Biography
Thomas Åstebro is the L'Oreal Professor of Entrepreneurship at HEC Paris; Academic Director CDL Paris, and former Academic Director, HEC Online Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship; co-Director Entrepreneurship Track HEC MBA Program, Academic Director of the HEC Leadership Center; member of the Steering committee HEC Management Research Group; and member of the Steering and Curriculum committees in the MBA Program at HEC. He is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World , is among the top 1 percent most downloaded authors on www.ssrn, has made over 200 presentations, published over 40 academic journal articles, and has been mentioned in business media over 50 times (including The Economist, Business Week, The Times, and Wall Street Journal). He is Editor at Small Business Economics and Associate Editor at Management Science. He has previously held positions at University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, and KU Leuven.
Scientific articles
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Forthcoming, (in coll. with Y. DING, S. Braguinsky)
RAND Journal of Economics, Forthcoming, (in coll. with M. FERNANDEZ, S. LOVO, N. VULKAN)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America_PNAS, July 2023, vol. 120, n° 30, pp e2216686120, (in coll. with I. Asanov, A.-M. Asanov, G. Buenstorf, B. CRÉPON, D. McKenzie, F. P. Flores T., M. Mensmann, M. SCHULTE)
Journal of Portfolio Management, September 2022, vol. 48, n° 9, pp 250-271, (in coll. with R. Rafih, C. J. SERRANO)
Practical Applications, September 2022, pp 513,
The Journal of Financial Data Science, Summer 2021, vol. 3, n° 3, pp 97-107,
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, June 2021, vol. 15, n° 2, pp 254-278, (in coll. with F. HOOS)
Organization Science, March - April 2020, vol. 31, n° 2, pp 308-329, (in coll. with C. GUTIERREZ, T. OBLOJ)
ILR Review, October 2019, vol. 72, n° 5, pp 1094-1122, (in coll. with B. BRAGUINSKY, P. BRAUNERHJELM, A. BROSTRÖM)
Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2017, vol. 8, pp 64-70, (in coll. with J. TAG)
Chapters in edited books
The Oxford Handbook Of Entrepreneurial Finance, D. Cummins (ed.), Oxford University Press, 45-108
Handbook Of Research On Entrepreneurship And Regional Development, M. Fritsch (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing, 252-333
2010 “An Innovation Strategy For Sweden– Swedish Economic Forum Policy Summary”, P. Braunerhjelm, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, 47-61
Computer Integrated Manufacturing, The Past, The Present And The Future, R. U. Ayres, W. Haywood, M. E. Merchant, J. Ranta, J. Warnecke (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 83-96
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technologies; Models, Case Studies And Forecasts Of Diffusion, R.U. Ayres, W. Haywood, I. Tchijov (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 171-196
Proceedings
Munich Summer Institute 2022 , 2022 (J. PENALVA)
2019 DRUID conference , 2019 , Copenhaguen , 4970 (A. SHYTI, C. PARASCHIV)
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management , 2016 , Anaheim , Meeting Abstract Supplement , January (C. GUTIERREZ MORENO)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2018
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
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 , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2016
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2015
Scientific articles
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America_PNAS, July 2023, vol. 120, n° 30, pp e2216686120, (in coll. with I. Asanov, A.-M. Asanov, G. Buenstorf, B. CRÉPON, D. McKenzie, F. P. Flores T., M. Mensmann, M. SCHULTE)
Practical Applications, September 2022, pp 513,
Journal of Portfolio Management, September 2022, vol. 48, n° 9, pp 250-271, (in coll. with R. Rafih, C. J. SERRANO)
The Journal of Financial Data Science, Summer 2021, vol. 3, n° 3, pp 97-107,
Chapters in edited books
The Oxford Handbook Of Entrepreneurial Finance, D. Cummins (ed.), Oxford University Press, 45-108
Handbook Of Research On Entrepreneurship And Regional Development, M. Fritsch (ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing, 252-333
2010 “An Innovation Strategy For Sweden– Swedish Economic Forum Policy Summary”, P. Braunerhjelm, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, 47-61
Computer Integrated Manufacturing, The Past, The Present And The Future, R. U. Ayres, W. Haywood, M. E. Merchant, J. Ranta, J. Warnecke (eds.), Chapman & Hall, 83-96
Proceedings
Munich Summer Institute 2022 , 2022 (J. PENALVA)
2019 DRUID conference , 2019 , Copenhaguen , 4970 (A. SHYTI, C. PARASCHIV)
76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management , 2016 , Anaheim , Meeting Abstract Supplement , January (C. GUTIERREZ MORENO)
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2018
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017
Education
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Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University - USA
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Licentiate of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden
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Master of Science, Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2016- Professor, Economics - Decision Science HEC Paris
- 2015-2016 Professor, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
- 2008-2014 Associate Professor HEC Paris
- 2008- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
External Academic Responsibilities
- 2006-2008 Cross-appointed Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto University of Toronto, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
- 2003-2008 Associate Professor Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- 2001-2003 Associate Professor University of Waterloo
- 2001-2002 Visiting Professor Queensland University of Technology
- 2001-2001 Visiting Professor Jönköping International Business School
- 2000-2001 Tenured University of Waterloo
- 1995-2001 Assistant Professor University of Waterloo, Department of Management Sciences
- 1998-1998 Visiting Scientist International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- 1996-1996 Research Associate Center for Economic Studies, US Bureau of the Census
- 1995-1996 Affiliate Professor Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
- 1994-1995 Lecturer University of Waterloo, Department of Management Sciences
- 1994-1994 Lecturer Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Member of the Executive Committe, SEI (Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
- Member of selection committee, Canadian Young Entrepreneur Award
Editorial activities
Conference organisation
Awards & honors
- 2016 Best Empirical Paper, AoM Entrepreneurship Division, AoM conference
- 2016 Chair of Excellence
- 2015 Finalist, Prix Academique de la Recherche en Management
- 2014 Management Science Distinguished Service Award
- 2003 Best Paper: Administrative Association of Canada, Technology and Innovation Management Division.
- 2001 National Award: 2nd place - Most Promising Technology, Awarded by the Innovations Foundation, University of Toronto
- 1999 Best Paper, Runner Up: Canadian Council on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference
- 1995 National Award: NSERC/SSHRC/CIBC Associate Chair in Management of Technological Change.
- 1991 1994 - National Scholarship: Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation for Research in the Social Sciences
- 1991 National Scholarship: The Sweden-America Foundation.
- 1989 Scholarship: The Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, Sweden, 10 year Jubilee Stipend.
- 1988 Scholarship: Arvid Lindmans Memorial Foundation
- 1988 National Scholarship: The Swedish Natural Science Research Council.