Associate Professor, Strategy and Innovation Tel. KEDGE +33 491 827 370
Mob. +33 679 195 439 roland.bel@kedgebs.com
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Organizational Economics, Strategy, Innovation EDUCATION
2007 Ph.D., Economics, University of Sydney, Australia
2002 MBA, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, USA 1981 M.S., ESSEC Business School, Cergy, France
1979 B.S., Computer Engineering, ENSIIE, Paris, France
Other management trainings
1995 International Management Program, Schneider Electric, Paris, France and Chicago, USA
1989 European Management Development Program, Hewlett-Packard, Geneva, Switzerland
Prizes, distinctions, scholarships
2007 Walter Noel Gillies Prize – Best Ph.D. Thesis in Economics, University of Sydney
2004-2007 Postgraduate Research scholarship, University of Sydney 2002 MBA with Honors, University of Chicago
Beta Gamma Sigma – Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH Positions held
2007 Associate Professor, KEDGE Business School, Marseille
Visiting Professor, Jiao Tong University, Antai School of Business, Shanghai
2010-2012 Associate Dean for Faculty, Research and Innovation, KEDGE (Euromed Management)
2 2004-2006 Casual Lecturer, University of Sydney
1992-1994 Casual Lecturer, Schneider Institute of Management
Courses taught
Exec. MBA (Jiao Tong Uni., Shanghai, China): Strategic Management; Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MBA (Kedge BS; Jiao Tong Uni., Shanghai, China; Portland Uni., USA; Uni. of Sao Paulo, Brazil;
Uni. of Twente, Netherlands): Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Corporate Strategy; International
Alliances; Strategic Change Management; Strategy, Organization & Implementation DBA (Renmin University, Beijing, China): Innovation Strategies
Master of Business (Kedge BS, Uni. of Sydney, Australia): International Business Strategy; Strategic Behavior and Gaming; Strategic Business Relationships; Innovation Strategies for Competitive Firms; International Business Strategy
Bachelor (Kedge BS): Innovating and Developing New Products and Services Executive Education and Consultancy Projects
KUKA Robotic, China: High-speed development strategy in China ZPMC, China: Global service strategy
Apureda Group, China: Ten Billion Yuan Strategic Plan
Green Fountain Tea, China: Premium market entry strategy in China Siemens Africa: Strategy and Marketing for managers
Sinyuan Industrial Equipment Company, China: US market entry strategy Viticulture Advisory Council of Florida, USA: Marketing plan for Florida wines Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd of CSSC, China: Strategic plan
Sonelgaz, Algeria: Strategy and implementation for top and operational managers Gemalto, France: Differentiation strategies
Schneider Institute of Management, France: Product Creation Process
Student advisement
Supervision of tens of Bachelor, Master, and MBA thesis at Kedge Business School and Antai School of Business, Jiao Tong University.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles under review
1. Bel, R., “A Property Rights Theory of Competitive Advantage”, Strategic Management Journal, revise and resubmit.
2. Bel, R., Smirnov, V. and Wait, A., “Leadership, Communication and Innovation”, under review with Economic Record.
3. Bel, R., “A Note on Asset Specificity”, under review with Economics Bulletin Refereed journal articles
1. Bel, R., Smirnov, V. and Wait, A. (2015), “Team Composition, Worker Effort and Welfare”,
International Journal of Industrial Organization, doi 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2015.04.002.
2. Bel, R. (2015), “Innovating in China: Lessons for Global Companies”, Global Business and
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3. Bel, R. (2013), “Access, Veto and Ownership in the Theory of the Firm”, Journal of Law,
Economics and Organization, 29(4), 871-897.
4. Bel, R. (2013), “Innovation: Misconceptions, Trends and Directions”, Global Business and
Organizational Excellence, 32(2), 71-87.
5. Bel, R. (2011), “Leadership and Innovation: Learning from the Best”, CEIBS Business Review, January, 132-136, reprint in Chinese.
6. Bel, R. (2010), “Leadership and Innovation: Learning from the Best”, Global Business and
Organizational Excellence, 29(2), 47-60.
7. Bel, R. (2008), “Productivity, Focus and Property Rights”, International Advances in Economic
Research, Research Note, 14(3), 352.
Professional journals
1. Bel, R. (2013), “Creating an Innovation Environment Based on Organizational Structure”, China
Business Management Review, 102, 95-96.
2. Bel, R. (2011), “Innovative Methods: User Innovation and Value Innovation”, China Business
Management Review, 86, 8-12 (cover story).
3. Bel, R. (2010), “Roland Bel: From Manager to Entrepreneur”, China TopHR, 21, 26-28 (cover story).
Refereed conference papers
1. Bel, R. (2014), “A Formal Property Rights Rationalization of Strategy Theories”, 78th International
Atlantic Economic Conference, Savannah (GA), USA, 12-15 October.
2. Bel, R., Smirnov, V. and Wait, A. (2013), “The Synergy Paradox”, 76th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Philadelphia (PA), USA, 10-13 October.
3. Bel, R. (2012), “Economic Environment, Control Rights and Capital Structure”, 74th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Montreal, Canada, 4-7 October.
4. Bel, R. (2011), “National Institutions and Global Competition: A Formal Rationalization”,
Strategic Management Society 31st Annual International Conference, Miami (FL), USA, 6-9
November.
5. Bel, R., Smirnov, V. and Wait, A. (2011), “The Treason of the Margin (or the Synergy Paradox)”,
9th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, Boston (MA), USA, 8-10 April.
6. Bel, R. (2010), “Optimal Organizational Forms in a Diverse World”, Strategic Management Society
30th Annual Intern’l Conference, Rome, Italy, 12-15 September.
7. Bel, R. (2009), “Porter’s Generic Strategies Under Uncertainty: A Formal Rationalization”,
Strategic Management Society 29th Annual International Conference, Washington DC, USA, 11-14
October.
8. Bel, R. (2008), “A Property Right Theory of Capital Structure”, 2008 Australasian Meeting of the
Econometric Society (ESAM2008) and 49th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of
Economists, Wellington, New Zealand, 9-11 July.
9. Bel, R. (2007), “Productivity, Focus and Property Rights”, 64th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Savannah (GA), USA, 7-10 October.
10. Agastya, M. and Bel, R. (2007), “Synergy Trap”, 36th Australian Conference of Economists,
Hobart, Australia, 24-26 September.
11. Bel, R. (2005), “Access, Veto and Ownership in the Theory of the Firm”, 18th Ph.D. Conference in Economics and Business, Perth, Australia.
4 Keynote speeches
1. Advisor and keynote speaker at the Innovation Forum, Shanghai, China, 16 April 2012, “Misconceptions and New Trends in Innovation.”
2. Keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Organizational Economics Workshop, Sydney Australia, 12
December 2011, “A Generalized Property-Rights Framework: Theory and Applications.” Working papers
1. Bel, R., “Scope Strategies: The Choice of Optimal Organizational Forms” (to be sent to another journal after rejection by the Strategic Management Journal following 3 revisions).
2. Agastya, M. and Bel, R. “Unbundling Property Rights: Access, Veto and Efficient Mergers”. 3. Bel, R. “A Property Rights Theory of Capital Structure”.
4. Bel, R. “National Institutions and Global Competition: A Formal Rationalization” Cases
1. Bel, R. and Wang, W.H. (2014), “A Global Service Strategy for ZPMC (China)”, The Case Center, Case 314-217-1 and Teaching Note 314-217-8. Also in Chinese (C314-217-1 and C314-217-8) and French (F314-217-1 and F314-217-8).
2. Bel, R. and Wang, W.H. (2012), “Jengshi Shipyard of CSRG: Corporate Strategy of a Chinese Company”, ECCH, Case 312-275-1 and Teaching Note 312-275-8
Affiliations
Strategic Management Society, American Economic Association, International Atlantic Economic Society
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (BUSINESS MANAGEMENT) Positions held
1996-2004 MGE UPS Systems (700 m€ global leader for power protection products – UPSs) Singapore: Corporate Vice-President, Managing Director, South Asia & Pacific Los Angeles, CA, USA: Corporate Vice-President, Marketing and Strategy, and
Vice-President Sales & Marketing for Americas
Part of the management team that successfully spanned off MGE from Schneider Electric with a LBO in 1996, then an MBO in 2000, and sold it back to Schneider in 2004 (one of the largest LBO/MBO in France)
1991-1996 Schneider Electric (12B€ Int’l Group in Electrical Distribution and Industrial Control)
Grenoble, France: Product Marketing Manager, then Vice-President, Strategic Marketing, UPS Business Unit
1985-1991 Hewlett-Packard
Grenoble, France: Product Marketing Manager (European PC Division); Logistic
Project Engineer, Field Support Supervisor, Engineering Manager, then Marketing Manager (European Software Division).
1982-1985 ESSO (French subsidiary of Exxon)
5 OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION
Other personal information Fluent in English and French
