NAKARA Walid
| Position | Full Professor |
| Academic department | Strategy & Entrepreneurship |
| Contact | w.nakara@mbs-education.com |
Prof. Walid Adam Nakara is a Full Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Montpellier School of Business. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Toulouse, France, and a French Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in Management Science from the University of Montpellier.
He is the Chairholder of the “Business and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Transformation” research chair and serves as Deputy Director of the Yunus-MBS Centre for Social Business.
His research interests lie in entrepreneurship, innovation strategy, and emerging forms of management. His work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Business Research, Small Business Economics, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, European Management Review, World Development, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, and Production Planning & Control.
LAOUITI, R., W. NAKARA, M. RAZGALLAH, "The Dark Triad and Entrepreneurial Intention : The Moderating Role of Family Business Exposure", European Management Review, March 2025, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 271-287
LAARAJ, M., W. NAKARA, S. F. WAMBA, "Blockchain diffusion: the role of consulting firms.", Production Planning and Control, June 2024, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 965-977
LASCH, F., K. MESSEGHEM, J. VALETTE, S. CASANOVA, J. M. COURRENT, W. NAKARA, S. SAMMUT, A. R. THURIK, O. TORRÈS - "Situation de l’activité entrepreneuriale en France : Rapport 2023/2024 du Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" - 2024, Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre, France
NAKARA, W., C. DOUAIHY CLARA, K. MESSEGHEM KARIM, D. AUDRETSCH DAVID, "Entrepreneurship and poverty in developed countries: a systematic review, synthesis, and future research directions", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, June 2024, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 181-213
LASCH, F., K. MESSEGHEM, J. VALETTE, S. CASANOVA, J. M. COURRENT, W. NAKARA, S. SAMMUT, A. R. THURIK, O. OLIVIER TORRÉS - "Entrepreneurial activity in France: Report 2022/2023 of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" - 2024, Montpellier, France
LASCH, F., K. MESSEGHEM, J. VALETTE, S. CASANOVA, J. M. COURRENT, W. NAKARA, S. SAMMUT, A. R. THURIK, O. OLIVIER TORRÉS - "Entrepreneurial activity in France: Report 2023/2024 of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" - 2024, Montpellier, France
LASCH, F., K. MESSEGHEM KARIM, C. BAKKALI , J. VALETTE, S. CASANOVA, J. M. COURRENT, W. NAKARA, S. SAMMUT, A. R. THURIK, O. OLIVIER TORRÉS - "Situation de l’activité entrepreneuriale en France : Rapport 2024/2025 du Global Entrepreneurship Monitor" - 2024, France
KORBI, F., M. GÉRAUDEL, W. NAKARA, "Toward an understanding of the implementation of management innovation in international joint ventures: A multilevel perspective.", European Management Review, September 2023, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 425-442
LAOUTI, R., M. HADDOUD, W. NAKARA, A.-K. ONJEWU, "A gender-based approach to the influence of peronality traits on entrepreneurial intention.", Journal of Business Research, January 2022, vol. 142, no. March 2022, pp. 819-829
NAKARA, W., "Vers un entrepreneuriat inclusif à impact positif.", Journal de la Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, July 2022, vol. July, no. 2022, pp. /
Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Innovation management, Social entrepreneurship
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