Discover the teaching departments of MBS
The Teaching Departments
MBS has 5 teaching and research departments organised by :
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Guillaume ANDRIEU
Mission
The Finance & Accounting department strives to provide students with financial expertise, nurturing their critical thinking abilities within a global context. Our expert faculty covers Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fintech, Microfinance, Financial Markets, Managerial Accounting, Green Finance and Accounting. Our professors are committed to develop rigorous thinking for students while emphasizing the need for sustainable growth on a global scale. By fostering analytical skills and ethical awareness, they prepare students to excel in a dynamic financial landscape and adapt to innovative funding mechanisms.
Disciplines
- Accounting, Managerial accounting, Audit
- Finance: banking finance, market finance, corporate finance, sustainable and inclusive finance, international finance, fintech
- Taxation and business law
OPERATIONS, INFORMATION, & DECISIONS
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Denis LESCOP
Mission
The Operations, Information & Decisions department is dedicated to equipping students with the knowledge and skills to harness data and technology, make strategic decisions under uncertainty, and optimize operations to transform our society. Through innovative, hands-on learning experiences, we aim to providing students with a comprehensive toolkit to address the ethical and environmental dimensions of modern business operations.
The research expertise of our members includes decision theory, behavioural economics, economics, information systems management, digital transformation, supply chain and operations management, as well as data analytics and statistics.
We strive to develop a culture of collaboration, critical thinking, and adaptability, ensuring that our students emerge not only as adept technologists but also as insightful decision- makers capable of driving positive change in the organizations they serve.
Disciplines
- Data Science: data analysis, big data, business intelligence, statistics
- Economics: econometrics, game and decision theory, behavioral economics
- Logistics, transport and operations management: purchasing, operational excellence,
quality, supply chain
- Information systems management: artificial intelligence, knowledge management, digital transformation, e-business
Languages, cultures & communication
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Hélène DURANTON
Mission
The Languages, Cultures and Communication Department is dedicated to transforming our students into true global citizens. To achieve this goal, we are committed to excellence in language education, embracing diversity, and fostering intercultural competencies. Our international faculty brings extensive teaching experience and employs innovative teaching methods to support students in their language learning journey. Across the faculty we also actively contribute to national and international discourse in language teaching and learning through practice-based research. In line with the overarching mission of MBS, we are dedicated to shaping responsible future leaders who are respectful of diversity and equipped with linguistic and intercultural skills for success in global business.
Disciplines
- Modern languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Cultures: Cultures and societies
- Communication: written communication techniques, oral communication techniques
MARKETING, SALES & BRANDING
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Jacqueline BOYSSELLE
Mission
The Department of Marketing, Sales, and Branding bridges marketing theory and practice. Our team of accomplished professors is committed to creating a dynamic learning environment where students apply theory to real-life business cases. We prepare our students for their future in marketing by equipping them with the skills to understand consumer behavior, marketing strategy, branding, and global market trends. Department members pursue an active research agenda to cultivate novel theoretical and practical insights that further theory, education, sustainable, and ethical practices in marketing. Our teaching and research activities aspire to positively impact marketing practices for a sustainable future.
Disciplines
- Marketing: marketing strategy, international marketing, digital marketing, social marketing, customer experience management.
- Sales: sales techniques, B2B sales strategy, business engineering, project management, sustainable selling.
- Branding: brand management, brand design, storytelling, design thinking.
PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Daniel S. LACERDA
Mission
The People & Organizations Department is a diverse group of professors who teach and research on work and organizations within their broader societal and environmental contexts. The group’s multidisciplinary competences are structured in four pillars of the management field: Human Relations, Organization, Public Interest, and Global Context. The teaching and research of the department are inherently committed to creating positive change and resilience in organizations and societies worldwide, driven by the contemporary grand challenges of food insecurity, climate change and poverty.
Disciplines
- Human Relations: human resource management, diversity & inclusion management, leadership, workplace well-being, social law
- Organizations: organization theory, organizational behaviour, change management, human rights, managerial innovation, alternative organizations, business ethics
- Global context: geopolitics, international development and international relations
- Public Interest: non-profit organizations, public management, sustainable development, resilience and transformation, solidarity economy
STRATEGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mission and Disciplines
Head of Department
Jinia MUKERJEE
Mission
The Strategy & Entrepreneurship department has expertise in the area of organizational strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation management, with professors who conduct outstanding research spanning disciplinary boundaries. Through teaching, this department cultivates leaders and entrepreneurs, empowers students with the skills to navigate a dynamic global landscape and transform society. This department aspire to inspire, innovate, and impact the world of business through strategic thinking, innovation and entrepreneurial action while remaining squarely focused on societal and environmental responsibility.
Disciplines
- Strategic management: strategic analysis, choice and decision making, coopetition, cooperation and alliances, business models, sustainable strategy and business model, international business and strategy, innovation management, consulting
- Entrepreneurship: new venture, start-up, social entrepreneurship, international
