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
Revue Française de Gestion, 1988, (in coll. with R. LAUFER)
Revue Française de Gestion, March-April-May 1988, n° 68, pp 7-9, (in coll. with B. GARRETTE, P. DUSSAUGE)
Revue Française de Gestion, 1988, (in coll. with J. Anastassopoulos)
Harvard L'Expansion, Summer 1986, pp 62-81, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)
Long Range Planning, 1 February 1986, vol. 19, n° 1, (in coll. with J.-P. DETRIE)
Cahier de l'IREP, Identité et Image de l'Entreprise, 1986,
Revue Française du Marketing, 1984, n° 1984/4 (99,
Revue Française de Gestion, September-October 1984, n° 47-48, pp 97-103, (in coll. with P. DUSSAUGE)
Revue Française de Gestion, November 1984,
Revue Française de Gestion, September-October 1982, (in coll. with R. LAUFER)
Books
Chapters in edited books
Les Entreprises Ont-Elles Une Âme ?, A. Etchegoyen (Ed.), Editions François Bourin, 73-82
L'Entreprise, Objet Sociologique (Paru Également Sous Le Titre : L'Entreprise, Une Affaire De Société, Le Livre De Poche, 1992), R. Sainsaulieu (ed.), Presses de la Fondation des Sciences Politiques, 131-147
Encyclopédie De Gestion, P. Joffre, Y. Simon (Eds.), Editions Economica
Le Marketing Du Sport, D. G. Wilkinson (Ed.), Editions Revue EPS, 15-74
Le Sexe Du Pouvoir, Epi 1986, N. Aubert, E. Enriquez, V. de Gaulejac (Eds.), Editions Belin
Mémoire D'Avenir - L'Histoire De L'Entreprise, M. Hamon, F. Torrès, F. Caron (Eds.), Economica, Actes du Colloque d'Histoire appliquée aux entreprises, Blo
Les Entreprises Publiques : Expériences Comparées, J. P. Anastassopoulos, J. P. Nioche (Eds.), FNEGE
Proceedings
Proceedings, 2e Conférence Internationale sur le Management des Arts et de la Culture , 1993 , Jouy en Josas (V. Battaglia)
Université d'Eté 1989, "Stratégies bancaires dans un monde en mutation - l'émergence d'une société d'information" , 1989
Proceedings, "Fourth International Conference on Organizational Symbolism and Corporate Culture", INSEAD , 1989
Actes du Colloque : Le nouveau partenariat - mouvement sportif - entreprises - Etat , 1988
Working papers
Scientific articles
European Management Journal, 1998, vol. 16, n° 3, pp 297-305, (in coll. with B. Moingeon, E. Métais, D. ORTON)
European Management Journal, 1998, vol. 16, n° 3, pp 297-305, (in coll. with B. MOINGEON, E. Métais, D. Orton)
Journal of Management Studies, November 1997, vol. 34, n° 6, pp 871-894, (in coll. with F. LEROY)
European Journal of Marketing, 1997, vol. 31, n° 5/6, pp 383-395, (in coll. with B. MOINGEON)
Books
Harvard Business School, 75th Anniversary Colloquium (in coll. with R. REITTER )
Nathan, Paris (in coll. with J.-P. DETRIE )
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Chapters in edited books
L'Art Du Management, Village Mondial, Financial Times, Les Echos, 608-61
Economie De La Connaissance Et Organisations, B. Guilhon, P. Huard, M. Orillard, J. B. Zimmermann (Eds.), Editions L'Harmattan, 132-150
Pour Une Nouvelle Approche Du Management Public - Réflexions Autour De Michel Crozier, M. Finger, B. Ruchat (Eds.), Seli Arslan, 131-15
Encyclopédie De Gestion, Y. Simon, P. Joffre (Eds.), Editions Economica, 3
Proceedings
Proceedings, 2e Conférence Internationale sur le Management des Arts et de la Culture , 1993 , Jouy en Josas (V. Battaglia)
Université d'Eté 1989, "Stratégies bancaires dans un monde en mutation - l'émergence d'une société d'information" , 1989
Proceedings, "Fourth International Conference on Organizational Symbolism and Corporate Culture", INSEAD , 1989
Actes du Colloque : Le nouveau partenariat - mouvement sportif - entreprises - Etat , 1988
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