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Michael SEGALLA

Emeritus Professor

Management & Human Resources

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Biography

Michael SEGALLA is Professor Emeritus of Management at HEC Paris. He is Franco-American, earned a Master of Political Science and International Relations and a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies and Labor Relations (University of Iowa). Over the years he lectured on topics such as Data Privacy, AI Ethics, Management, Human Resources, Organizational Behaviour, and Cross Cultural Risk at faculties including McGill University in Montreal, City University of New York in New York City, the City University of New York - Cornell University Master of Science in Industrial Relations, and Hangzhou Dianzi University. The Franco-American Commission for Education Exchange awarded him an Inter-foundation Grant to lecture on business school curriculum reform. From 2016 to 2017 he was a visiting professor in the Faculties of Management and Medicine at McGill University. From 2017 to 2019 he was Visiting Chair Professor in the School of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University in Hangzhou, China. He mentors Founders/CEOs for NewChip Accelerator and is a Partner at the International Board Foundation. He is HEC Paris's most frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and its international editions.

Scientific articles

Why Mumbai at 1 pm is the Center of the Business World

Harvard Business Review, October 2010, pp 38-39,

Wie in Europa Führungskräfte entlassen werden

Harvard Business Manager, November 2009, n° 200911006, pp 6-9, (in coll. with G. Jacobs)

Will you cite me? The emerging strategy of academic publishing

European Journal of International Management, 2009, vol. 3, n° 4, pp 411-418,

Publishing in the right place or publishing the right thing: journal targeting and citations' strategies for promotion and tenure committees

European Journal of International Management, 2008, vol. 2, n° 2, pp 122-127,

A Cross-National Investigation of Incentive Sales Compensation

International Journal of Research in Marketing, December 2006, vol. 23, n° 4, pp 419-433, (in coll. with D. ROUZIES, M. Besson, B. Weitz)

An international study of dysfunctional e-mail usage and attitudes among managers

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2005, vol. 5, n° 4, pp 425-436,

Cultural Impact on European Staffing Policies in Sales Management

International Journal of Research in Marketing, July 2003, vol. 20, n° 1, pp 67-85, (in coll. with D. ROUZIES, B.A. Weitz)

Mr. Christian Pierret, Secretary of State for Industry (1997-2002), on French Perspectives on Organizational Leadership and Management (interview)

Academy of Management Perspectives, November 2002, vol. 16, n° 4, pp 24-30, (in coll. with M. DENEIRE)

Mr. Jean Lavigne, president of Motorola France, on how France can attract more foreign direct investment (interview)

Academy of Management Perspectives, November 2002, vol. 16, n° 4, pp 31-36,

Understanding Values and Expectations of Foreign Employees Creates a Better Company

European Management Journal, February 2001, vol. 19, n° 1, pp 27-31,

Books

Chapters in edited books

Crédit Lyonnais : The Internationalisation of a French Bank

European Cases Of Organisational Behaviour And Change, F. Chevalier, M. Segalla (Eds), SAGE Publications

Managing Innovative Technologies

The Management Of New Technologies For Global Competitiveness, C. Madu (Ed.), Quorum Books, Westport, 261-27

Agricultural districting New York State

National Agricultural Lands Study, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 23-27

Agricultural districting Virginia

National Agricultural Lands Study, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1-22

Proceedings

Cultural Impact On European Staffing Decisions In Sales Management

18th Workshop On Strategic Human Resource Management , 2003 , Bruxelles (D. ROUZIES, B. Weitz)

Cultural Typology and Managers Preferences: A European Study of Sales Force Compensation Structure in the Banking Sector

Proceedings of the 26th Conference of European Marketing Association , 1997 , Warwick (M. Besson, D. ROUZIES)

The same decision but for a different reason: comparison of decision rationales in HRM decisions in Europe

Proceedings of the International Association for Research on Economic Psychology , 1996 , Paris

Analysis of Authority, Influence and Power Distribution in European Firms: Implications for Euronational Companies

1995 Proceedings, 26th Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute , 1995 , Boston

Working papers

Scientific articles

Is extra legroom worth fighting for ?

Harvard Business Review, November 2014, vol. 92, n° 11, pp 30, (in coll. with C. CIOBANU, V. LEBUNTEL, D. ROUZIES)

Sales-Marketing Interface in Saudi Arabia: A Commentary

Journal of Business Research, September 2012, vol. 65, n° 9, pp 1298-1300, (in coll. with D. ROUZIES)

Die Globale Telefonkonferenz

Harvard Business Manager, 2010, n° 11, (in coll. with K. Sandner)

Faith in Firms - As Low As You'd Expect

Harvard Business Review, January-February 2010, pp 22-23,

Books

Chapters in edited books

Evaluation commerciale : les défis européens

L'Art Du Management, Leadership, Performance, Développement Durable, B. Ramanantsoa (ed.), Pearson Education France

E-Mails : le comportement des managers européens

L'Art Du Management 3, Dunod, 458-462

Le savoir tacite dans un contexte culturel

L'Art Du Management 3, Dunod, 421-426

Eine vergleichende Studie von Personalentscheidungen im Banksektor

Kulturelle Unterschiede Der Gerechtigkeitswahrnehmung Europäischer Manager, Gabriele Jacobs, Lit Verlag, Münster, Hamburg, London, 7-16

Proceedings

Cultural Impact On European Staffing Decisions In Sales Management

18th Workshop On Strategic Human Resource Management , 2003 , Bruxelles (D. ROUZIES, B. Weitz)

Cultural Typology and Managers Preferences: A European Study of Sales Force Compensation Structure in the Banking Sector

Proceedings of the 26th Conference of European Marketing Association , 1997 , Warwick (M. Besson, D. ROUZIES)

The same decision but for a different reason: comparison of decision rationales in HRM decisions in Europe

Proceedings of the International Association for Research on Economic Psychology , 1996 , Paris

Analysis of Authority, Influence and Power Distribution in European Firms: Implications for Euronational Companies

1995 Proceedings, 26th Annual Meeting, Decision Sciences Institute , 1995 , Boston

Working papers

Rules changes and arbitrator training for complex commercial arbitration: the search for solutions

Working Paper Series, Social Science Research Network , 1991

The linkage between managerial attitudes and human resource management in the Soviet Union

Working Paper Series, Social Science Research Network , 1991

The equal protection clause: a critique and test of Western's premise

Working Paper Series, Social Science Research Network , 1984

Education

  • Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Iowa - USA

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2021- Emeritus Professor HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2017-2020 Chair Professor in Automation Hangzhou Dianzi University

Scientific Activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

  • Elected to the Board of Directors of the Fondation Marechal Foch
  • Member, EGOS
  • Past co-ordinator of the CEMS Organisational Behaviour Inter-Faculty Group (1994-1997)
  • Member, International Industrial Relations Association

Editorial activities

  • June 2011- Scientific Committee Member: Human Resources Global Management Conference, Barcelone

  • Conference organisation

  • 2014-2014 Workshop LABEX ECODEC
  • 2005-2005 Member of the Organising Committee for the 8th Conference on International Human Resource Management, Monash University, Cairns, Australia
  • 1998-1998 Symposium organiser, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, San Diego
  • 1998-1998 Co-organiser, European Group and Organizational Studies Colloquium, Maastricht University
  • 1997-1997 Organiser, Symposium and Workshop, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston
  • Co-organiser, Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management, EIASM - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Awards & honors

    • 2012 2012 HR Honour Award, Luxembourg. HR ONE
    • 2012 HEC Paris "Top Ten" Award for research productivity
    • 2001 2001 AESC Europe Annual Award for the best 2000 European published research on leadership and corporate governance - "Making cross-cultural research relevant to European corporate integration", European Management Journal