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Biography
Eric Knight is Deputy Vice Chancellor (People and Operations) at Macquarie University where his responsibilities include, amongst other things, academic and professional workforce planning, and university-wide student recruitment. He was a Fulbright Senior Scholar and Visiting Professor at Stanford University and completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford as an Australian Rhodes Scholar. In addition, Professor Knight serves on the boards of MQ Health, Sydney Grammar School, the Universities Admissions Centre, the Research Committee of the Committee for Sydney, and on the Business Council of Australia’s Skills, Education and Migration Committee.
Professor Knight is a world-leading researcher in the field of organisational theory and strategic management, having published in some of the top journals in his field including the Academy of Managment Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Academy of Management Review. He has served as Global Chair of the Strategy Practice interest group of the Strategic Management Society and is Chair of the Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP) interest group of the Academy of Management.
Professor Knight was previously Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School, one of the four faculties of Macquarie University. In this role, he provided strategic and operational leadership of the business school and its academic and professional staff during a period of positive transformation across its research and teaching performance. Before then, he was Professor of Strategic Management and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research - Enterprise & Engagement) at the University of Sydney, and before that worked in industry at Boston Consulting Group.
Professor Knight's research is :
- Published in such A* and top-tiered FT50 journals as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Studies, and Human Relations
- Won multiple research grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and with industry partners
- Formerly worked for a range of clients in Australia and Asia whilst at Boston Consulting Group
- Been awarded Best Paper awards or nominations at the Academy of Management, the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, and the Strategic Management Society
- Board service on numerous company and government boards, including the founding boards of NSW Smart Sensors Network and the NSW Defence Innovation Network
- Chair of the Strategy Practice interest group of the Strategic Management Society and Chair of the Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP) interest group at the Academy of Management
- Teaching excellence focused at the intersection of strategy and engineering, with free online access to award-winning Design-led Strategy course available here with 70,000+ students
- Previously Professor of Strategic Management and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research – Enterprise & Engagement) at the University of Sydney, responsible for the university’s R&D research strategy and implementation
- Honorary Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Sydney, and visiting professor at Oxford University and Stanford University
- Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW.
External positions
Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy
2020 → …
Fellow, The Royal Society of New South Wales
2020 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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BFI-MU Australia Data Lab
Knight, E., Kaplan, G., Charlton, A. & Hurley, H.
1/07/21 → 1/07/26
Project: Research
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Australia’s role in global financial and production networks
O'Neill, P., Knight, E. & Wojcik, D.
31/05/16 → …
Project: Research
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Who Benefits from the Sharing Economy? Disruption in Australian Cities
Sigler, T. J., Corcoran, J., Charles-Edwards, E., Merkert, R., Wachsmuth, D. & Knight, E.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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The limits of pivoting: a culturally informed model of resource commitments during repeated organizational transformation
Knight, E., Grimes, M. G. & Gehman, J., 3 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Academy of Management Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensing the room: the role of atmosphere in collective sensemaking
Knight, E., Lok, J., Jarzabkowski, P. & Wenzel, M., 1 Apr 2025, In: Academy of Management Journal. 68, 2, p. 326-356 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing ecosystem emergence and evolution: Strategies for ecosystem architects
Daymond, J., Knight, E., Rumyantseva, M. & Maguire, S., Apr 2023, In: Strategic Management Journal. 44, 4, p. O1-O27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Ontology of organizational paradox: A quantum approach
Hahn, T. & Knight, E., 29 Apr 2021, In: Academy of Management Review. 46, 2, p. 362-384 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The power of PowerPoint: A visual perspective on meaning making in strategy
Knight, E., Paroutis, S. & Heracleous, L., 1 Mar 2018, In: Strategic Management Journal. 39, 3, p. 894-921 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile63 Citations (Scopus)85 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Top 20 most read papers in Strategic Management Journal
Knight, Eric (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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AFR Higher Ed Award - Industry Engagement, Finalist
Knight, Eric (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other distinction
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Stanford University
Eric Knight (Visiting researcher)
2020 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Visualization tools and techniques in strategy research: a strategy-as-practice perspective
Eric Knight (Speaker)
9 Aug 2019 → 13 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Micro-foundations of paradox: whereto next from a practice perspective?
Eric Knight (Speaker)
9 Aug 2019 → 13 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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The role of visuals in enabling 'open strategy'
Eric Knight (Speaker)
9 Aug 2019 → 13 Aug 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Exploring organizational processes: A tension-based view
Eric Knight (Speaker), Jane Le (Speaker), Sarah Stanske (Speaker) & Matthias Wenzel (Speaker)
4 Jul 2019 → 6 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Macquarie Business School and NSE Academy Limited join forces to nurture talent for financial sector
25/10/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Australia has not properly utilised the research funding available overseas
21/06/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Why Management students should study Organisational Theory
7/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Philanthropy and tax are keys to thriving R&D sector
Eric Knight & Sakkie Pretorius
19/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Australia has an ideal role as a skills hub for Asia
29/08/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment