Bernard GARRETTE

Emeritus Professor

Strategy and Business Policy

garrette@hec.fr
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Biography

Bernard Garrette received both his Master’s degree (1985) and his Ph.D. (1991) from HEC Paris. He served as Associate Dean for the MBA program from January 2011 to January 2016.

He has been visiting professor at IESE (2016-2017), London Business School (1997-1999) and the University of Cambridge (1995-1997). He also worked as a consultant (Senior Practice Expert in Corporate Finance and Strategy) with McKinsey (2000-2001). His pedagogical skills earned him the prestigious Pierre Vernimmen Teaching Award endowed by BNP-Paribas, in 2004.

His teaching and research interests focus on strategic alliances, growth strategies, strategy formulation models and problem solving methods. He has co-authored numerous articles in academic journals (Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, California Management Review), as well as award-winning case studies and books, including Cooperative Strategy (Wiley, 1999) with Pierre Dussauge. One of his most recent books is Cracked it! How to solve big problems and sell solutions like top strategy consultants (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). He is the co-editor and co-author of the 8th edition of Strategor (Dunod, 2019), the leading strategic management textbook in French, with Laurence Lehmann-Ortega, Frederic Leroy, Rodolphe Durand et Pierre Dussauge. 

Bernard Garrette is also an amateur writer and artist. He self-published a collection of illustrated short stories entitled Vous voulez de mes nouvelles? with Librinova in 2016.

Scientific articles

Learning from competing partners: outcomes and durations of scale and link alliances in Europe, North America, and Asia

Strategic Management Journal, 2000, n° 21, pp 99-126, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE, W. Mitchell)

Anticipating the Evolutions and Outcomes of Strategic Alliances Between Rival Firms

International Studies of Management and Organization, 1998, vol. 27, n° 4, pp 104-126, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)

Anticiper les conséquences des alliances stratégiques

Revue Française de Gestion, June-July-August 1997, n° 114, pp 106-117, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)

Alianzas entre competidores : atencion a las repercusiones

Harvard-Deusto, 1996, vol. 16, pp 36-42, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE, M. Menguzzato-Boulard)

Les alliances entre concurrents : gare aux retombées !

Fusions et Acquisitions, 3 February 1995, vol. 74, pp 49-54,

Patterns of Strategic Alliances Between Rival Firms

Group Decision and Negotiation, 1995, vol. 4, n° 5, pp 429-452, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)

Determinants of Success in International Strategic Alliances: Evidence from the Global Aerospace Industry

Journal of International Business Studies, 3rd Term 1995, vol. 26, n° 3, pp 505-530, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)

An Empirical Study of Hybrid Forms of Governance Structure: The Case of the Telecommunication Equipment Industry

Research Policy, 1994, vol. 23, n° 4, pp 395-412, (in coll. with B. QUÉLIN)

Industrial alliances in aerospace and defence: an empirical study of strategic and organizational patterns

Defence Economics, 1993, vol. 4, pp 45-62, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)

Les alliances internationales : logiques stratégiques et problèmes de management

Annales des Mines, Gérer et Comprendre, July 1993, n° 30, pp 24-36, (in coll. with G. BLANC)

Books

Strategie Aliansow na Rynku, traduction polonaise de : Les Stratégies d'alliance

Poltext (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )

Les stratégies d'alliance

Editions d'Organisation, Paris (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )

Stratégie d'entreprise : études de cas

Direction de l'ouvrage, InterEditions (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )

Stratégie d'entreprise: études de cas, recueil de notes pédagogiques

Centrale de Cas et de Médias Pédagogiques (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )

Stratégie, structure, décision, identité : politique générale d'entreprise

Dunod (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE, les membres du Département Stratégie, Politique d'entreprise sous le pseudonyme de "Strategor" )

Chapters in edited books

Formation et gouvernance des alliances entre concurrents : une approche par les ressources

Perspectives En Management Stratégique, H. Laroche, P. Joffre, F. Fréry, EMS Management et Sociétés, 15-36

The Market Share Impact of Interpartner Learning in Alliances: Evidence from the Global Auto Industry

Cooperative Strategies And Alliances, F. J. Contractor, P. Lorange (Eds), Pergamon

Smart : en attendant la mobilité urbaine individuelle

Innover Dans Les Services, De L'Évident À L'Impensable, A. Dumont (Ed.), Village Mondial, 189-209

Alliances offensives : le retard de l'Europe

L'Art De L'Entreprise Globale, Guide De La Mondialisation, Village Mondial, Financial Times, Les Echos, 122-129

Alliances stratégiques

Encyclopédie De La Gestion Et Du Management, R. Le Duff (Ed.), Dalloz, 27-28

Globalisation

Encyclopédie De La Gestion Et Du Management, R. Le Duff (Ed.), Dalloz, 434-435

Strategic Alliances: Why Europe Needs to Catch Up

Mastering Global Business, The Financial Times - FT Pitman Publishing, 151-155

Synergie

Encyclopédie De La Gestion Et Du Management, R. Le Duff (Ed.), Dalloz, 1172

Acquiring Partner's Capabilities: Outcomes of Scale and Link Alliances between Competitors

Managing Strategically In An Interconnected World, 1997 Sms Best Paper Proceedings, M. Hitt, J. E. Ricart, R. D. Nixon (Eds), Editions Belin

Alliances stratégiques

Encyclopédie De Gestion, Y. Simon, P. Joffre (Eds.), Editions Economica, 1 , 16-33

Proceedings

Working papers

Case Studies

VIVENDI : de la survie à la stratégie

2008

VIVENDI : From Survival to Strategy

2008

Matra Automobile 2002: A RENAULT ESPACE Odyssey

2002

Scientific articles

Horizontal Alliances as an Alternative to Autonomous Production: Product Expansion Mode Choice in the Worldwide Aircraft Industry 1945-2000

Strategic Management Journal, August 2009, vol. 30, n° 8, pp 885-894, (in coll. with X. CASTAÑER, P. DUSSAUGE)

Asymmetric Performance: The Market Share Impact of Scale and Link Alliances in the Global Auto Industry

Strategic Management Journal, July 2004, vol. 25, n° 7, pp 701-711, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE, W. Mitchell)

Alliances with Competitors: How to Combine and Protect Key Resources ?

Creativity and Innovation Management, September 2002, vol. 11, n° 3, pp 203-223, (in coll. with W. Mitchell, P. DUSSAUGE)

Partenariat vertical et gain coopératif pour les fournisseurs

Management International, Spring 2001, vol. 5, n° 2, pp 19-31, (in coll. with C. Donada)

Books

Strategor - 6ème édition

Dunod (in coll. with R. DURAND, P. DUSSAUGE, F. LEROY, L. LEHMANN ORTEGA )

Strategor - 5èmeédition, Toute La Stratégie D'entreprise

Dunod (in coll. with R. DURAND, les membres du département Stratégie et Politique d'Entreprise, sous le pseudonyme de "Strategor", P. DUSSAUGE )

Cooperative Strategy - Competing Successfully through Strategic Alliances

Renning University Press (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )

Strategor - 4ème édition, Politique générale de l'entreprise

Dunod (in coll. with R. DURAND, les membres du département Stratégie et Politique d'Entreprise, sous le pseudonyme de "Strategor", J.-P. DETRIE )

Chapters in edited books

Les stratégies d'alliance entre Concurrents

Management Stratégique De La Concurrence, F. Le Roy, S. Yami (Eds), Dunod, 121-131

Les fonds de private equity : mythes et réalités

L'Art Du Management - Leadership, Performance, Développement Durable, B. Ramanantsoa (Ed.), Pearson Education France, Partie 2 - chap. 6

Learning to Compete or Struggling to Survive? Objectives and Outcomes of Scale and Link Alliances

Strategic Networks - Learning To Compete, M. Gibbert, T. Durand (Eds), Blackwell Publishing

The Need for Scale as a Driver of Alliance Formation: Choosing between Collaborative and Autonomous Production

Strategic Alliances - Governance And Contracts, A. Ariño, J. R. Reuer (Eds), Palgrave Macmillan

Proceedings

Working papers

Alliances internationales : logiques stratégiques et problèmes de management

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1992

Les stratégies d'alliance des firmes d'équipements de télécommunications

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1991

AFM - un modèle d'analyse de la formation au management

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1990

Actifs spécifiques et coopération : une analyse des stratégies d'alliance

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1989

Case Studies

GRAMEEN DANONE FOOD LIMITED (B): New Directions

2012

GRAMEEN DANONE FOOD LIMITED (C): Update

2012

GDF SUEZ 2010 : mise en oeuvre d'une 'mégafusion' en Europe

2010

GDF SUEZ 2010: Implementing a 'Megamerger' in Europe

2010

Education

  • Doctorate, Other, Strategy and Business Policy, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - France
  • Docteur HEC (strategie d'entreprise) (Ph.D. in Management), HEC Paris - France
  • DEA de Strategie et Management, Université Paris Ouest la Défense - France
  • Master of Science in Management (Diplome Grande Ecole HEC Paris), HEC Paris - France

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2021- Emeritus Professor HEC Paris
  • 2019-2021 Professor (Education Track), Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
  • 2008-2018 Professor HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2016-2017 Visiting professor IESE

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Member, Strategic Management Society
  • Member, Association Internationale de Management Strategique
  • Member, Academy of Management

Editorial activities

  • June-August 1997 Editor of "Alliances et partenariats : les fruits de l'experience", Revue Francaise de Gestion

    • Awards & honors

    • 2009 Prix 2009 de l'EFMD Annual Case Writing Competition, categorie "Inclusive Business Models" pour le cas "Essilor's Base of the Pyramid Strategy in India"
    • 2009 Prix Fondation HEC de l'Innovation Pedagogique 2009 pour le cas "Essilor's Base of the Pyramid Strategy in India"
    • 2004 BNP Paribas Pierre Vernimmen Teaching Award
    • 1999 HEC Foundation Prize for "Cooperative Strategy", Wiley
    • 1995 AFPLANE - McKinsey - Prize for the best book on the Strategic Management "Les strategies d'alliance", 1995
    • 1993 1993 Fondation HEC Prize for "Les alliances internationales : logiques strategiques et problemes de management", Gerer et comprendre, n 30, March 1993