Agility, Innovation, and Digitalization Research Axis

Research undertaken within the Agility, Innovation, Digitalisation (AID) area is firmly anchored in the current issues of innovation, growth, and the transformation of organisations. Activities are driven by a desire to address the current and future challenges faced by companies and other organisations, and to mobilise research-active Faculty to focus on innovative research projects, groundbreaking themes, and events designed to bring together stakeholders. This research area involves some 30 active contributors.

Agility, Innovation and Digitalisation Research Axis meetings and events – 2024-present

October 8, 2024: Seminar with Professor Mansur Khamitov (Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA) on customer–brand relationships.
January 14, 2025: Seminar with Dr. Kaliyanzhagan Mathiyazhagan (Thiagarajar School of Management, India) on blockchain technology and green supply chain management.
April 17, 2025: Seminar with Rubina Romanello (University of Trieste, Italy) on the ADRION Blue Economy project.
April 24, 2025: Seminar with Professor Varsha Jain (MICA Ahmedabad, India) on qualitative research methodology for a digital world.
May 13, 2025: Seminar with Dr. Larisa Yarovaya (Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK) on advancing FinTech research.
May 26, 2025: Seminar with Dr. Mauro Pinto (University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy) on designing original datasets and survey experiments in the social sciences.
November 28, 2025: Seminar with Dr. Manal M. Yunis (Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University) on skill inflation in the age of accessible AI tools.
March 3, 2026: Seminar with Dr. Andreas Kallmuenzer (Excelia Business School, France; Associate Editor, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research) on editorial perspectives on publishing in IJEBR.

AID Research Projects

Research Agreement: CERIIM – EDF Pulse & You 2022-2027

In 2022, CERIIM (Excelia Business School’s Centre of Research for Innovation and Intelligence in Management) and EDF Pulse & You (EDF Group’s community platform) signed a 5-year research agreement on the themes of Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding. This partnership consolidates the collaboration between research-active Faculty and those responsible for the community platform in terms of research and publications relating to identifying and formalising community mechanisms.

Research Agreement: CERIIM – 3F IAA Group (Immobilière Atlantic Aménagement) 2021-2026

In 2021, Excelia Business School’s CERIIM and the 3F IAA Group signed a research agreement, recognising the benefits to be gained from a joint venture between a management research centre and a company. The main objective is to promote academic activities and the understanding of managerial practices. The area of research collaboration includes the themes of agility, process digitalisation, innovation, and management.

TIPS Research Group (Transforming Individual Practices on Water Sufficiency)

In response to the effects of climate change and the growing pressure on water resources, citizens can play a central role in the transition towards more restrained and sustainable water use. It is therefore essential to bring about a genuine shift in the way water is perceived and consumed by individuals. The TIPS Research Group (Transforming Individual Practices on Water Sufficiency) aims to produce scientific knowledge in partnership with field practitioners in order to support public policies relating to water consumption and citizens’ water sufficiency practices. The group’s current research is structured around four areas:

Analysing values, perceptions and relationships with water, as well as their influence on consumption and conservation practices;
Tracing the events, situations and encounters that shape citizens’ knowledge and understanding of water-related issues;
Identifying consumer profiles and studying water consumption trajectories over time;
Assessing the effectiveness of educational and awareness-raising programmes in encouraging water-sufficient behaviours.

Initially made up of researchers in consumer behaviour, the team has evolved into a multi-institution consortium bringing together complementary scientific and methodological expertise, coordinated in support of the project’s four research areas.

Members at Excelia Business School: Ludivine Destoumieux, Valentina Kirova

Group lead: Fabien Rogeon ([email protected])

Research Groups

Markets, Innovation & Digitalisation

This research group is at the forefront of innovative research themes, such as… the role of the Internet of Things from the consumer’s and company’s perspective; the importance of Big Data in the society of the future; the rise of consumer power and the importance of customer service culture; the increasing accessibility of information and the advent of Artificial Intelligence; the rapid development of the power of social media and its impact on a company’s e-reputation. In addition, as part of a more systemic approach, research is being conducted into the upheavals in managerial practices and the emergence of a new economic model marked by the interdependence of the various stakeholders. Furthermore, studies carried out by this research group address strategic, technical, and technological challenges in terms of knowledge management within the supply chain. In particular, this group is exploring the impact of economic disruption caused by a succession of crises (health, geopolitical, ecological) and the major changes in the way organisations manage their supply chains.

Agility, Governance, & Financial Policy

This theme considers the coherence of the investment and financing policies of organisations (SMEs, intermediary-sized businesses, and large companies) as well as the implementation of an appropriate governance system for the development and long-term viability of companies. Research covers new forms of financing innovation and growth (crowdfunding), the need to develop venture capital and development capital, behavioural finance and risk management, the relationship between banks and SMEs, the need to implement information systems (IS), particularly with regard to the relationship between IS and management control, and the governance and capital structure of SMEs. In addition, this research group addresses strategic alliances, the phenomena of coopetition (a combination of competition and cooperation), business ecosystems, and the resulting transformations in terms of knowledge and skills management.

Research Events

JIRIA – International Research Day on Artificial Intelligence

Organised every year, JIRIA provides an excellent opportunity not only to disseminate academic works and best practices, but also for networking between academics, PhD students, business professionals and other industry experts to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence.
Head of the Research Advisory Board: Dr Dominic Drillon

JRSCI – Supply Chain and Innovation Research Day

This research day focusses on the theme of Supply Chain in the age of innovation, in the broadest sense of the term, and is intended primarily to explore current practices of Supply Chain professionals in relation to academic considerations (the contribution of innovation to value creation in supply chains, innovative interactions between different elements of the chain, etc.).
Head of the Research Advisory Board: Dr Fatiha Naoui

JRI – Innovation Research Day

The aim of the Innovation Research Day is to bring together researchers to explore the economic, societal, and technological challenges of innovation in order to improve understanding and knowledge of innovation from an academic point of view.
Head of the Research Advisory Board: Dr Poonam Oberoi