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SCBS’s scientific policy is based on two major objectives: on the one hand, the continuous improvement of academic production, both in terms of quantity and quality, and on the other, the reinforcement of the dissemination of work to a variety of audiences: the scientific community, students, public players and the socio-economic world. This research dynamic is part of a demanding academic approach, in line with international standards, and is an essential lever for teaching excellence. The results produced feed directly into teaching content, guaranteeing rigorous, up-to-date training rooted in the realities of the field. The expected impact goes beyond the academic sphere: the aim is to produce high value-added knowledge that is transferable and useful for transforming professional and educational practices.

Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and inclusion dynamics

Innovation management and entrepreneurship

Sustainable and societal transformations

The Faculty

Dima Al Mansour

dima.al-mansour@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

The use of English for professional and social purposes.
TOEIC trainer

Last diploma

Bachelor of Arts in English, Damascus, 2033

Professional experience

Teacher & Permanent Coordinator, Y SCHOOLS, since 2014

English teacher, Lycée Charles de Gaulle, 2007-2012
English teacher, Montessori School, 2004-2007
Arabic teacher, Damascus University, 1999-2001

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Arbia Chatmi

arbia.chatmi@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

International trade, Corporate strategy, Innovation management, Entrepreneurship, Financing and investment strategy.

Last diploma

PhD in Economics, Finance and International Affairs
Université Aix-Marseille, 2012

Publications

“Assessing and improving co-creation in services: the customer-centric matrix”, Arbia Chatmi, Karim Elasri & Frédéric Ponsignon | International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences (2023)
“Entrepreneurship and Knowledge spillovers from FDI and Exports concentration, diversification”, Arbia Chatmi & Karim Elasri | Vol.35, n°4, in International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (2018)
“Competition among vortex firms: Marketing, R&D or pricing strategy”, Arbia Chatmi & Karim Elasri | Journal of High Technology Management Research (2017)
“Les activités de service potentiellement délocalisables”,
Arbia Chatmi | Economies et Sociétés (2015)

Julien de Freyman

julien.de-freyman@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Company takeovers, Strategic growth and regeneration, Family businesses,

Entrepreneurial education.

Last diploma

PhD in Management Sciences, “La transition : phase essentielle de la réussite d’une reprise d’entreprise”, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 2009

Publications

“Resilience and post-takeover performance of SMEs: What influence in times of crisis”, De Freyman, J., Boussaguet, S., & Giacomin, O. | Revue Française de Gestion, 51(321), 41-63 (2025)

La légitimité du repreneur, une variable essentielle de la réussite du projet repreneurial?”, Olivier Cullière and Julien De Freyman | Revue Internationale PME (RIPME), Vol.37, n°1, pp.10-27 (2024)

“L’impact des orientations stratégiques des repreneurs sur la performance financière post-reprise des PME”, Julien De Freyman, Slimane Haddadj and Mamadou Ndione | Revue Internationale PME (RIPME), Vol.37, n°1, pp. 77-97 (2024)

“Business Transfer Paradox in Entrepreneurship Education: A research agenda for increasing the number of successors”, Julien De Freyman and Susanne Durst | Journal of Innovation Management, Vol.11, n°2, pp. 1-21 (2023)

“La confrontation aux erreurs : récits de formation dans un dispositif expérientiel”, Finance Contrôle Stratégie”, Odile Paulus, Sonia Boussaguet, Caroline Merdinger-Rumpler, Julien De Freyman and Olga Bourachnikova | Finance Contrôle Stratégie (2022)

“Essai de conceptualisation de la légitimité du repreneur externe de PME”, Julien De Freyman, Sonia Boussaguet & Olivier Cullière | Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat (2021)

“A framework for the relationship implications of additive manufacturing (RD printing) for industrial marketing: servitization, sustainability and customer empowerment”, Chaney Damien, Julien Gardan & Julien De Freyman | Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing (2021)

“Entrepreneurial resilience, a new training issue?”, AEI et al | Revue Française de Gestion, Vol.8, n°293, pp.219-231 (2020)

“La pédagogie de la persévérance – Développer les comportements entrepreneuriaux au Cameroun”, Alexis Roy & Julien De Freyman | Entreprendre & Innover, 42-43(3), pp.132-145 (2019)

“Le rôle du contrat psychologique dans la compréhension de la cohabitation entre un cédant et un repreneur”, Julien De Freyman | La Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat (forthcoming), Vol.18, n° 3/4, pp. 61-84 (2019)

“Les voies d’entrée en défaillance des reprises externes de PME”, Sonia Boussaguet & Julien De Freyman | in Revue Internationale PME (RIPME), Vol.32, n°3/4, pp.67-93 (2018)

“Courir l’aventure en cab pour sensibiliser au plaisir d’entreprendre”, Alexis Roy, Mathias Mondo & Julien De Freyman | Entreprendre & Innover, Vol., n°36, pp.73-82 (2018)

“La transmission des entreprises familiales au Sénégal : quelles spécificités culturelles ?”, Thierno Bah, Julien De Freyman & Sonia Boussaguet | Revue Internationale PME (RIPME), Vol.30, n°3-4, pp.127-161 (2017)

“Le devenir des cédants de PME : une typologie en fonction des stratégies de réinvestissement”, Julien De Freyman, Sonia Boussaguet & Thierno Bah | La Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat, Vol. 15, n° 3, pp. 61-84 (2016)

“L’épreuve de cession : un risque pour la santé des (ex-)dirigeants des PME?”, Sonia Boussaguet, Julien De Freyman, Thierno Bah & Eric Fromenty | Revue Internationale des PME (RIPME), Vol. 29, n°3/4, pp. 161-191 (2016)

“La société d’application de Métal Rouge : une mécanique de la reprise”, Katia Richomme-Huet, Aude D’Andria & Julien De Freyman | Revue des Cas de Gestion, Vol.2, n°12 (2014)

Family businesses and inheritance: for an integrated approach to modes of transmission”, Julien De Freyman & Katia Richomme-Huet | Revue Française de Gestion, n°200 (2010)

Les obstacles au transfert du ” réseau social ” dans la transmission de l’entreprise artisanale familiale”, Julien De Freyman & Katia Richomme-Huet | La Revue des Sciences de Gestion, n°237-238 (2009)

Anna Dyngosz

anna.dyngosz@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

Entrepreneurship,

Project management,

Management.

Last diploma

University Diploma in Research Methods and Management, IAE Lyon, 2024

Professional experience

SCBS – Y SCHOOLS, Permanent Teacher, since 2024

SCBS – Y SCHOOLS, Head of the MSc Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship program, since May 2023

Founder of “problem-solving.rocks”, since January 2016

Facilitator, Maison du doctorat – Université Paris-Saclay, May 2021-Oct. 2024

Senior Consultant, Opteam, June 2021 – April 2024

Co-founder of “Lean Startup Experience”, June 2015-Nov. 2019

Simona Grama-Vigouroux

simona.grama@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Open innovation, Entrepreneurial skills, Microfinance.

Last diploma

PhD in Management Sciences “Incidence des compétences de l’innovation ouverte des entrepreneurs sur la performance des start-ups incubées : le cas des incubateurs roumains”, IAE Lyon, 2013

Publications

“Examining the role of eco-innovation in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions: A natural resource-based view”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Gull, A. A., & Rind, A. A. | Journal of Cleaner Production, 145714 (2025)

“How Double-Loop Learning Powers Business Model Innovation in Digital Startups: Mapping Enablers Across Core Dimensions”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Ghamgui, N., & Rezaei, M. | Strategic Change (2025)

“How do student entrepreneurs use open innovation and incubation services to improve the performance of university-incubated startups?”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Cirule, I., & Uvarova, I. | Management international (2024)

“How do student entrepreneurs use open innovation and incubation services to improve the performance of university-incubated startups?”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Cirule, I., & Uvarova, I. | Management International Review (2023)

“Drivers and Barriers of National Innovation Ecosystems for Implementing Sustainable Development Goals: A Latvian Case Study.”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Uvarova, I., Cirule, I., & Sellami, M. | Transaction on Engineering Management IEEE (2023)

“Influence of entrepreneurial ecosystems on innovation ecosystems in peripheral regions: the case of the Champagne-Ardenne region”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Berthinier-Poncet, A., Lwango, A., & Sellami, M. | Industry and Innovation (2022)

“Microcrédit en France: femmes et hommes face à la solvabilité.”, Cazabat, G., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., & Sellami, M. | Management et Avenir, (1), 63-89 (2020)

“From closed to open: A comparative stakeholder approach for developing open innovation activities in SMEs.”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Berthinier-Poncet, A., Vanhaverbeke, W., & Madanamoothoo, A. | Journal of Business Research (2020)

“Convergences ou divergences de vues? L’effet sur l’innovation des différences de perception entre gouvernance et entreprises d’un technopôle.”, Berthinier-Poncet, A., Grama-Vigouroux, S., & Saidi, S. | Management international/International Management/Gestiòn Internacional, 21(2), 32-46. (2017)

Albert Lwango

albert.lwango@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Finance, Entrepreneurship, Family business, Strategic management, Economics.

Last diploma

Doctorate in Economics and Management (Ph.D.), Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain/ Belgium, 2009

Publications

“Influence of entrepreneurial ecosystems on innovation ecosystems in peripheral regions: the case of the Champagne-Ardenne region”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Berthinier-Poncet, A., Lwango, A., & Sellami, M. | Industry and Innovation (2022)

“Property rights and share capital advantages in the family firm: presence of the founder as a contingency factor”, Albert Lwango | Revue Française de Gouvernance d’Entreprise n°21, pp.10-19 (2019)

“Family influence and SME performance under conditions of firm size and age”, Albert Lwango, Régis Coeurderoy & Gabriel Gimenez-Roche | Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Vol.24, n°3, pp.629-648 (2017)

“Barriers and key success factors of transgenerational transmission of family farm businesses: a qualitative exploratory study in the French context”, Albert Lwango, Lovanirina Ramboarison-Lalao & François-Régis Lenoir | International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol.34, n°2, pp.131.147 (2017)

“Entrepreneurial miscalculation and business cycles: how interest rate targeting distorts capital budgeting”, Gabriel Gimenez-Roche, Albert Lwango & Guillame Vuillemeu | Review of Political Economy, Vol.27, n°4, pp.624-644 (2015)

“Family firm social capital and entrepreneurial succession: a theoretical approach”, Régis Coeurderoy & Albert Lwango | Management International, Vol.18, n°4, pp.164-174 (2014)

“The internationalization of high-tech start-ups: The role of founders’ international skills”, Régis Coeurderoy, Per Davidsson, Albert Lwango, Gordon Murray & Stéphane Tywoniak | Finance Contrôle Stratégie, Vol.16, n°1 (2013)

“Social capital of family firms and organizational efficiency: theoretical proposals for a transmission model through bureaucratic costs”, Régis Coeurderoy & Albert Lwango | M@n@gement, Vol.15, n°4, pp.415-439 (2012)

“Social capital of the family firm and organizational efficiency: Theoretical proposals for a model of transmission through the bureaucratic cost channel”, Régis Coeurderoy & Albert Lwango | in M@n@gement, Vol.15, n°4, pp.416-440 (2012)

“Le capital social de l’entreprise familiale : Une approche empirique de son efficience organisationnelle”, Albert Lwango & Régis Coeurderoy | Revue Française de Gestion, special issue Economie des proximités, Vol 37, n°213, pp.109-123 (2011)

Entrepreneuriat familial : Famille et entreprise : pour le meilleur et pour le pire”, Albert Lwango & Régis Coeurderoy | , Louvain la Neuve, Vol.183, n°25 (2010)

“Capital social, gouvernance et efficacité : y a-t-il une spécificité à l’entreprise familiale ?”, Albert Lwango & Régis Coeurderoy | Problèmes économiques, n°2971, pp.20-28 (2009)

Isabelle Marchand

isabelle.marchand@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

German, French as a foreign language.

Last diploma

Diploma from the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Paris “Wirtschaftsdeutsch International” 1996

Professional experience

Teaching German and FLE, Y SCHOOLS since 2010, EPF – Troyes since 2012, ESTP one semester end 2020.

Continuing education, ADPS 2006-2022, GRETA 2011-2013, Lycée La Salle – Troyes since 2024, LEGTA Charles Baltet – Saint Pouange 2019-2020, Lycée privé de l’ESTAC – Troyes 2015-2025, Lycée privé de Sainte Maure 1999-2008

Sana Saidi

sana.saidi@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Finance, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Performance.

Last diploma

PhD in Management Science “Political-institutional and socio-cultural determinants of audit and accounting firm sales in France”, University of Toulouse, 2011

Publications

“How Double-Loop Learning Powers Business Model Innovation in Digital Startups: Mapping Enablers Across Core Dimensions”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Ghamgui, N., & Rezaei, M. | Strategic Change (2025)

“How do student entrepreneurs use open innovation and incubation services to improve the performance of university-incubated startups?”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Cirule, I., & Uvarova, I. | Management international (2024)

“How do student entrepreneurs use open innovation and incubation services to improve the performance of university-incubated startups?”, Saidi, S., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Sellami, M., Cirule, I., & Uvarova, I. | Management International Review (2023)

“Drivers and Barriers of National Innovation Ecosystems for Implementing Sustainable Development Goals: A Latvian Case Study.”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Uvarova, I., Cirule, I., & Sellami, M. | Transaction on Engineering Management IEEE (2023)

“Asymmetric Volatility Contagion and Investment Opportunities in the GCC region: New Evidence from the Global Pandemic Context Corresponding”, Ben Cheikh N., Ben Zaied Y., Sellami M, Saidi S. | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2022)

“Influence of entrepreneurial ecosystems on innovation ecosystems in peripheral regions: the case of the Champagne-Ardenne region”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., Berthinier-Poncet, A., Lwango, A., & Sellami, M. | Industry and Innovation (2022)

“Understanding the growth of new companies: the complex relationship between human capital, unemployment and motivation”, Vedel B., Gabarret I., Sellami M., Saidi S. | “, Management International, Vol. 25 (2020)

“Microcrédit en France: femmes et hommes face à la solvabilité.”, Cazabat, G., Grama-Vigouroux, S., Saidi, S., & Sellami, M. | Management et Avenir, (1), 63-89 (2020)

“Bibliometric study of works on Entrepreneurial Orientation (2001-2016): Enseignements et voies futures de recherches”, Chebbi H., Sellami M., Saidi S. | “, Revue Internationale PME, n°1, Vol. 31 (2018)

“Convergences ou divergences de vues? L’effet sur l’innovation des différences de perception entre gouvernance et entreprises d’un technopôle.”, Berthinier-Poncet, A., Grama-Vigouroux, S., & Saidi, S. | Management international/International Management/Gestiòn Internacional, 21(2), 32-46. (2017)

“Communication des cabinets d’audit et d’expertise comptable pour optimiser le chiffre d’affaires”, Saidi S., Levy A., Sellami M. et Massiera P. | La revue du Financier, n° 202, Vol. 35 (2013)

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Dimitri Tchakounte Tchuimi

dimitri.tchakounte-tchuimi@yschools.eu

Assistant Professor

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Expertise

Business performance/sustainability,

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / University Social Responsibility (USR),

E-commerce and entrepreneurship,

Sustainable tourism / War tourism.

Last diploma

PhD/Ph.D in Health Economics, “Pouvoir de négociation de la femme au sein du couple et santé de la femme au Cameroun”, University of Yaounde II-Soa, 2021

Publications

“Pouvoir de décision des femmes au sein du ménage et utilisation des soins prénataux au Bénin”, Tossou, E. J., Akono, C. Z., & Tchakounté, D. | Revue d’économie du développement, 32(2), 135-185 (2024)

“Intimate Partner Violence and Women’s Participation in the Labour Market in Cameroon: An Analysis from Demographic and Health Survey of 2018”, Agnamen, A., Tchakounté, D., & Guiole, R. M. | Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 42(7), 39-58 (2024)

“The Association between Intimate Partner Violence and Breastfeeding in Cameroon”, Tchakounte, D., & Fomba, B. K. | Demographic and Health Survey of 2018

“Impact des conflits armés sur la santé des enfants en République centrafricaine”, Tchakounté, D., & Sambi, L. M. | Revue d’économie du développement, 33(2), 41-96 (2023)

“The Contribution of the Region of Residence to the Inequality of Opportunity in the Utilization of Reproductive Healthcare Services in Cameroon”, Tchakounté, D., Mokam, B., CZ, A., & BF, K. | the DHS data of 2011 and 2018 (2023)

“Does maternal empowerment influence childhood stunting and wasting in Cameroon? A cross-sectional study”, Tchakounté Tchuimi, D. | Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 18(2), 263-281 (2024)

“The effect of women’s bargaining power within couples on contraceptive use in Cameroon”, Tchuimi, D. T., & Kamga, B. F. | Gates Open Research, 4, 20 (2024)

“Determinants of cybercrime victimization: Experiences and multi-stage recommendations from a survey in Cameroon. In International Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries”, Ntsama, J. E., Tchakounte, F., Tchakounte Tchuimi, D., Faissal, A., Fotso Kuate, F. A., Effa, J. Y. & Atemkeng, M. | (pp. 317-337). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. (2022)

“Performance Predictions Accuracy of a Smart Sun Tracking System for Photovoltaic Applications”, Tchakounté, H., Fapi, C. B. N., Tchakounté, D. T., Kamta, M., Djalo, H., & Woafo, P. | . International Journal of Renewable Energy Research (IJRER), 11(4), 1994-2008. (2021)

“Banking System Vulnerability and Domestic Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Meli, S D., Ondoua H. N., & Tchakounte, D

Christina Tsoni

christina.tsoni@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Digital challenges for businesses, Information systems (IS), Management,

Corporate strategy.

Last diploma

Doctorat en Sciences de Gestion ” Action managériale et appropriation individuelle d’un changement organisationnel d’imposé “, IAE d’Aix-en-Provence, Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III, 2007

Publications

“CIO profiles: the contribution of narrative identity”, Muselli, L., Tsoni, C., Martineau, R., & Bertin, E. | Systèmes d’Information et Management, 28(3), 11-58 (2023)

“Symbolism and deployment strategies for Information Technologies”, Christina Tsoni & Régis Martineau | Systèmes d’Information et Management Vol.24, n°4 (2019)

“L’apport des théories de la motivation pour comprendre l’appropriation des TI”, Christina Tsoni | Systèmes d’Information et Management (SIM) Vol.22, n°4, pp.1-39 (2017)

“Front line employee versus customer perceptions of quality attributes”, Anne Julien & Christina Tsoni | Quality Management Journal, Vol. 20, n°2, pp.48-59 (2013)

“Proposition d’une échelle de mesure psychométrique de l’appropriation individuelle d’un outil informatique (A psychometric scale of individual appropriation of a technology)”, Christina Tsoni | Systèmes d’Informations et Management (SIM), n°4, Vol. 17, pp.39-68 (2012)

José Canto Fadda

jose.canto-fadda@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

Languages: Spanish, English, French as a foreign language.

Last diploma

Master in Didactics of Languages, University of Strasbourg, 2014

Professional experience

Permanent Teacher & Coordinator, Y SCHOOLS, since 2020
Teacher in Spanish, English and FLE, Y SCHOOLS, 2017-2020
Teacher in Spanish, Collège mixte privé Saint Dominique Savio, 2016-2017
Formateur FLE, Groupe ADPS, 2016-2017
Tenured teacher (English, French, Syntax, Psycholinguistics and Instructional Materials), University of Valladolid Yucatan, 2012-2013

Élodie Crepin

elodie.crepin@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

Marketing, International Management.

Last diploma

Master In Management, International Management specialization, HEC, 2001

Professional experience

Permanent Teacher, Y SCHOOLS, since 2022
Senior Manager Toys, Auchan Retail (GSA), 2021-2022
Marketing Lecturer, ISFATES, IAE de Metz, 2020-2021
Entrepreneur, Édition presse jeunesse, 2017-2019
Marketing Lecturer, ESSEC, ESCP, INSEEC, 2014-2015
Responsable Analyse et Stratégie, Mistergooddeal, 2013-2014

Jeanette Desser

jeanette.desser@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

Teaching English,
Proofreading and editing in English.

Last diploma

Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Dallas, USA, 1994
TQUK Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, RQF, International TEFL Academy, USA, 2018

Professional experience

Educational Coordinator, Y SCHOOLS PFEP, since 2024
English teacher, Y SCHOOLS PFEP, SCBS, EST and ESD, since 2019
English teacher, EPF, Troyes, 2023
English teacher, ESTP, Troyes, 2022-2023
Volunteer social worker and English teacher, Red Cross, Troyes, 2018-2020
English teacher, private school, Troyes, 2017-2018
English teacher, Cardijn Learning Center, Djibouti, 2016-2017
Designer and editor-in-chief, Neiman Marcus Group, United States, 2010-2016
Editor, Neiman Marcus Group, United States, 1997-2010
Assistant Professor and Tutor of English, Brookhaven College and NorthLake College, USA, 1995-1998

Socrat Ghadban

socrat.ghadban@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Tourism, Hospitality, Finance.

Last diploma

Ph.D. in Social Economics The Exchange rate and its impact on tourism”, Université Toulouse II – Jean Jaurès Toulouse, 2013

Publications

“Edible Wild Plants Economy and Food Heritage Amid Lebanon’s Crisis-The Druze Community”, Ghadban, S., Shames, M., & Pieroni, A. |Food Systems, (9), 177-204 (2024)

“Decoding international Solo women travelers’ experience: A qualitative analysis of user-generated videos”, Ghadban, S., Kamar, R., & Haidar, R. | Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 44, 100648 (2023)

“An Identification Of Customers’ Preferred Restaurant Menu Measures During A Crisis Using Best-Worst Scaling (BWS).”, Ghadban, S., Fayad, B. | Journal of Foodservice Business Research (2021)

“Seasonal Tourism Demand In Lebanese Ski Resorts.”, Ghadban, S., Shames, M., Abou Arrage, J., & Leroux, E. | International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 6(1), 58-69 (2019)

“Rural tourism in Lebanon: What does the market reveal?”, Ghadban, S., Shames, M., Abou Arrage, J., & Abou Fayyad, A. | Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality, 06(03) (2017)

“Nightlife Tourism: A Blessing or a Curse for Host Communities? “A Case Study on Gemmayzeh, Lebanon”. El Maalouf, H., & Ghadban, S. | “. Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality, 04(02) (2015)

“Dark Tourism in Lebanon: A Bright Opportunity to be Pursued”, Ghadban, D. S., El Maalouf, H., & Zaki, M. A. | International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews, 2(1), 53 (2015)

“Exchange rates and sustainable tourism policy”, Ghadban, S. | Management & Avenir, 76(2), 169 (2015)

“Greek tourism secret recipe: Is exchange rate the main ingredient?”, Ghadban, S. | Journal of Travel and Tourism Research (1) (2014)

Nicholas Hogan

nicholas.hogan@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

The use of English, and its professional and social application.

Last diploma

CELTA – Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certificate, Cambridge, 2018

Professional experience

Permanent English teacher, SCBS, EST, ESD – Y SCHOOLS since 2021

Temporary English teacher at URCA, History & Law degree, since 2023

President of Babel Troyes, Troyes-based language association, since 2023

English teacher-trainer, BTS & Masters section CFA La Salle-St Joseph, since 2020

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Thomas Majd

thomas.majd@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Tourism marketing, Marketing strategy, Fundamental marketing, Negotiation .

Last diploma

PhD in Management Sciences (Marketing) “Contribution à l’analyse des facteurs explicatifs de la performance des commerciaux en matière de veille marketing : esquisse d’un cadre conceptuel”, Université Paris XIII, 2015

Publications

“Persuasive Technology and Care Management: a Systematic Review”, Bellow, E., Majd, T., & Lopez, J. C. | . Management & Avenir-Santé, 7(2), 57-75 (2020)

“Creative and sustainable tourism: The case of Ainu in Japan. Symphonya”, Bellow, E., Majd, T., & Casalegno, C. | . Emerging Issues in Management, (2), 119-132 (2019)

“Effects of Motivation and Quality of Life on the Subjective Well-Being and Behavioral Intentions of Ecotourists in Tunisia, Maghreb- Machrek Review, Vol.1, n°239 (2019)

“Développement durable et choix des indicateurs : le cas de l’hébergement type Airbnb”, Isabelle Senn Zilberberg, Raphaël Dornier, Noureddine Selmi, Thomas Majd | Management & Avenir n°585, pp.172-190 ( 2016)

“Online Communication and Italian Tourism”, Mosca, F., Kamel, B. Y., & Majd, T. | . Symphonya, 2, 31-45 (2016)

“Crowdsourcing as Tools for Launching a Wikibrand. The Case of Ligury: a Wikibrand for a Wikidestination”, Youssef, K. B., Fazzini, M., & Majd, T. | International Journal of Economic Practices and Theories, 4(5) (2014)

Asad Ali Rind

asad-ali.rind@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Corporate Finance, International Finance.

Last diploma

PhD in Finance “Essays on Peer effects in Corporate Finance”, Université Paris-Est, 2018

Publications

“Do Co-Opted Boards Lead to Managerial Obfuscation? Evidence From the 10-K Report Readability”, Gull, A. A., Rind, A. A., & Suleman, M. T. | International Journal of Finance & Economics (2025)

“Examining the role of eco-innovation in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions: A natural resource-based view”, Grama-Vigouroux, S., Gull, A. A., & Rind, A. A. | Journal of Cleaner Production, 145714 (2025)

“Women’s representation on boards and auditing CSR reports: an international study”, Gull, A. A., Abid, A., Rind, A. A., & Hussain, D. | Accounting Control Audit, 30(3), 1-45 (2024)

“Co-opted Independent Directors and Firms’ Environmental Performance”, Saeed, A., Sarang, A. A. A., & Rind, A. A. | Corporate Governance: An International Review (2024)

“Does a co-opted director affect a firm’s financial distress risk?”, Sarang, A. A. A. A., Rind, A. A., Manita, R., & Saeed, A. | International Journal of Finance & Economics (2024)

“The walking dead: Are Zombie firms environmentally and socially responsible? A global perspective”, Mashwani, A. I., Mushtaq, R., Gull, A. A., & Rind, A. A. | Journal of Environmental Management (2024)

“Herding behavior in environmental orientation: A tail of emission, innovation and resource handling”, Saeed, A., Thanakijsombat, T., Rind, A. A., & Sarang, A. A. A. | Journal of Cleaner Production (2024)

“Industry influence on firms’ R&D and innovation”, Rind, A. A., Abbassi, W., Bigelli, M., & Rouatbi, W. | Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting (2023)

“Peer effects in financial economics: A literature survey”, Rind. A.A, Boubaker. S., Lajili-Jarjir, S. | Research in International Business and Finance (2023)

“Local peers and firm misconduct: The role of sustainability and competition”, Rind. A.A, Abbasi. W., Allaya. M., Hammouda. A. | Economic Modelling (2022)

“Women on board and the Cost of Equity: The Mediating Role of Information Asymmetry”, Rind. A.A, Saeed, A., Sarang. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting (2022)

“Does financial fraud affect implied cost of equity?”, Rind. A.A, Sarang, A. A. A., Kumar, A., Shahbaz, M. | International Journal of Finance Economics (2022)

“Do corporate governance mechanisms curb anti-environmental behavior of firms across the world? An illustration through waste management”, Rind. A.A, Shahab. Y., Gull. A.A., Sarang, A.A, Ahsan.T. | Journal of Environmental Management (2022)

“The role of peer effects in corporate employee welfare policies”, Rind. A.A, Boubaker. S., Mollah. S., Lajili-jarjir.S, Akbar. S. | British Journal of Management (2021)

“Is there mimicking behavior in firms’ trade credit decisions?”, Rind. A.A, Boubaker. S., Viet. A. Review of Corporate Finance (2021)

“Do socially responsible firms demand high-quality audits? An International Evidence”, Rind. A.A, Saeed. A., Gull. A.A, Mubarik MS, and Shahbaz. M. | nternational Journal of Finance and Economics (2020)

“Does change in economic policy uncertainty affect Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)”, Rind. A.A, Sadhwani. R., Rajput. SK, Suleman MT | Annals of Financial Economics (2019)

Faisal Shahzad

faisal.shahzad@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

Data analysis, Digital marketing, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Project management.

Last diploma

Ph.D in Computer Science, University of Pau, 2021

Professional experience

SCBS – Y SCHOOLS, Permanent teacher, since September 2024

SCBS – Y SCHOOLS, Lecturer, dec. 2021-sept. 2024

Aurera, Developer Training, june- sept. 2022

University of Pau, Teacher/Researcher, dec. 2018-dec. 2021

COMSATS University Islamabad (Pakistan), Lecturer, Sept. 2013-dec. 2018

Ludivine Thieblemont

ludivine.thieblemont@yschools.fr

Permanent teacher

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Expertise

English,
French as a foreign language,
Spelling (referent for VOLTAIRE and LE ROBERT certifications).

Last diploma

Master Arts, Lettres, Langues, Mondes Anglophones specialization, Université Nancy 2, 2010.
TOEFL, TOEIC and TFI test administration accreditation, ETS, 2016.
Teaching English in elementary school accreditation, Rectorat de Troyes, 2008.

Professional experience

Pôle Langues” pedagogical coordinator and permanent teacher, Y SCHOOLS, since 2018.
Temporary English teacher, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes, since 2015.
English and FLE teacher in initial training, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, 2009-2018.
English teacher in vocational training, PIGIER and AFTRAL, 2012-2018.
English language teacher in adult education, GRETA and ALPIX, 2013-2017.
English language teacher in vocational and initial training, UTT, 2007-2014.
English language teacher in elementary school, Ecoles primaires de Troyes et agglomération Troyenne, 2007-2008.
Supervision of language stays, accompanist then director, Nacel from 2004 to 2013.

Aysylu Valitova

aysylu.valitova@yschools.fr

Associate Professor

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Expertise

Organizational behavior, Conflict management, Organizational management, Change management, Business ethics, Human resources management.

Last diploma

Doctorat en Sciences de gestion (PhD), “Gestion des conflits au travail : les systèmes relationnels complexes dans trois situations en France, Canada et Russie”, international cotutelle thesis, Université Lille – Laurentian University (Canada),2017

Publications

“Interpersonal relations and the life trajectories of department managers in SMEs: a case of conflict between the HRD and the manager of a productive department in a growing SME.”, Valitova, A., & Besson, D. | Revue de gestion des ressources humaines, 136(2), 51- 73 (2025).

“A case study of hassle at work: a psychosociological perspective”, Valitova, A., & Besson, D. | Society and Business Review,20(2),387-403,(2025)

“Vers la construction d’une grille d’analyse des conflits interpersonnels au sein des organisations: une étude de cas sous le prisme des théories de l’Ecole de Palo Alto”, Valitova, A. | Revue Interdisciplinaire Management, Homme (s) & Entreprise, 12(50), 23-43,(2023).

“Interpersonal communications at core of conflicts’ escalation in organization. The interplay of interpersonal comunication escalation, people’s habitus and psycho-sociological processes are more important than contextual factors”, Vaitova, A, & Besson D, Journal of Organizational Change Management, 34(1)1, 3-27,(2021).

“Interpersonal relationships versus cultural factors. Theoretical framework and comparison of the impact of cultural values in three cases of conflict in France, Canada and Russia”, Besson, D., & Valitova, A. | International Management, 25(5), 18-36 (2021)

“Un cas de conflit organisationnel analyse par les dynamiques communicationnelles”, Valitova, A., & Besson, D. | Management international, 25(5), 37-53 (2021)

“Perception of Russian employees’ culture by Western managers of Western subsidiaries in Russia”, Aysylu Valitova & Dominique Besson | Society and Business Review,13(2),195-216, (2018).

“Pour un modèle interdisciplinaire d’analyse des relations et des conflits en organisations, De la disciplinarité à l’interdisciplinarité”, Valitova, A. | Ali Reguigi, Ed. Humanities Monographic Series, Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada (2017)

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INTRARE – CRIEG
Innovation Transformation Responsibility

The INTRARE-CRIEG research team is made up of some thirty teacher-researchers and doctoral students from Y SCHOOLS and the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, working in three main areas.

  • The first area explores SSE, CSR and the dynamics of inclusion, particularly around disability.
  • The second focuses on innovation management (social and technological) and entrepreneurship.
  • The third axis focuses on sustainable and societal transformations, with work on tourism, consumption and mission-driven businesses.

The team stands out for its interdisciplinary projects, international partnerships and local roots.