STAESSENS Matthias

Matthias Staessens joined Montpellier Business School in 2022 as an Assistant Professor in Corporate Governance and Social Entrepreneurship. His academic mission centers on catalyzing a shift toward a more sustainable and resilient society. To this end, his research delves into the means by which organizations can strike an optimal balance among social, ecological, and economic objectives. He places a special emphasis on the role of decision-makers within organizations, including CEOs, board members, and top management teams (TMT). Specifically, his expertise lies in work integration social enterprises, social start-ups, and cooperatives. In these sectors and on these topics, his research has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Perspective, and Strategic Change.

This academic commitment extends to his teaching. Across various levels (from bachelor to executive) and disciplines, Matthias guides both current and future managers on adopting sustainable and resilient strategies. He has developed teaching materials on topics such as social entrepreneurship, impact measurement, and sustainable innovation management.

Beyond academia, Matthias has actualized his mission in practical ways: he serves on the board of directors for a residential care center, authors industry reports for associations in the social economy, generates several press releases on social economy and creates roadmaps for reforming boards of directors, as well as on how to form nonprofit-for-profit collaborations.

 

BILLIET, A., F. DUFAYS, S. FRIEDEL, M. STAESSENS, "The resilience of the cooperative model: How do cooperatives deal with Covid-19?", Strategic Change, March 2021, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 99-108

BRUNEEL, J., B. CLARYSSE, M. STAESSENS, S. WEEMAES, "Breaking with the past: The need for innovation in the governance of nonprofit social enterprises.", Academy of Management Perspectives, January 2020, vol. 2, no. 34

STAESSENS, M., P. J. KERSTENS, J. BRUNEEL, L. CHERCHYE, "Data envelopment analysis and social enterprises: Analysing performance, strategic orientation and mission drift.", Journal of Business Ethics, October 2019, vol. 2, no. 159, pp. 325-341

STAESSENS, M., J. BRUNEEL, N. SYMEONIDOU, "Microfoundations of Institutional Entrepreneurship: The Interactive Effects of CEO Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy and Organizational Characteristics" Forthcoming Entrepreneurship Research Journal

STAESSENS, M., J. BRUNEEL, A. BILLIET, "Response strategies and CEOs’ perceptions of the moral legitimacy of hybrid organizations: Empirical evidence from Belgian work integration social enterprises (WISEs)" Forthcoming Strategic Change

Business ethics, Entrepreneurship, Management of non-profit organizations, Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Sustainable development and social responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Management and organisation