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Alain BLOCH

Emeritus Professor

Centre Entrepreneuriat et innovation

Co-founder MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs
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Biography

Alain Bloch was Scientific Director of HEC Entrepreneurs master degree from 2007 to 2021. He is also the co-founder of the MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs, joint degree between École Polytechnique and HEC Paris since 2018, and of HEC Family Business Center, in 2004. He was full professor of the marketing, sales and retail chair at the french Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (an original and unique, since 1794, french public university for executive education) from 1995 to 2015. Graduate Engineer from the french military academy Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, PhD in management and information systems from Paris Dauphine University, he was also a director of the Société Française de Management and chaired the scientific council of the Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'Ecole Militaire (IRSEM) from 2011 to 2015.

His own experience as an entrepreneur and manager (he was especially founder and CEO until 1995 of "L'Annuaire Soleil", the first competitor of the Yellow Pages of the former France Télécom, now Orange) led him to focus his research on innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organizational resilience. He has published a dozen books, including recently “Innovation & Entrepreneurship. From the Idea to the Organization" (Eska Publishing 2011) collective edited with Sophie Morin Delerm, "La stratégie du propriétaire" (Village Mondial Pearson 2012) with Nicolas Kachaner and Sophie Mignon followed by a trilogy on the resilience and sustainability of organizations , "L’éternité en héritage" (Economica, 2nd ed. 2016) with Isabelle Lamothe, "Entrepreneurs, magiciens and prophètes" (Hermann, 2019) with François Moreau and "La pierre et l’édifice" (Economica, 2022) with Erwan Nabat. He is also Honorary President of Bankruptcy Chamber at the Commercial Court of Paris, where he served until 2014, and actually board member of several family businesses.

Scientific articles

Entrepreneuriat et critique : (re)faire problème

Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 2020, vol. 19, n° 3, pp 89-91, (in coll. with O. Germain, A. Jacquemin, F. Janssen, N. Fadil)

À la découverte du lien organisationnel : avez-vous lu A. O. Hirschman ?

Management International, Winter 2018, vol. 22, n° 2, pp 9-12, (in coll. with H. DUMEZ, R. DURAND, A-C. MARTINET)

Entrepreneuriat et société : de nouveaux enjeux

Management International, Winter 2016, vol. 20, n° 2, pp 12-17, (in coll. with Nazik FADIL, Olivier GERMAIN, Frank JANSSEN)

What you can learn from family business

Harvard Business Review, November 2012, vol. 90, n° 11, pp 1-5, (in coll. with N. Kachaner, G. Stalk)

Christian Peugeot et PSA, une affaire de famille

Revue Française de Gestion, January 2010, n° 200, pp 189-193, (in coll. with D. Chabaud)

Danny Miller : de la stratégie aux entreprises familiales

Revue Française de Gestion, January 2010, n° 200, (in coll. with L. Cisneros Martinez)

Capacités d'innovation des entreprises familiales pérennes: Proposition d'un cadre théorique et méthodologique

Revue Française de Gestion, 2010, vol. 36, n° 200, pp 111-126, (in coll. with S. BEN MAHMOUD-JOUINI, S. Mignon)

L'Entrepreneuriat familial : un champ en devenir

Management International, Fall 2009, vol. 14, n° 1, pp 5-10, (in coll. with A. Fayolle, L. Cadieux, L. Bégin)

Pérennité organisationnelle et transformation

Revue Française de Gestion, April 2009, n° 192, pp 113-126,

Entreprendre, c'est aussi reprendre

Cahiers d'économie de l'innovation, March 2007, vol. 1, n° 16,

Books

La pierre et l'édifice

Editions Economica (in coll. with E. NABAT)

Objectif : Mars ! Petit manuel à l'usage des entrepreneurs qui rêvent de conquérir le monde

Pearson (in coll. with B. MARTINAUD)

Entrepreneurs, magiciens et prophètes

Editions Hermann (in coll. with F. MOREAU)

Homo numericus au travail

Editions Economica (in coll. with P. BERETTI)

L'éternité en héritage, Enquête sur les stratégies de résilience des organisations

Editions Economica (in coll. with I. LAMOTHE)

L'éternité en héritage : enquête sur les secrets de la résilience des organisations

Descartes & Cie (in coll. with I. LAMOTHE)

La stratégie du propriétaire. Enquête sur la résilience des entreprises familiales face à la crise

Pearson - Collection Village Mondial (in coll. with N. Kachaner, S. Mignon)

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: From the Idea to the Organization (A. Bloch, S. Morin-Delerm Eds)

ESKA (in coll. with S. Morin-Delerm)

Innovation et création d'entreprise de l'idée à l'organisation, Alain Bloch, Sophie Morin Delerm (Eds)

ESKA

Les conduites de repreneuriat : réussir la reprise et la transmission d'entreprise

Economie et Société, Presses de l'ISMAE (in coll. with O. Germain)

Chapters in edited books

Resilience: Lessons from Family Businesses

Own The Future: 50 Ways To Win From The Bcg, M. Deimler, R. Lesser, D. Rhodes, J. Sinha, eds., John Wiley & Sons US

Towards a Comprehensive Model of Sustainable Family Firm Performance

Handbbook Of Research On Family Business (2Nd Ed.), K. Smyrnios, P. Poutziouris, S. Goel eds., Edward Elgar Publishing

Reflections on Entrepreneurial Decision-Making

Innovation &Amp; Entrepreneurship. From The Idea To The Organization, A. Bloch, S. Morin Delerm (Eds), ESKA, 105-118

Réflexions sur la décision entrepreneuriale

Innovation &Amp; Entrepreneurship. From The Idea To The Organization, A. Bloch, S. Morin Delerm (Eds), ESKA, 147-159

Propelled into the future: managing family firm entrepreneurial growth despite generational breakthroughs within family life stage

Transgenerational Entrepreneurship, (Coll.) Babson College, Edward Elgar Publishing

L'entrepreneur et l'échec

L'Art Du Management 3, Dunod

L'action publicitaire : la communication hors-média

Le Marketeur, Les Nouveaux Fondements Du Marketing, C. Michon, A. Pearson

Les fondements du marketing relationnel

Le Marketeur, Les Nouveaux Fondements Du Marketing, C. Michon, A. Pearson

Stratégie concurrentielle et plan marketing

Le Marketeur, Les Nouveaux Fondements Du Marketing, C. Michon, A. Pearson

Internet et les nouvelles technologies de l'information : quelles incidences sur les problématiques d'innovation des entreprises ?

De L'Idée Au Marché. Innovation Et Lancement De Produits, A. Bloch, D. Manceau, Vuibert

Proceedings

Towards a comprehensive model of sustainable family firms performance

IFSAM Proceedings , 2010 , Paris (S. Mignon, S. BEN MAHMOUD-JOUINI)

Pérennité et transformation des organisations

Actes des Journées Pérennité organisationnelle , 2008 , Paris (E. Nabat)

Vers une stratégie prudentielle d'innovation des entreprises familiales

Journées Georges Doriot « Entrepreneuriat familial : Etat des lieux Perspectives de recherche » , 2008 , Paris (S. Mignon, S. BEN MAHMOUD-JOUINI)

Entreprendre, c'est aussi reprendre

Actes des 1ères Journées Georges Doriot HEC Paris/EM Normandie " Les conduites du repreneuriat" , 2006 , Deauville (O. Germain)

Scientific articles

Entrepreneuriat et critique : (re)faire problème

Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 2020, vol. 19, n° 3, pp 89-91, (in coll. with O. Germain, A. Jacquemin, F. Janssen, N. Fadil)

À la découverte du lien organisationnel : avez-vous lu A. O. Hirschman ?

Management International, Winter 2018, vol. 22, n° 2, pp 9-12, (in coll. with H. DUMEZ, R. DURAND, A-C. MARTINET)

Entrepreneuriat et société : de nouveaux enjeux

Management International, Winter 2016, vol. 20, n° 2, pp 12-17, (in coll. with Nazik FADIL, Olivier GERMAIN, Frank JANSSEN)

What you can learn from family business

Harvard Business Review, November 2012, vol. 90, n° 11, pp 1-5, (in coll. with N. Kachaner, G. Stalk)

Books

La pierre et l'édifice

Editions Economica (in coll. with E. NABAT)

Objectif : Mars ! Petit manuel à l'usage des entrepreneurs qui rêvent de conquérir le monde

Pearson (in coll. with B. MARTINAUD)

Entrepreneurs, magiciens et prophètes

Editions Hermann (in coll. with F. MOREAU)

Homo numericus au travail

Editions Economica (in coll. with P. BERETTI)

Chapters in edited books

Resilience: Lessons from Family Businesses

Own The Future: 50 Ways To Win From The Bcg, M. Deimler, R. Lesser, D. Rhodes, J. Sinha, eds., John Wiley & Sons US

Towards a Comprehensive Model of Sustainable Family Firm Performance

Handbbook Of Research On Family Business (2Nd Ed.), K. Smyrnios, P. Poutziouris, S. Goel eds., Edward Elgar Publishing

Reflections on Entrepreneurial Decision-Making

Innovation &Amp; Entrepreneurship. From The Idea To The Organization, A. Bloch, S. Morin Delerm (Eds), ESKA, 105-118

Réflexions sur la décision entrepreneuriale

Innovation &Amp; Entrepreneurship. From The Idea To The Organization, A. Bloch, S. Morin Delerm (Eds), ESKA, 147-159

Proceedings

Towards a comprehensive model of sustainable family firms performance

IFSAM Proceedings , 2010 , Paris (S. Mignon, S. BEN MAHMOUD-JOUINI)

Pérennité et transformation des organisations

Actes des Journées Pérennité organisationnelle , 2008 , Paris (E. Nabat)

Vers une stratégie prudentielle d'innovation des entreprises familiales

Journées Georges Doriot « Entrepreneuriat familial : Etat des lieux Perspectives de recherche » , 2008 , Paris (S. Mignon, S. BEN MAHMOUD-JOUINI)

Entreprendre, c'est aussi reprendre

Actes des 1ères Journées Georges Doriot HEC Paris/EM Normandie " Les conduites du repreneuriat" , 2006 , Deauville (O. Germain)

Education

  • Fellows Program for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE15), Price-Babson College - USA
  • Ph.D. Systeme d'information et Management, Université Paris Dauphine - France
  • Diplome de l'ecole Saint-Cyr, Ecole Militaire de Saint-Cyr - France

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2022- Emeritus Professor HEC Paris
  • 2004-2022 Affiliate Professor HEC Paris
  • 2010- Co-founder MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs HEC Paris
  • Direction des CESA Dirigeant PME 28 et 30 HEC Paris
  • Direction du CESA PME Yvelines est 1 HEC Paris
  • Animations CESA Dirigeant Propriétaire, Successeurs et Repreneurs HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2004- Professor, Marketing, Sales & Retail Chairholder Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • President du Conseil scientifique de l'Institut de Recherche Strategique de l'Ecole Militaire (IRSEM)
  • Administrateur de la Societe Francaise de Management
  • Co-Fondateur des "Georges Doriot International Days"
  • President du jury des trophes JPMorgan pour les Family Business

Editorial activities

  • June 2014- Member, Scientific Committee, Revue Internationale de Management et de Strategie

  • Conference organisation

  • Organisation des séminaires Création, Reprise, Redressement, Développement
  • Organisation du séminaire de vente Darty
  • Organisation du séminaire Ecole Navale : présence de MM. Daniel Bernard, Pierre Trouillet et Guillaume Poitrinal.
  • Organisation de la 1ère Journée de recherche HEC CRG CNAM « Innovation et Entrepreneuriat »
  • Organisation des 4ème Journées Georges Doriot, Montréal