Joep Cornelissen is Professor in Corporate Communication and Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and Chair in Strategy and Organisation (part-time) at the University of Liverpool Management School. He researches processes of innovation, communication and change and has furthermore a general interest in questions of scientific reasoning and theory development in management and organization theory. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Organization Theory, a former Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Review, and a former General Editor of the Journal of Management Studies (2006-2012).