Biography
Françoise Chevalier holds a PhD from HEC and the French “HDR” qualification as a supervisor of doctoral research. She is an associate professor in the Management and Human Resources department at HEC Paris. Françoise teaches Mastère, Doctorate and Executive Education courses. Academic Director of the Change & Sustainability HEC Executive Education Master. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.
Her research concerns Managerial Innovation and Organizational Change, Leadership and Human Resources Management, Creativity and Pedagogy.
Françoise was President of the panel awarding the FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l’Enseignement de la Gestion) prizes for the best doctoral dissertations in 2019 and 2020. She specializes in qualitative, comparative and longitudinal research methods, and several of the HEC PhD dissertations supervised by Françoise have won national and international prizes.
Her most recent publications include:
Chevalier, Guillet, Poilpot-Rocaboy et Valax (eds) (2024) Développement durable et ressources humaines : 15 études de cas., EMS, 175 p.
Chevalier et Fournier (dir) (2024) Pratiques pédagogiques innovantes – Construire la pédagogie de demain, EMS, 377 p.
Chevalier, Coron, Gaillard, Oiry (dir) (2024) Les Grands auteurs en Gestion des Ressources Humaines, EMS, 562 p.
Park, Choi, Chevalier (2023) The Practice of ESG Management, Hanol, Séoul, South Korea, 280 p.
Chevalier, Kalika (dir) (2023) Research in Sustainability, EMS, 508 p.
Chevalier, Kalika (dir) (2023) Recherches sur la Sustainability, EMS, 545 p.
Pichault, Castro, Chevalier (2022) Towards a Polyphonic Approach to Change Management, Cambridge Scholars Publishing Limited, 254 p.
Chevalier, Cloutier, Mitev (dir) (2022) Qualitative Research : Voices in Management Sciences (EMS), 298 p.
Chevalier, Cloutier, Mitev (dir) (2022) La recherche qualitative : Témoignages dans les sciences de gestion (EMS), 300 p.
Pichault, Castro, Chevalier (2021) Gestion du changement : vers un management polyphonique (De Boeck Supérieur), 224 p.
Kamdem, Chevalier, Payaud (dir) (2020) La recherche enracinée en management : contextes nouveaux et perspectives nouvelles en Afrique (EMS), 422 p.
Chevalier, Cloutier, Mitev (dir) (2019) Research methods for the DBA (EMS), 564 p.
Chevalier, Cloutier, Mitev (dir) (2018) Les méthodes de recherche du DBA (EMS). 513 p.
Chevalier (dir) (2018) Des PME aux ETI - Réussir la croissance. Questions de dirigeants et réponses pratiques (De Boeck Supérieur), 2nd edition, 332 p.
Alis, Besseyre des Horts, Chevalier, Fabi, Peretti (2016) Gestao dos recursos humanos uma abordagem internacional (Editions Piaget), 965 p.
Chevalier F. (dir) (2014) Des PME aux ETI: les entreprises en croissance, questions des dirigeants et réponses pratiques, De Boeck Supérieur, 1ère édition, 256 p.
Alis, Besseyre des Horts, Chevalier, Fabi, Peretti (2011) La GRH une approche internationale (De Boeck Supérieur), 912 p.
Chevalier (dir) (2010) Pratiques de GRH dans les pays francophones- 48 études de cas (Vuibert) ,447 p.
Françoise is a member of the editorial board of Gérer et Comprendre, and writes for both academic and professional journals.
She regularly teaches and lectures outside France (China, Vietnam, Lebanon, Iran, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Senegal...)
Colleagues and students dedicated a book to her in 2023 entitled L’Humaniste passionnée par le terrain, Hommage au professeur Françoise Chevalier, EMS, 348 p.
Scientific articles
Journal of Managerial Psychology, 1998, vol. 13, n° 3/4, pp 206-213, (in coll. with F. Bournois)
Quality World, december, 2 1997, vol. 23, pp 396-402,
Organisations and People, december, 2 1997, vol. 4, n° 2, pp 14-21,
Revista de Administraçao de Empresas, May-June-July 1995,
Qualité en Mouvement, February 1993, n° 10, pp 57-61,
Banque et Stratégie, January 1993, n° 91,
Logistica Management, February 1992,
Investigacion Gerencia, March-April 1992, vol. IX, n° 2, pp 67-72,
Sistemi e Impresa, december, 2 1991,
Quality Forum, June 1991, vol. 17, n° 2,
Books
EMS Management et Sociétés (in coll. with M. L. CLOUTIER, N. MITEV )
De Boeck Université, Bruxelles
EMS Management et Sociétés (in coll. with L. M. CLOUTIER, N. MITEV )
Instituto Piaget (in coll. with D. ALIS, C.-H. BESSEYRE DES HORTS, B. FABI, J.-M. PERETTI )
Editions De Boeck, Bruxelles
Vuibert (in coll. with D. CAZAL, E. DAVOINE, P. LOUART )
Editions De Boeck, Bruxelles (in coll. with D. Als, C.-H. BESSEYRE DES HORTS, J. Peretti, B. Fabi, M. Bayad )
Instituto Piaget (in coll. with L. Sekiou, L. Blondin, B. Fabi, J. Peretti, M. Bayad, D. ALIS )
Instituto Piaget (in coll. with L. SEKIOU, D. ALIS, M. BAYAD, L. BLONDIN, J.M. PERETTI )
De Boeck Université, Bruxelles (in coll. with L. Sekiou, M. Bayad, J. M. PERETTI, L. BLONDIN, B. FABI, D. ALIS )
Chapters in edited books
L'Impact De La Crise Sur Le Management, M.Kalika, EMS Management et Sociétés, 193-200
Entrepreneur À L'Université, J.P Helfer, J.F Lebraty & J. Orsoni, EMS Management et Sociétés, pp.285-291
Advancing African Knowledge Management And Education, A. Stachowicz-Stanusch, W. Amann, H. H. Kazeroony, Information Age Publishing, 79-96
Mélanges En L’honneur De Bruno Sire, Presses de l'Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, 49-55
Research Methods For The Dba, Françoise CHEVALIER, L. Martin CLOUTIER, Nathalie MITEV, EMS Management et Sociétés
Research Methods For The Dba, Françoise CHEVALIER, L. Martin CLOUTIER, Nathalie MITEV, EMS Management et Sociétés
Research Methods For The Dba, Françoise CHEVALIER, L. Martin CLOUTIER, Nathalie MITEV, EMS Management et Sociétés
Des Pme Aux Eti: Réussir La Croissance. Questions De Dirigeants Et Réponses Pratiques (2Ème Édition), De Boeck Supérieur, 13-20
Les Méthodes De Recherche Du Dba, F. Chevalier, L. M. Cloutier, N. Mitev, EMS Management et Sociétés, 115-132
Les Méthodes De Recherche Du Dba, F. Chevalier, L. M. Cloutier, N. Mitev, EMS Management et Sociétés, 165-182
Proceedings
AOM ISEOR, Lyon, 10 juin 2021 , 2021 , Lyon (F. ROZIÈRE)
4th Biennial Conference , 2018 , Adis Abeba, Ethiopie , 4-6 January 2018 (C. BALDY, J. LÖWSTED)
2nd ECQI , 2018 , Leuven , 6-9 February 2018
The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference , 2018 , Fredericton , May 16 to 18, 2018
Working papers
Scientific articles
International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy, January 2015, vol. 4, n° 1, pp 59-82, (in coll. with M. MOTAVELLI)
African Journal of Business Management, 2012, vol. 6, n° 14, pp 4848-4857, (in coll. with K. PARK, M. ALI)
African Journal of Business Management, July 2011, vol. 5, n° 13, pp 5162-5178, (in coll. with M. Ali, K. Park)
Journal of US-China Public Administration, March 2011, vol. 8, n° 3, pp 340-354, (in coll. with K. PARK, M. ALI)
Books
EMS Editions (in coll. with M. KALIKA )
Hanol (in coll. with K. PARK, J. CHOI )
EMS Management et Sociétés (in coll. with L. M. CLOUTIER, N. MITEV )
EMS Editions
Chapters in edited books
Digital Transformation: Organizational Challenges And Management Transformation Methods, Monod E. & Jiang Y., Information Age Publishing, 2 , 39-48
Le Pluralisme Managérial En Afrique, Tedongmo Teko et Gabriel Etogo, EMS Editions, 1 , 43-48
Les Impacts Durables De La Crise Sur Le Management, M. Kalika, P. Beaulieu, EMS Editions, 3 , 247-254
La Recherche Enracinée En Management : Contextes Nouveaux Et Perspectives Nouvelles En Afrique, E. Kamdem, F. Chevalier, M.Payaud, EMS Editions, 219-234
Proceedings
AOM ISEOR, Lyon, 10 juin 2021 , 2021 , Lyon (F. ROZIÈRE)
4th Biennial Conference , 2018 , Adis Abeba, Ethiopie , 4-6 January 2018 (C. BALDY, J. LÖWSTED)
2nd ECQI , 2018 , Leuven , 6-9 February 2018
The 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference , 2018 , Fredericton , May 16 to 18, 2018
Working papers
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1985
Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 1984
Mimeo , 2025
Education
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Habilitation a diriger des recherches (Qualified Research Supervisor), Human Resources, Université Paris-Est - France
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Research Associate, University of California, Berkeley - USA
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Doctorat HEC (Ph.D. in Management), HEC Paris - France
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Postgraduate Specialized Diploma in Management Control, Université Paris - Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - France
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Postgraduate Specialized Diploma in Sociology, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) - France
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Postgraduate Specialized Diploma in Personal Training, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - France
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Lettres Modernes Specialisees, Université Paris IV Sorbonne - France
Academic appointments
Academic Responsibilities at HEC
- 2020- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris
Scientific Activities
Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation
- Vice-Presidente Pedagogie, AGRH
- Member, Jury Prix de la Meilleure These en Gestion des Ressources Humaines - FNEGE - AGRH
- Member, bureau de l'AGRH (Association Francaise de Gestion des Ressources Humaines)
- Member, Club Sociologie - Gestion / DGAFP-DIRE (Direction Generale de l'Administration et de la Fonction Publique - Delegation Interministerielle a la Reforme de l'Etat)
- Expert academique - Direction de l'Enseignement Superieur du Ministere de l'Education Nationale : membre de la commission d'evaluation des formations et diplomes de gestion en France (Commission Helfer)
- Member, AOM (Academy of Management)
- Member, EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies)
- Expert ANRT, Agence Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie
- Member, Scientific Committee, Entreprise et Personnel
- ANR Membre du Comite d'Evaluation Scientifique CE 26 "Innovation et Trava il"
- Member of the CAFI (Center for Analysis, Training and Intervention)
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the AGRH (Association Francaise de Gestion des Ressources Humaines - French Association for Human Resources Management)
- Member, Association pour la Recherche Qualitative (Canada)
Editorial activities
Conference organisation
Awards & honors
- 2023 Book "La recherche qualitative : Temoignages dans les sciences de gestion" labeled FNEGE
- 2021 Book "La recherche enracinee en management" labeled FNEGE