MBS School of business

FATTOUM Senda

Position Assistant Professor
Academic department Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Contact s.fattoum-belkhouja@mbs-education.com
Short Bio

Dr. Senda Fattoum, an Assistant Professor at Montpellier Business School, stands out for her exceptional expertise in teaching courses such as The Business of Knowledge and Strategic Management in the science-based industry. Holding a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a specialization in "Management, Technology, and Strategy" from Grenoble Ecole de Management, her academic journey includes an MPhil in Genomics and personalized medicine, a master’s degree in human pathologies from Aix-Marseille University, and an advanced master’s in the management of the biotech industry.

With a foundation in pharmaceutical sciences, Dr. Fattoum has amassed diverse professional experience, obtaining a Doctor of Pharmacy at Monastir, Tunisia, and gaining valuable insights through roles in both the biotech industry and hospital settings. Her research endeavors revolve around knowledge production, with a dual focus on academia and the biotech and pharma industries. Driven by a passion for unraveling the intricacies of the innovation process and fostering cross-functional collaboration under conditions of uncertainty, she extends her research interests to the public health sector, examining knowledge production through patient partnerships. As an educator and researcher, Dr. Fattoum seamlessly blends academic rigor with practical industry experience, contributing significantly to the dynamic intersection of academia and the business world.

Selected intellectual contributions

FATTOUM, S. - "The Impacts of Drug Pricing Strategies on Patient Access to Medication" - 2025, SAGE Business Cases

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S. - "To make it or to buy it: Investing in M&A or R&D as contradictory or complementary strategies in the biotech and pharma industries" - 2024, In M. Thomas & J.L. Rose (Eds.), Mergers and Acquisitions: The Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries. Routledge, Taylor & Francis

FATTOUM, S., J. SENN - "Bee-Ware: Neonicotinoids in the Business of Ignorance" - 2024, The Case Center, London

BELKOUJA, M., S. FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, D. Y. HYUNGSEOK, "Does greater diversification increase individual productivity? The moderating effect of attention allocation.", Research Policy, March 2021, vol. 104256, no. 50(6)

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S. - "Too much attention kills the innovation: When does top manager support lead to successful innovation? Academy of Management Technology Innovation Management, April 14, online event." - 2020

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S. - "From attention to decision: When does top manager support lead to successful innovation? World Open Innovation Conference (WOIC), December 17, Rome, Italy." - 2019, Rome, Italy

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S., C. GENET - "How does cross-functional integration in early innovation stages support new product development? Journal of Product Innovation Management Research Forum (JPIM), November 2-3, Orlando, FL, USA." - 2019, Orlando

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S., C. GENET - "Decision making during the front end of innovation. Process Symposium Conference, June 22, Crete, Greece" - 2019, Crete, Greece

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S., C. GENET - "Middle mangment's issue selling and top managerial attention allocation to innovation. European Academy of Management (EURAM), June 20, Reykjavík, Iceland." - 2018, Reykjavík, Iceland

FATTOUM-BELKHOUJA, S., C. GENET - "How does cross-functional integration in early innovation stages support new product development? Innovation Product Development Management Conference, June 14, Porto, Portugal. ." - 2018, Porto, Portugal

Research themes

Strategic management, Social entrepreneurship, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment, Organizational behavior, Knowledge management, Innovation management, Business model - Pharmaceutical industry, Professional, scientific and technical activities, Huma

Teaching disciplines

Strategy, Management and organisation, Organizations

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