Biography
Olivier Chatain is a Professor of Strategy and Business Policy at HEC Paris and an associated researcher at the Institute for Strategic Research at Ecole Militaire, Paris (IRSEM).
Olivier Chatain is a recognized business scholar with an extensive record of publications in top management and strategy journals (Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategy Science), notably with work dealing with the theory of value creation and value capture. His current research lies at the intersection of business strategy and geopolitics, focusing on how large digital platforms, their infrastructures, and their role in the public sphere, feature in the rivalry among states.
Prior to joining HEC Paris, Olivier Chatain was an assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He served six years as an associate editor of the Strategic Management Journal and currently serves as a Program Director for early career grants at the Strategy Research Foundation and as an editorial board member of Strategy Science.
He holds an MSc and a PhD from INSEAD, an MA from University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, and a Diploma from ESSEC.
Scientific articles
Strategic Management Journal, Forthcoming, (in coll. with E. PLAKSENKOVA)
Strategic Management Journal, June 2023, vol. 44, n° 6, pp 1357-1390, (in coll. with C. HELFAT, A. KAUL, D. J. J. KETCHEN, J. B. BARNEY, H. SINGH)
Organization Science, March-April 2022, vol. 33, n° 2, pp 518-540, (in coll. with J. K. MAWDSLEY, Philipp Meyer-Doyle)
Strategic Management Journal, April 2019, vol. 40, n° 4, pp 604-630, (in coll. with E. PLAKSENKOVA)
Strategic Management Journal, February 2017, vol. 38, pp 232-254, (in coll. with P. MEYER-DOYLE)
Strategic Management Journal, October 2017, vol. 38, pp 1964-1985, (in coll. with D. MINDRUTA)
Strategic Management Journal, 3 February 2014, vol. 35, n° 13, pp 1952-1971,
Strategic Management Journal, January 2011, vol. 32, n° 1, pp 76-102,
Strategic Management Journal, November 2011, vol. 32, n° 11, pp 1206-1231, (in coll. with P. ZEMSKY)
Academy of Management Review, January 2008, vol. 33, n° 1, pp 97-121, (in coll. with L. CAPRON)
Chapters in edited books
The Palgrave Encyclopedia Of Strategic Management, Mie Augier, David J. Teece (Eds), Macmillan
Proceedings
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 2025 , 1 (C. DOCHE)
2022 AOM Conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1 (C. DOCHE, E. Feldman)
2020 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2021 , 2021 , 1 (M. KAUL)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2015
Case Studies
Scientific articles
Strategic Management Journal, June 2023, vol. 44, n° 6, pp 1357-1390, (in coll. with C. HELFAT, A. KAUL, D. J. J. KETCHEN, J. B. BARNEY, H. SINGH)
Organization Science, March-April 2022, vol. 33, n° 2, pp 518-540, (in coll. with J. K. MAWDSLEY, Philipp Meyer-Doyle)
Strategic Management Journal, April 2019, vol. 40, n° 4, pp 604-630, (in coll. with E. PLAKSENKOVA)
Strategic Management Journal, February 2017, vol. 38, pp 232-254, (in coll. with P. MEYER-DOYLE)
Chapters in edited books
The Palgrave Encyclopedia Of Strategic Management, Mie Augier, David J. Teece (Eds), Macmillan
Proceedings
2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2025 , 2025 , 1 (C. DOCHE)
2022 AOM Conference , 2022 , 2022 , 1 (C. DOCHE, E. Feldman)
2020 Academy of Management Annual Meeting , 2021 , 2021 , 1 (M. KAUL)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2023
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Case Studies
Education
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Ph.D. in Management, INSEAD - France
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MSc in Management, INSEAD - France
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DEA en Economie Mathematique et Econometrie (MA in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics), Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - France
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Diplome Grande Ecole ESSEC (Master Degree in Management), ESSEC Business School, Cergy-Pontoise - France
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2022- Professor HEC Paris
- 2018-2019 Department Head, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Member, Academy of Management, BPS and OMT divisions
- Member, INFORMS
- Member, Strategic Management Society