Entrepreneurship & Strategy

Research Themes:Ā Risk management, entrepreneurial strategies, company networks, inter-company, cooperation, stakeholders and strategy.

The TBS Entrepreneurship & Strategy Research lab conducts academic research in the field of business strategy, focusing on four main themes.

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Christophe FAVOREU

Head of Entrepreneurship & Strategy research lab of TBS Education

4 Major Research Topics

The (regional) development of entrepreneurship

Management accounting innovation Performance management systems (PMS) & commensuration in NPOs Evaluation practices & Impactā€‹

Innovation strategies & pathways

Business model innovation Product-service innovation Innovativeness and innovative idea generation & selection New innovation venues (e.g., fablabs, ā€˜third placesā€™) Innovation in specific contexts (SMEs, aerospace industry) Management of technological knowledge and intellectual property (e.g., patents) Structure of innovative industries Public innovation

Analysis of internationalization strategies

Internationalization strategies, entry modes, new forms for internationalizing Institutions and international business (e.g., lobbying) Impact of government regulation on internationalization strategies International market persistence Internationalization strategies of firms operating in emerging countries Internationalization and performance

Strategy in practice

Corporate Governance Impact of ownership structures on business strategies Strategies for mergers and acquisition Strategies of public, para-public and hybrid organizations (e.g., incubators, business accelerators)

Events & News

Tbs Research Labs Social Innovation Marketing

The annual Social & Innovation Marketing lab workshop: ā€œNew Frontiers in Social and Innovation Marketingā€ Toulouse, France, June 24, 2024

The third annual ā€œSocial & Innovation Marketing Labā€ Workshop will be held on-site at TBS Education on June 24, 2024. The workshopā€™s theme is ā€œNew Frontiers in Social and Innovation Marketing.ā€  In the rapidly evolving domain of modern marketing, we find ourselves at the confluence of groundbreaking technological advancements and...

research article ceo activism conducive democratic process 2300433387

Research article ā€” When Is CEO Activism Conducive to the Democratic Process?

This article complements the predominantly instrumentally oriented literature on CEO activism and contributes, more broadly, to the literature that explores the normative dimensions of corporate political involvement, as well as to a growing strand of research that draws on philosophical theory to inform business leadersā€™ ethical decision-making.

Seminars & Conferences

Seminar with David Audretsch

28 and 29 September 2021
Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University, Editor-in-chief Small Business Economics and co-author of the article Democracy and Entrepreneurship.
  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Seminars

Workshop Dr Llewellyn Thomas

October 2020
Associate Professor at LaSalle Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona
  • Ecosystem Effects : Moving Beyong Consumption-side Compatible Offerings to Address Provision-side Operational Coordination
Workshop

Workshop Johan WIKLUND

29 and 30 june 2020
Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Workshop

Publication

  • Economic Geography
  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
  • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
  • European Management Journal
  • Industrial and Corporate Change
  • International Journal of Business
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research
  • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Finance ContrĆ“le StratĆ©gie
  • M@n@gement
  • Management International
  • Public Organization Review
  • Regional Studies Review
  • Revue FranƧaise de Gestion.

Partnerships & collaborations

7e PCRD (European Commission), Projet FINNOV Project (Financing Innovation), Ā« The role of finance in growth, employment and competitiveness in Europe (SSH, 2007).

Partnerships : The Open University (UK), University of Cambridge (UK), Santā€™Anna School of Advanced Studies (Italy), Polytechnic University of MarcheĀ  (Italy), Economics Institute (Czech Republic),Ā  University of Bordeaux ( France), University of Sussex (UK).

NEKS Network, Knowledge sharing and cluster Development (Study on the formation and development of clusters formed by firms belonging to the knowledge economy). Coordinator: ASTER ā€“ Scienza Tecnologia Impresa (Italy). Participants: ALMAWEB, Italy, TBS (France), University of Durham (UK).

Archive

  • 18 novembre 2019Ā ā€“Ā Global Entrepreneurship Workshop:Ā Advances in Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ResearchĀ ā€“ avec Bernd WURTH. ā€“ Entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of theĀ latest fads in entrepreneurship researchĀ with increasing interest for theory and practice. However, there is still a lack of understanding ofĀ what is an entrepreneurial ecosystemĀ andĀ how it can build successful entrepreneurial ecosystems. This event aims to bring togetherĀ international researchers,Ā experts and entrepreneurial ecosystem builders to shed light on the entrepreneurial ecosystem phenomenon in academia and shape futures directions of the research agenda.
  • 20 June 2019 ā€“ Nabil KhelilĀ andĀ Fabrice LUMINEAU, Purdue University: ā€œThe many faces of entrepreneurial failure: Insights from an empirical taxonomyā€
  • 27 Mai 2019 ā€“Ā Research Symposium ā€œAdvances in strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation research ā€œ
  • 16 Mai 2019 ā€“ Valeria DUPLAT, Assistant Professor of Strategy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (SBE): ā€œIf itā€™s good enough for innovation, is it good enough for globalization? ā€ (ANNULƉ)
  • 21 Mars 2019 ā€“ Anne-Sophie FERNANDEZ, Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Audrey ROUYRE, PhD candidate in Strategic Management (University of Montpellier): ā€œHow to succeed in multi-partner competition projects for innovation? Evidence from Galileoā€ (ANNULƉ)
  • 13 DĆ©cembre 2018 ā€“ Prof. Olga BelousovaĀ (University of Groningen, the Netherlands), Understanding Entrepreneurship in Difficult Markets: A Social System View on Developing Dynamic Capabilities
  • 23-25 octobre 2018 ā€“Ā CongrĆØs internationale en entrepreneuriat et PME
  • 8 octobre 2018 ā€“Ā Workshop ā€œLaw & Strategyā€ parĀ Prof. David OROZCO, Florida State University
  • 15 mars 2018 ā€“Ā Workshop ā€œContributions to business model logic from corporate incubators and accelerators: a cognitive perspectiveā€ parĀ Prof. Dirk Schneckenberg, Rennes School of Business.
  • 29 septembre 2017 ā€“Ā Workshop ā€œActions speak louder than words: how framing and gesturing in entrepreneurial pitches influences potential investorsā€ parĀ Dr. Jean CLARKE, EM Lyon.
  • 25 mai 2016 ā€“Ā Workshop interne avecĀ Marco Van GelderenĀ sur ā€œFounder anxieties, coping responses, and their development over timeā€.
  • 18 avril 2016 ā€“Ā Workshop interne avecĀ Tomas Blomquist & Syujith NairĀ de Umea School of Business sur ā€œBusiness incubators : Designing for failure managementā€.
  • 14 avril 2016 ā€“Ā Workshop interne avecĀ Timothy B.FoltaĀ sur ā€œEntrepreneurial Choices of Initial Human Capital Endowments and New Venture Successā€.
  • 10 avril 2015 ā€“Ā Visite duĀ Prof Damien Talbot, UniversitĆ© de Bordeaux sur le sujet : ā€œRente relationnelle et sous-performance des firmes pivots dans la chaĆ®ne de valeur aĆ©ronautiqueā€.
  • Octobre 2015 ā€“Ā Workshop avecĀ Florian TaubeĀ sur le thĆØme : ā€œGrowth Managementā€.
  • 24 octobre 2014Ā ā€“ SĆ©minaireĀ ā€œHow to get published in the best Management/Entrepreneurship Journalā€Ā organisĆ© parĀ Wadid Lamine.
  • 23 octobre 2014Ā ā€“Ā Conference on Incubation and Regional DevelopmentĀ organisĆ© parĀ Wadid Lamine.
  • 28 mars 2014Ā ā€“ Workshop ā€œSuccessive change in Industrial Leadership, Emergence of India as the current world leader in Computer and Information Servicesā€ avec lā€™intervention deĀ Sunil Mani, visiting professor.
  • 1 juillet 2012Ā ā€“ Workshop ā€œEcosystems and Networksā€ avec les interventions deĀ Thierry ISCKIAĀ (Institut Mines-TĆ©lĆ©com, TĆ©lĆ©com Ecole de Management),Ā Xavier PARISOTĀ (ESC Troyes),Ā Simone FERRIANIĀ (UniversitĆ© de Bologne),Ā JĆ©rĆ“me VICENTEĀ (UniversitĆ© Toulouse 1 Capitole et Toulouse Business School).
  • 18 juin 2012Ā ā€“ Workshop avecĀ Denis LACOSTE, Pierre BUIGUES et Yen LE THI.