Dr. Kevin Curran

Biography

Kevin Curran is an Associate Professor at the Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. His research focuses on the role of business and entrepreneurship in building a sustainable and equitable society. Curran's work investigates two main avenues: first, the influence of business culture on financial performance and social outcomes across various cultural contexts; and second, the organizational forms best suited to address pressing societal challenges via commercial activity. His research has been published in reputable journals including the Strategic Management Journal and the Journal of Management Studies, and he serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Management. Curran has been recognized with distinctions such as being a finalist for the Academy of Management OMT Division Paper Award in 2025 and a shortlisted candidate for the Society for Advancement of Management Studies Dissertation Year Award in 2019. He teaches courses on social entrepreneurship at both undergraduate and master’s levels and has consulted for organizations such as the United Nations and the Social Impact Hub in the UK. Before joining the University of Amsterdam, he obtained his PhD from Cass Business School (now Bayes) and was a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. His career began in Ireland as a facilitator for start-up digital entrepreneurs and as a freelance journalist.

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