Bernard RAMANANTSOA
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Strategy and Business Policy
Biography
Bernard Ramanantsoa holds an Engineering degree from the "Ecole Supérieure d'Aéronautique de Toulouse", valedictorian of the Class of 1971. Valedictorian of the MBA graduating class of HEC in 1976, he obtained a Post-graduate DEA degree in sociology in 1987 and also a Ph.D. in management sciences from Paris-Dauphine University in 1991, and a further DEA in the history of philosophy from Paris-1 University in 1993. He is Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Initially lecturer at the "Ecole Supérieure d'Aéronautique" in 1971 and 1972, he became head of the Marketing Division, "Grandes Lignes" for the SNCF in 1972. A specialist on ethics and culture in the business place and himself advocate of an open-minded approach and a multi-cultural scope in the corporate world, he joined the HEC faculty in 1979 as professor of Business Strategy. He was head of HEC Paris from 1995 to 2015. He has lead the institution in their strides towards a decidedly international dimension, as well as added the CPA to the HEC label.
Very active in the scientific and professional community, Bernard Ramanantsoa was:
- Member of the Committee of the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles"
- Member of the Board of the "Ecole de Paris"
- Member of the Evaluation Committee of Management Programs and Degrees for the French Ministry of Education
- Member of the Board of the HEC Foundation
- CEMS Chairman
- Vice-President of the European Foundation for Management Development
- Former Member of the Board of the APM (Association for Progress in Management)
- Member of the "Société Française de Management"
- Member of the Board of the "Ecole Nationale d'Administration Pénitentiaire" (ENAP)
- Member of the Board of the "Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Aéronautique"
He is currently:
- Administrator of ANVIE
- Member of the AASCB International Committee
- Member of the Advisory Board, ESADE in Barcelona
- Member of the Advisory Board, University of St-Gallen in Switzerland
- Member of the Advisory Board, School of Management of the University of Zhejiang in China
He is the author of numerous communications and publications in the field of business management. In particular, he received the Harvard Expansion Prize in 1989 for "Technologie et Stratégie d'entreprise" and the Prize from the "Académie des Sciences Commerciales" in 1983 for "Stratégie de l'Entreprise et Diversification". His latest published work, in collaboration with Y. Pesqueux, A. Saudan and J.C. Tournand, "Perspectives Philosophiques sur l'entreprise", appeared in 1999.
Scientific articles
European Management Journal, August 1996, vol. 14, n° 4, pp 389-398, (in coll. with E. Mounoud, T. Durand)
Ethique des Affaires, January 1995, n° 1, pp 15-26, (in coll. with Y. PESQUEUX)
Ethique des Affaires, January 1995, n° 1, pp 15-26, (in coll. with Y. PESQUEUX)
Annales des Mines, Gérer et Comprendre, 3 February 1994, n° 37, pp 21-30,
Annales des Mines, Gérer et Comprendre, July 1993, pp 59-71, (in coll. with M. de Clercq)
Revue Echanges, 3rd Term 1992, n° 99, pp 25-27,
Economie Appliquée, 1991, vol. XLIV, n° 4, pp 113-120,
Bulletin de l'IREPP (Institut de Recherche d'Etudes et Prospective Postales), 2 December 1991, n° 10, pp 96-101,
Revue Française de Gestion, January-February 1989, n° 72, pp 107-111, (in coll. with C. Thiery-Basle)
Revue Française de Gestion, March-April-May 1988, n° 68, pp 7-9, (in coll. with B. GARRETTE, P. DUSSAUGE)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Savoir Pour Agir. Comment Surmonter Les Obstacles À L'Apprentissage Organisationnel, C. Argyris, InterEditions, Paris
Cases In Strategic Management, C. H. Colin, K. Glaister (Eds.), Pitman Publishing
L'École Des Managers De Demain, ouvrage collectif des professeurs du Groupe HEC, Editions Economica
L'École Des Managers De Demain, ouvrage collectif des professeurs du Groupe HEC, Editions Economica
Sport Et Management - De L'Éthique À La Pratique, A. Loret (Ed.), Dunod, 149-158
Stratégie D'Entreprise : Études De Cas - Recueil Des Notes Pédagogiques, P. Dussauge, B. Garrette (Eds.), InterEditions, Paris, 281-292
Stratégie D'Entreprise : Études De Cas, P. Dussauge, B. Garrette (Eds.), InterEditions, Paris, 281-302
Societal Change Between Market And Organization, J. Child, M. Crozier, R. Mayntz et al. (Eds), Avebury, 125-13
Encyclopédie De Gestion, Vuibert, 533-542
Culture D'Entreprise Et Innovation, P. J. Bernard, J. P. Daviet (Eds.), Presses du CNRS, 329-334
Proceedings
Proceedings, IVe Conférence de Management Stratégique , 1995 , Paris (F. Leroy)
Proceedings, IVe Conférence de Management Stratégique , 1995 , Paris (E. Mounoud, T. Durand)
Les Cahiers de Syndex, Actes de l'Université d'Eté d'Albertville, n° 4 , 1995
Proceedings, Congrès de Strasbourg "Les postes à l'horizon d'une génération" , 1994
Working papers
Scientific articles
Entreprises et Histoire, 3 February 2005, n° 41, pp 103-113, (in coll. with M. Berry, C. Filippi, M. de Saint Martin, J. Thoenig, E. GODELIER, L. GASTALDI)
Le Journal de l'Ecole de Paris, September-October 2003, n° 43, (in coll. with M. Berry)
European Business Forum, Spring 2000, n° 1, pp 10-13, (in coll. with J.-P. LARÇON)
Les Cahiers de l'ENSPTT, October 1999, n° 11, pp 45-48,
Books
Presses Universitaires de France (PUF) (in coll. with C. Thiery Baslé )
McGraw-Hill (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE )
Presses Universitaires de France (PUF) (in coll. with J.-P. Anastassopoulos, G. BLANC, J.-P. NIOCHE )
McGraw-Hill (in coll. with R. REITTER )
Chapters in edited books
Transdisciplinarité : Fondement De La Pensée Managériale Anglo-Saxonne ?, M. Péron (Ed.), Editions Economica
L'Art De La Gestion Des Risques, Les Echos, Financial Times, Village Mondial
Le Management Stratégique En Représentations, E. Mounoud (Ed.), Ellipses
Readings In Organization Science - Organizational Change In A Changing Context, M. Pina e Cunha, C. Alves Marques (Eds), Instituto Superior de Psichologia Aplicada, Lisboa, 297-322
Proceedings
Proceedings, IVe Conférence de Management Stratégique , 1995 , Paris (F. Leroy)
Proceedings, IVe Conférence de Management Stratégique , 1995 , Paris (E. Mounoud, T. Durand)
Les Cahiers de Syndex, Actes de l'Université d'Eté d'Albertville, n° 4 , 1995
Proceedings, Congrès de Strasbourg "Les postes à l'horizon d'une génération" , 1994
Working papers
Education
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DEA d'Histoire de la Philosophie, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - France
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Doctorat en sciences de gestion (Ph.D. in Management), Université Paris Dauphine - France
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DEA de Sociologie, Université Paris Diderot - France
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Diplome du MBA d'HEC - Major de promotion, HEC Paris - France
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Ingenieur de l'Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique - Major de Promotion, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique de Toulouse - France
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2015- Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Strategy and Business Policy HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- President du groupe de travail anime par France Strategie sur loffre francaise denseignement superieur a letranger
- Member of the Committee of the Conference des Grandes Ecoles
- Member of the Board of the HEC Foundation
- Administrator of ANVIE
- Member of the Societe Francaise de Management
- Member of the Awarding Body of EQUIS Accreditation System
- Chairman, CEMS (Community of European Management Schools)
- Membre du Conseil de Perfectionnement de l'Ecole Navale
- Membre du Conseil de Perfectionnement de l'Ecole Speciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the University of St Gallen (HSG)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the University of St Petersbourg
- Member of the Advisory Board of Fondation Getulio Vargas
- Member of the Board of EuropaNova
- CEIBS Academic Council Member
Editorial activities
Awards & honors
- 1989 Prix Harvard l'Expansion pour Technologie et Strategie d'Entreprise 1989
- 1983 Prix de l'Academie des Sciences Commerciales pour Strategie de l'entreprise et diversification 1983