• Academic Title:PhD in Economy (University of Montpellier I)

• Grade:  Assistant Professor

• Field of expertise:Econometrics & Strategy
• Teaching Department: Management Strategy Economics & Human Ressources
• Mission/Function:Head of the Management Strategy Economics & Human Ressources Department  
• E-mail:f.robert@supco-montpellier.fr
• Tel.: +33 4 67 10 28 21

Diploma

• 2005: PhD in Economy (University of Montpellier I) 
• 2000: Master in Econometrics (University of Montpellier I)

Bio

Before joining GSCM in September 2007, Dr. Frank Robert was Assistant Professor at the Superior Institute of Trade and Communication in Montpellier (Icosup). After finishing his PhD in Economic (2005, U. of Montpellier I) he held a temporary teaching and research position at the University of Montpellier I. Major topics of research are the interaction between economy and strategic management; coopetition strategies; individual, organizational and environmental analysis of entrepreneurship (regional factors, firm performance, typologies of entrepreneurs, etc.). His research has been published in such journals as Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Revue Sciences de Gestion, Revue Internationale PME. In September 2010, he has been appointed Head of the Management Strategy Economics & Human Resources Department.  

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles (PRJ)

• Robert F., Marquès P., Lasch F. & Le Roy F. 2010. Les entrepreneurs dans les technologies de l'information et de la communication: proposition d'une typologie. Revue Internationale PME, 23(1): 64-90.

• Fernandez A.S., Marquès P., Le Roy F. & Robert F. 2010. Mesurer la coopétition: mission impossible? Revue Sciences de Gestion.

• Robert F., Marquès P. & Le Roy F. 2009. Coopetition between SMEs: an empirical study of French professional football. International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small Business [Special issue: ‘Coopetition and Entrepreneurship], 8(1): 23-43.

• Robert F., Marquès P., Lasch F. & Le Roy F. 2009. Entrepreneurship in emerging High-Tech industries: ICT entrepreneurs between experts and kamikazes. International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Small Business [Special issue: ‘High-Tech Entrepreneurship'], 7(3): 258-283.

• Le Roy F., Marques R. & Robert F. 2008. Coopétition et performances : le cas du football professionnel français. Revue Sciences de Gestion, 64: 127-149. 

PhD Thesis & books

• Robert F. 2005. Multimarket contacts and collusive behaviors. PhD Dissertation (University of Montpellier I).  

Conference papers

• Lasch F., Robert F. & Le Roy F. 2010. Where do innovations happen? Regional determinants for new ICT ventures. European Council for Small Business (ECSB), November 18-19, Maastricht, NL.

• Lasch F., Le Roy F. & Robert F. 2010. The relevance of the region for new ICT ventures: Challengers or victims of geography? International Council for Small Business Conference (ICSB), June 24-27, Cincinnati, OH, US. [Proceedings]

• Belbaly N. & Robert F.  2010. Improved alignment with co-evolutionary principles. HICSS, 43 rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 5-8, Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii, US.

• Belbaly N., Robert F. & Le Roy F. 2009. Co-opetition between firms and OSS community. International Workshop on Co-opetition and Entrepreneurship, June 25-26, Montpellier, France.

• Belbaly N. & Robert F. 2009. Improved alignment with co-evolutionary principles: A case OSS. VI Conference of the Italian Association for Information Systems, October 2-3, Costa Smeralda, Italy.

• Belbaly N. & Robert F. 2009. IS Alignment improved with co-evolutionary principles. 14ème colloque de l'Association Information et Management (AIM), June 10 -12, Marrakech, Marocco.

• Fernandez A., Marques P., Le Roy F. & Robert F. 2009. Measuring coopetition:  methodological implications. 9th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), May 11-14, Liverpool, UK. [Proceedings]

• Lasch F., Le Roy F., Robert F. & Marquès P. 2008. From kamikazes to experts: type of high-tech entrepreneurs in the ICT sector. Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference (RENT/ECSB), November 19-21, Covilha, Portugal. [Proceedings].

• Fernandez A., Marques P., Le Roy F. & Robert F. 2008. Observer la coopétition: des enjeux méthodologiques. Congrès des IAE, September 10-12, Lille, France. [Proceedings].

• Robert F., Marquès P., Lasch F. & Le Roy F. 2008. Entrepreneurs in emerging high-tech industries: between experts and kamikazes. International Council for Small Business Conference (ICSB), June 22-25, Halifax, Canada. [Proceedings].

• Robert F., Marquès P., Lasch F. & Le Roy F. 2008. Les entrepreneurs dans les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication: des experts aux kamikazes. 17ème Conférence de l'Association Internationale de Management Stratégique (AIMS), May 28-31, Nice, France. [Proceedings].

• Fernandez A.S., Marquès P., Le Roy F. & Robert F. 2008. Mesurer la coopétition: Mission impossible? 17ème Conférence de l'Association Internationale de Management Stratégique (AIMS), May 28-31, Nice, France. [Proceedings].

• Robert F., Marquès P. & Le Roy F. 2008. Coopetition between SMEs: an empirical study of French professional football. 8th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), May 14-17, Ljubljana/Beld, Slovenia. [Proceedings].

• Robert F., Marquès P., Le Roy F. & Lasch F. 2008. Entrepreneurs in emerging high-tech industries: between experts and Kamikazes. 8th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management (EURAM), May 14-17, Ljubljana/Bled, Slovenia. [Proceedings].

• Le Roy F., Marquès P. & Robert F. 2008. Coopétition et performances: le cas du football professionnel français. 30ème anniversaire de la Revue Sciences de Gestion, April 23-24, Lyon, France.

• Marques P., Robert F. & Le Roy F. 2007. Coopetition and performance: an empirical study of French professional football. The 15th Congress of the European Association of Sport Management, September 12-15, Turin, Italy.

• Marques P., Robert F. & Le Roy F. 2007. Coopétition et performances: le cas du football professionnel Français. Atelier AIMS, June 1st, Montpellier, France.

• Robert F. 2005. Le désaccord des autorités de concurrence sur les fusions: le maintien de la collusion en présence de contacts multimarchés. 53ème Congrès de l'Association Française de Sciences Economiques, September 16-17, Paris.

• Robert F. 2004. The Internal Structure of Firm and its collusive Implications In Presence of Multimarket Contact. 11ème International Annual Conference of the European Operations Management Association, INSEAD, June 27-29, Fontainebleau, France. 

• Robert F. 2004. La structure Interne de la firme et ses implications collusoires en présence de contact multimarchés. 13ème Conférence Internationale de l'Association de Management Stratégique (AIMS), June 1-4, Le Havre, France. [Proceedings]. 

• Robert F. 2004. Le désaccord des autorités de concurrence: La structure interne de la firme comme une stratégie coopérative multimarchés. 17ème Journée Nationale des IAE, September 13-14, Lyon, France. [Proceedings]. 

• Robert F. 2003. Contact multimarchés: l'intégration verticale et la forclusion au service de la collusion. 13ème Journées du SESAM, September 8-10, Caen, France.