Elco van Burg is full professor of Organizational Theory at the School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Elco's research is situated at the intersection of organization theory and entrepreneurship. He studies primarily the following topics: social networks and interorganizational collaboration, managerial imagination and decision-making, design perspectives on organizing, organizing for the public good (social entrepreneurship and religious organizations), and modern organizational trends such as lean and agile organizing.

Recent awards:
- Entrepreneurship best full paper award, 2021, British Academy of Management Conference
- Journal of Business Venturing Best Paper Award 2021.

Keywords/research interests: Organization theory, Purpose, Entrepreneurship, Design, Social networks