Research at MBS
At MBS School of Business, we foster active, ambitious, and impactful academic research for our stakeholders, particularly our students, graduates, and corporate partners.
We combine disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches while maintaining strong connections with our partner companies.
Through this website, we invite you to immerse yourself in the research activities conducted at MBS School of Business.
Research at MBS School of Business is structured around both production and impact.
Regarding research production, we rely on two complementary approaches: disciplinary and interdisciplinary.
The disciplinary approach is organized around six teaching and research departments. The interdisciplinary approach is structured around research groups.
Concerning research impact, we draw on our five chairs and one institute.
In addition, our MBS LAB FOR SUSTAINABILITY is a space for creation and experimentation designed to integrate sustainability into all our teaching and research activities.
Our disciplinary approach is organized around our six teaching and research departments, which are as follows :
Our interdisciplinary approach is organized around our research groups, which are as follows :
- Management & Organization of Sustainable Transformations
- Stories from the Field: Ethnography and Beyond
- Global Supply Chain and Procurement
- D-SCOPE — Decision & Sustainability: Cognition, Preferences & Engagement
- The Hybrid Mind: Strategic Thinking at the Human–AI Frontier
Our channels for generating research impact are our Chairs and the LAB FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
The Chairs at MBS represent areas of expertise in teaching, research, and partnerships with companies
They embody concentrated expertise across several fields, with the primary objective of building partnerships with the business world and public institutions.
For a presentation of all the Chairs, click HERE.
- Pégase
- Sustainable Performance in Intermediation Services
- ORPI Institute
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To support Faculty members in enhancing both the production and the impact of their research, several mechanisms are in place.
The documentary support is provided by our Learning Center, which ensures access to the resources and data needed for our research activities.
Financial support is also provided to enable faculty members to carry out their research under optimal conditions. We also receive financial support in the form of sponsorship from our corporate partners (more information HERE).
Support across all stages of a research article — from the initial idea to dissemination — is also provided through the initiatives of our faculty researchers, departments, and research groups.
- Support for the dissemination and impact of research is also provided to strengthen the connection between our research outputs and practice. This is illustrated in particular through our communications in the press and events organized with our corporate partners.
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Our research activities take the form of seminars organized within the departments and research groups.
Similarly, international, national, and regional research events are organized at MBS School of Business.
The regular seminars organized by the MBS Faculty
- Seminars of research groups MOST
- MBS–Southampton–Surrey Virtual Research Seminar
- Writing Retreat
- Research Ideas Seminars
- Seminars organized by the Department Directors
- AI Language Lab
- Study Case Bootcamp
Regular conferences organized by the MBS Faculty
Non‑regular conferences organized by the MBS Faculty
- European Social Marketing Conference 2026
Final project activity of Eramus+Account4GreenEco 2025 project
French Inter-Business School Finance Workshop 2024
International Conference in Finance, Banking, and Accounting (ICFBA)
- AFFI Research Day in Occitanie 2026
14th International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society in june 2025 at MBS School of Business
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Scientific Council
The Scientific Council is chaired by Dr. Frank Lasch, Full Professor in the Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department at MBS School of Business, and is composed of both internal and external professors.
The missions of the Scientific Council are as follows :
- Provide guidance to all MBS governing bodies on the school’s scientific orientations
- Propose to the General Director the strategic directions for research and the associated objectives
- Offer recommendations following the annual evaluation
- Advise the institution on its research and teaching policies
- Promote research results and academic programs
- Support the development of links and collaborations with international institutions
Professor Frank Lasch, Chair of the Scientific Council, MBS School of Business
Research Ethics and Integrity
The conduct of any research activity carried out in the name of MBS — whether on its premises or using its facilities — must adhere to the highest standards.
We promote a culture based on the principles of academic excellence, inclusion, honesty, openness, accountability, and responsibility.
MBS acknowledges its obligations toward the broader academic community, and in particular toward research funders and society at large.
Accordingly, MBS strives to fully comply with the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.
To this end, a Scientific Integrity Committee is chaired by an external member, Professor Olivier Torres (University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France), with the objective of ensuring respect for scientific integrity in all research activities conducted at MBS.
The MBS Research Integrity Charter can be consulted HERE
Professor Olivier TORRES, Chair of the Scientific Integrity Committee of MBS School of Business, Professor at the University of Montpellier
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Institutional Recognition
MBS demonstrates an excellent international performance in the 2025 Shanghai thematic rankings, driven by the excellence of its research :
- Finance: 3rd French business school / World rank 101–151
- Management: 8th French business school (tie) / World rank 201–300
- Economics: 5th French business school (tie) / World rank 401–500
- Business Administration: 9th French business school (tie) / World rank 101–151
In the field of social sciences, by being ranked in four disciplines, MBS is the most frequently cited Business School (tied with EDHEC and INSEAD).
Moreover, the 2025 US News ranking places MBS 43rd out of 401 of the world’s best universities in the field of Economics & Business.
Individual Recognition
Our faculty researchers are recognized not only for publishing research articles in high‑quality academic journals, but also through distinctions awarded by external organizations. Concrete examples are presented below.
- Thi Hong Van HOANG is a member of the Board of Directors of the French Finance Association (June 2025).
- Paul CHIAMBARETTO was invited to speak at the French Senate (March 2020).
- Audrey MISSIONIER received the Uncut Diamond Award at the IECER Entrepreneurship Conference (September 2025).
- Domenico DENTONI, Section Editor for the Journal of Business Ethics (November 2025).
- Fotios PASIOURAS and Rameshwar DUBEY are among the top 2% most cited researchers according to the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025.
Professor Audrey Missionier received the Uncut Diamond Award at the IECER Entrepreneurship Conference (September 2025), alongside Professors Jinia Mukerjee and Frank Lasch from MBS School of Business.
Professor Audrey Missionier received the Uncut Diamond Award at the IECER Entrepreneurship Conference (September 2025), alongside Professors Jinia Mukerjee and Frank Lasch from MBS School of Business.
Research impact at MBS School of Business is measured through various channels:
- Financial impacts
Through chairs, institutes, and research projects funded by private and public organizations, research at MBS generates significant financial impact, strengthening both its research output and its relationships with partners.
Our research‑funding partners are numerous, including the European Commission, Air France, BNP Paribas, Caisse d’Epargne Languedoc Roussillon, Banque Populaire du Sud, Nicollin, and others.
Our research projects receiving public and private funding also contribute to this dynamic, including the SEVERE, ON‑IT, and ACCOUNT4GREENECO projects funded through the Erasmus+ programme, as well as the ENFASYS project funded under the Horizon Europe framework.
Two examples of research projects that have received funding are as follows.
Projet 1 : ENCOURAGING FARMERS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS THROUGH POLICY AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES (ENFASYS)
Objective:
The overall objective of ENFASYS is to foster a fair and robust transition toward sustainable, productive, climate‑neutral, biodiversity‑friendly, and resilient farming systems.
The project aims to design and implement innovative policy and business strategies that encourage farmers to transform their production systems.
Consortium :
Eigen Vermogen Van Het Instituut Voor Landbouw- en Visserij Onderzoek (Coordinator),
Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs AISBL,
Udruzenje Eko-Inovacija na Balkanu,
GAIA Epicheirein Anonymi Etairia Psifiakon Ypiresion,
Norsk Institutt for Biookonomi,
Université Catholique de Louvain,
Institut de l’Élevage,
Teagasc – Agriculture and Food Development Authority,
Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna,
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin,
ForschungsInstitut für Biologischen Landbau Stiftung.
Dates : September 2022 – September 2026
Total Funding : ~ €4 million
Call : HORIZON-CL6-2021-FARM2FORK-01
Project Number : 101059589
ENFASYS Project Working Group
Project 2: Sustainability Accounting Learning Platform for a Green Economy (ACCOUNT4GREENECO)
Objective:
Account4GreenEco aims to develop a learning platform dedicated to environmental accounting, with the goal of fostering its integration into higher education curricula.
The project also seeks to strengthen students’ ability to meet the needs of organizations engaged in the green transition of the European economy.
Consortium :
Universidad de Burgos (Coordinator),
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg,
Gestionet Multimedia,
Università degli Studi di Trento.
Dates : December 2022 – December 2025
Total Funding : €400 000
Call : ERASMUS+ – Partnerships for Cooperation
Project Number : 2022-1-ES01-KA220-HED-000089844
More information : https://a4ge.eu/
Pedagogical impacts
At MBS School of Business, academic research is fully integrated into the student learning journey. This is reflected first through the completion of dissertations and theses across various programs such as the Grande École Program (PGE), the Bachelor in International Business Administration (BIBA), and the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA).
Similarly, research methodology courses are embedded in our programs, along with research‑oriented courses on specific thematic areas. In addition, our faculty members are actively involved in supervising and serving on committees for doctoral dissertations. This represents an important channel through which we transmit our academic research expertise.
Likewise, the publication of case studies and business games enables academic research to actively contribute to student training.
Impacts to businesses
Our impact on practice is reflected through consulting missions, action‑research projects, executive education training, and events conducted within companies, among others.
Examples include training programs delivered for Air France, action‑research projects conducted with Nicollin, and sustainable finance training.
Impacts to academics
Scientific impact is reflected not only in the number of research articles published and the number of citations they receive, but also in the research criterion included in academic rankings.
In this regard, for many years MBS School of Business has ranked among the top French business schools in the Shanghai ranking.
Societal Impacts
Beyond academic publications, our faculty members actively contribute to societal debates through articles in the press, participation in associations and corporate boards, and engagement on professional social media platforms, among other activities.
Our publications in The Conversation and FNEGE Média reflect our commitment to contributing to societal debates. Likewise, our White papers and industry reports strengthen our connections with civil society.
Article in The Conversation published by MBS faculty members Rémi Le Goff, Fakher Omezzine, and Matthias Staessens.
Regional impacts
MBS School of Business is deeply rooted in the region where its main campus is located, in Occitanie. This regional impact is reflected through collaborations with companies such as Caisse d’Epargne Languedoc Roussillon, Nicollin, and Banque Populaire du Sud, among others.
Similarly, the events we organize and the hosting of international researchers on our Montpellier campus generate tangible benefits for the region.
