Presentation Management Research Centre

 
Management Research Centre

Research activity within the ESC group is focused in the Management Research Centre. The Management Research Centre applies research skills to the science of management at the ESC. It is made up of five research groups which deal with academic themes in the science of management:

Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Risk management, entrepreneurial strategies, company networks, inter-company
cooperation, stakeholders and strategy.
Head: Stéphanie Lavigne s.lavigne@esc-toulouse.fr

Financial Economics
Finance, business engineering, management and econometrics, market microstructure, company governance, industrial regulation.
Head: Laurent Germain l.germain@esc-toulouse.fr

Marketing & Communication Networks
Internet marketing, on-line virtual communities, e-learning, B2B marketing, communication.
Head: Jean-Marc Decaudin jm.decaudin@esc-toulouse.fr

New Management Practices
SMEs, cultural organizations, public sector, internationalization, performance management, anthropology and ethnography.
Head: Simon Alcouffe s.alcouffe@esc-toulouse.fr
Work, Employment and Health
Employment policy, the European labour market, restructuring, social dialogue, skills, training, diversity, equality, multicultural management, corporate social responsibility, health.
Head: Jonathan Winterton j.winterton@esc-toulouse.fr

A leading business school must not only ensure its students adapt to a professional context but also prepare them to introduce the latest methods and techniques in management. Further, it must also enable them to develop this practice throughout their business careers. As a fundamental tenet of the school's approach, research continues to inform and develop both programmes and teaching.

The school's structure allows younger teachers to work on their doctorate programmes and pursue further research. School professors are active members of numerous scientific associations, both in France and internationally, and present their research at various conferences including 'Association Française de Marketing', Academy of Management, European Finance Association, and the American Finance Association. Various specialized business journals also host their work: Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Finance, 'Revue Française de Gestion, 'Décisions Marketing', 'Gerer et Comprendre'.