Internationalization and globalization are a real challenge for universities in France and their impact has been noticeable for more than five years now. Research is placed in the very heart of every adapting and developing strategy, causing a restructuring of most French Business Schools. In 2003, GSCM-Montpellier Business School (GSCM) sets up his research center in order to accelerate the structuring and development of research activity.

In 2003, GSCM-Montpellier Business School sets up its research center in order to accelerate the structuring and development of research activity, the research center (Centre de Recherche sur les Organisations et le Management, CEROM). Today, 23 professors, two adjunct professors and 14 research assistants are active members of the research center. Six new recruitments are scheduled for the academic year 2006/2007.

GSCM specializes on two main research fields: Entrepreneurship and Market Dynamics and Information Systems Management and Organisational Dynamics. Both research fields reflect a certain specialization of management research and specific industry features of the Montpellier area. A major topic of GSCM research strategy is also the strategic alliance with local universities.

This effort of development and structure of the research activities led to a sharp increase in the number of researchers and a rapid progression of the publications' quality (2006 annual research report). The CEROM's researchers attend the most important international conferences and their work is published in the best French and international journals. The CEROM is regurarly organising, within the GSCM campus, scientific events that reinforce its national and international visibility. 

Administration

• Dr. Frank Lasch (HDR),  Research director
• Dr. Calin Gurau (HDR),  Head of the Research field "Entrepreneurship and Market Dynamics"
• Dr. Nassim Belbaly,  Head of  the Research field "Information Systems Management and Organisational Dynamics" 

Contact : Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM-Montpellier Business School), 2300 Avenue des Moulins - 34185 Montpellier Cedex 4, France. Tel : +33 4 67 10 28 20 ; Fax : +33 4 67 45 13 56; mail to:cerom@supco-montpellier.fr

News

September 2007:Dr. Alexander Groh was awarded the “Featured Paper Award” of the Financial Services Institute (New York City, US) for the paper “The Attractiveness of Central Eastern European Countries for Venture Capital and Private Equity Investors” (together with Liechtenstein & K. Lieser, IESE Business School, Barcelona).