Biography
Chair of Business Studies at Trinity College Dublin and Academic Director of Executive Education in Trinity Business School. Served two terms as Dean from 2015-2023 with a focus on strategic and transformational leadership. During this time Trinity Business School created leadership principles (the TBS DNA: Transforming Business for Good) which enabled a collaborative leading-leaders culture. This propelled extensive innovation and threefold scaling of the School to become triple accredited (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS) placing the School in the top 1% of business schools in the world and self-financing a new eco-friendly School building. Over the same period, the School entered and moved into the top tier of the Financial Times rankings and was rated as the 4th best business school in the world by the Economist for gender diversity. Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and has served on the Board of the University and Audit Committee. Served on the Governing Body of University College Dublin. Previously the Bettany Chair and the Founding Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship at Cranfield School of Management and prior to that, Deputy Director of the Centre for SMEs at Warwick University. Chair of the 2023 European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference and Co-Chair of EURAM's first ever online conference hosted during the Covid pandemic in 2020. Received a Failte Ireland Conference Ambassador Award in 2025. In 2026 received an award for academic contribution to finance at Irish Central's Financial Awards hosted at the Irish American Historical Society in New York. An executive coach with a Certificate in Executive Coaching from UC, Berkeley. Widely published in top ranked international journals including the Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Small Business Economics and the Journal of Business Venturing with work presented at the EU Commission, World Trade Organization, HM's Treasury, UK Houses of Commons and Lords as well as through media such as Forbes Magazine, the Financial Times, RTE and the BBC. Former President and Ents Officer of UCD Students' Union hosting bands such as the Pogues, Dr Feelgood, the Damned, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the Human League and Wilko Johnson. During student days, played in a number of 'low profile' indie bands. Writing music again and playing in a indie-surf band with a track - and more to come - on Spotify and Apple Music. Graduate of the University of Oxford (D.Phil), the London School of Economics (MSc.), University College Dublin (MA) and Trinity College Dublin (MA, Jure Officii).
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Lyons, R. and Burke, A., Leadership Principles: How Inspiration Pays Off, MIT Sloan Management Review, February, 2026
Kgoroeadira, R., Burke A., Di Pietro, F. & van Stel, A., Determinants of firms' default on unsecured loans in the P2P crowdfunding market, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 89, 2023, p101882
Thurik, R., Audretsch, D., Block, J., Burke, A., Carree, M., Dejardin, M., Rietveld, C., Sanders, M., Stephan, U., Wiklund, J., The impact of entrepreneurship research on other academic fields, Small Business Economics, online first, 2023
Parker, S., Åstebro, T., Audretsch, D.B., Blackburn, R., Burke A.E., Coad, A., Cowling, M., Davidsson, P., Fritsch, M., Greene, F., Reynolds, P.D., & Thurik, R., Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field, Small Business Economics. An Entrepreneurship Journal, 62, (4), 2023, p1 - 21
Annelot Wismans, Peter van der Zwan, Karl Wennberg, Ingmar Franken, Jinia Mukerjee, Rui Baptista, Jorge Barrientos Marín, Andrew Burke, Marcus Dejardin, Frank Janssen, Srebrenka Letina, José María Millán, Enrico Santarelli, Olivier Torrès and Roy Thurik, Face mask use during the COVID"19 pandemic: how risk perception, experience with COVID"19, and attitude towards government interact with country"wide policy stringency , BMC Public Health, 22, (1622), 2022, p1 - 14
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, Cowling, M., On the critical role of freelancers in agile economies, Small Business Economics, 55, (2), 2020, p393 - 398
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., Zawwar, I and Hussels, S., Do freelance independent contractors promote entrepreneurship?, Small Business Economics, 55, (2), 2020, p415 - 427
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
Burke, A.E. and Shaukat, A. , Establishment creation and destruction across business activity cycles: US evidence, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2015, p23
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 van Stel, A.J., Entry and Exit in Disequilibrium, Journal of Business Venturing, 29, (1), 2014, p174 - 192
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 Hussels, S., How Competition Strengthens Start-ups, Harvard Business Review, (March), 2013
Burke, A.E, Freelance Workers in the Construction Industry , Second, Hudson, Yorkshire, 2013
The Entrepreneurial Economy in, editor(s)Ed Wallis , New Forms of Work, The Fabian Society, London, 2012, [Burke, A.E.]
Burke, A.E. and Fraser, S., Self-Employment: the Role of Intellectual Property Right Laws, Small Business Economics, 39, (4), 2012, p819 - 833
Burke, A.E., The Entrepreneurship Role of Freelancers - Theory with Evidence from the Construction Industry, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 9, (3), 2011, p131 - 158
Burke, A.E., The music industry, A Handbook of Cultural Economics, Second Edition, 2011, p297-303
The Music Industry in, editor(s)Ruth Towse , Handbook of Cultural Economics, Edward Elgar Academic Publishers, 2011, [Burke, A.E.]
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.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, van Stel, A.J and Thurik R., Blue Ocean vs. Five Forces, Harvard Business Review, (May), 2010
Burke, A.E. , Freelance Workers in the Construction Industry , First, Hudson, Yorkshire. , 2010
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., 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.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., Strategies for Entrepreneurial Success, Journal of Strategic Management Education, 5, (1), 2009, p33 - 44
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
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
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., 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
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
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., 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 dynamics of product differentiation in the british record industry, Journal of Cultural Economics, 20, (2), 1996, p145-164
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. , TEMPORARY CONTRACT WORKERS AND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE: THE IMPACT OF, European Academy of Management, 2016
Burke, A.E. and Cowling, M., FREELANCER ENABLED FLEXIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, European Academy of Management, 2017
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Burke, A., Fu, N., Sheehan, J., Penney, G. & Hitesh, H.,, Ireland's Project Economy 2026: A Barometer of Independent Professionals, Contractors and Solo Self-Employed, 1, March, 2026
Burke, Andrew, Fu, Na, Sheehan, Jimmy and Penney, Geraldine, Ireland's Project Economy 2024: A Barometer of Independent Professionals, Contractors and Solo Self-Employed, 2024
Burke, A., Fu, N., Sun, Y, & Sheehan, J., Ireland"s Project Economy 2023: A Barometer of independent professionals, Contractors and Solo Self-Employed, 2023
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