Education
- 2005 : Ph.D. in Management Sciences, Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, France
- 1996 : D.E.A. Gestion Socio-Economique (Mention Bien) [Pre-Doctoral Post Graduate Program with honors] in Economic Sciences and Management, Université Lumière Lyon II, France
- 1992 : Master of Arts in Management Systems, University of Hull, U.K.
Experiences
MBA TEACHING Experience :
Head of Entrepreneurship Studies, E.M.LYON MBA Program
Courses taught include: Creating and Developing New Ventures, Project Feasibility and Validation, Opportunity Identification, Building an Entrepreneurial Management Team, Creativity and Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship
Executive Education DEVELOPMENT / TEACHING :
International Negotiations
Managing a subsidiary in the USA
Developing and Managing High Performance Organizations
Coach - New Venture Creation
ACADEMIC Experience
1994 - Université Lumière Lyon II, France
Course leader- Business Communication and Negotiations, DESS de Commerce International et Langues Appliquées (Specialized Masters Degree in International Business and Applied Languages)
1993 - E.M.LYON (Ecole de Management LYON), France
Professor - New Venture Creation, Entrepreneurship, Building and Managing Entrepreneurial Teams, International Business, International Negotiations
Head of International Development - MBA, MSM, 1995-1997
1993 - 1994: American Business School, Lyon, France
Course leader- Information Systems
1992 - 1993: University of Hull, U.K.
Instructor - Information Technology, Expert Systems and Management Systems
VISITING ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Georgia, Atlanta, USA, - Visiting Professor
- Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, - Visiting Research Scholar
- Curtin University, Perth, Australia, - Visiting Fellow
Publications & Research
FINANCED RESEARCH/ PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT :
2001 - Best Practices In Teaching Entrepreneurship, EFER (European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research), Harvard Business School, USA, and IESE, Spain, at Cambridge University, U.K.
1998 - Evaluation and Development of the Economic Performance of Companies: A comparative study of American and French theory and practice - FNEGE (Fondation Nationale de l'Enseignement de Gestion des Entreprises) French Foundation for Management Education
RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS :
ISEOR (Institut de Socio-Economie des Entreprises et des Organisation), Université Lumière Lyon II, France
Associate Researcher - Research on the Socio-Economic Management of Firms, Evaluation and Development of Firm Performance
Lafayette Research Program - Training of Faculty from Central Michigan University, USA in teaching Management Consulting Curriculum in the MBA Consulting Concentration
Lafayette Development Program - Training of Firms in the Socio-Economic Approach to Management (SEAM) - BOEING, USA., ILO, Switzerland
CERVEPAS (Centre de Recherche sur la Vie Economique des Pays Anglo-Saxons), Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France
Rewards
· Tocqueville Scholar, France (1999)
· Fulbright Scholar, USA (1998)
· Winner of the Innovalyon Prize, City of Lyon, France, (1998)
Professional Experiences
Alliance & Leicester Building Society, U.K.
Hewlett Packard Inc., USA
Adecco International, Switzerland
Adecco USA, USA
City of Los Angeles, USA
Experian, North America Inc., USA, Experian Information Systems, USA
Anker Gasquet Technical Services Ltd., U.K.
Languages