product group in the presence of product differentiation innovation, Journal of Cultural Economics, 18, (1), 1994, p41-64
Burke, A.E. and Cowling, M., FREELANCER ENABLED FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, European Academy of Management, 2017
Burke, A.E. and Cowling, M. , TEMPORARY CONTRACT WORKERS AND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: THE IMPACT OF, European Academy of Management, 2016
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Burke, A., Fu, N., Nguyen, Tam, & Sheehan, Jimmy, Ireland's Project Economy: A Barometer of Independent Professionals, Contractors, and Solo Self-Employed , Dublin, Ireland, 2021
Burke, A.E., The freelance project and gig economies of the 21st century, London, CRSE, June, 2019
Andrew Burke & Samuel Vigne, The Economic Role of Freelance Workers in the Construction Industry (3rd Edition), 3rd Edition, London, 2018, p1 - 75
Andrew Burke, The Role of Freelancers in the 21st Century British Economy, London, 2012, p1 - 66