2008 Annual Research Report

Last update: 07-01-2009

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GSCM-Montpellier Business School (GSCM) places research in the very heart of its strategy. GSCM values the process of research, first by fostering a spirit of enterprising research, education and practice, second by enhancing the quality of our research and diffusing it to the different stakeholders (valorization of research for practice and teaching).

In 2008, the GSCM research center (CEROM) counts 31 research faculty members and 7 research assistants. The mission of CEROM is to enhance research in GSCM by giving purpose and structure to the research activity of the GSCM faculty. GSCM's research portfolio also features an increasing number of multidisciplinary projects in accordance with the two research fields that embody GSCM's research goals. The main disciplinary areas of research are: entrepreneurship, strategy, finance, accounting, human resource, information systems, knowledge management, and marketing.

GSCM considers intellectual contributions as a core responsibility of a business school. The number of peer-reviewed intellectual contributions has increased significantly in number and quality (internationalization research outcomes, increasing number of high ranked A and B journal publications, etc.) during the last five years. In five years, the number of articles accepted for publications in peer-reviewed journals quadrupled, rising from 10 in 2004 to 43 in 2008. Today, the research output in terms of publication places GSCM amongst the most performing French business schools.

The 2008 annual research report confirms the successful implantation of the GSCM research policy. GSCM managed successfully to develop a performing research center of European scope and visibility and today, GSCM researchers regularly attend the most important international conferences (AOM, SMS, ICSB, ICIS, FMA, etc.) and see their work published in the best French and international journals.

This annual research report presents in details the 2008 research activity.

Dr. Frank Lasch, Dean of Research

Download here the 2008 Annual Research Report!