MAGAKIAN Jean-Louis

Education

PhD in Strategic Management, University Lyon III
DEA (MRes) in Strategic Management University Lyon III France & EM-Lyon Business School
MA in Organizational Behavior University Lyon III

Experience

Jean-Louis Magakian is Senior Lecturer of Strategic Management, St Etienne School of Management. He also teaches Strategic Decision-Making and Knowledge-Based view of Strategy in several French MBA programs. He has made numerous seminars in Executive Business Programs such as Renault-Nissan Alliance, SNCF Rail Freight, Legrand Group (specialist in products and systems for electrical installations and information networks), Bouygues Real Estate Promotion, Casino (retail distribution).

Before his academic career, Jean-Louis was a consultant in strategic change. He worked on a major merger in the French retail industry (Carrefour-Promodes), strategic change in public industries (France-Telecom) and strategic renewal for several firms. He took part in more than seventy strategic diagnostics.

In 2002, he has authored a French book on Strategy (“100 Fiches pour comprendre la stratégie des entreprises”, Breal Paris, 2002) and edited in 2007 the second edition with Marielle Payaud, University Jean Moulin Lyon 3. Now they are preparing the third edition for next Spring. He has also directed and co-edited a book on Strategic Human Resources Management (2003). He wrote chapters in academic books and articles concerning organizational cognition, creativity, and strategy.

Jean-Louis Magakian’s research is based on the relation between cognition, philosophy of mind, and language with strategic thinking, and also with collective intelligence. His research areas are : Organizational Cognition, Strategic Thinking, Activity Theory. His current research follows three streams : ideation processes in organizational contexts, Absorption Capability and regional economic renewal and new pedagogical challenges in management education.

Contact

jean-louis_magakian@esc-saint-etienne.fr