Professor Emmanuel Josserand

Director

2006             Habilitation, Dauphine-PSL University. Post-PhD degree providing the right to supervise PhD students.

1993-98        PhD in management, Dauphine-PSL University on networked organisations. Highly commended, with dissertation award and proposition for publication, grant for publication given by the Ministry of Research (only 5 grants awarded each year in France for business).

1991-92        Research masters in Strategy and marketing (DEA), Dauphine-PSL University.

1988-91        Bachelor and Masters in Business and Management (Magistère de Gestion), Dauphine-PSL University.

Business School
UNSW Bus Insights Institute

I am a researcher, senior adviser, trainer, and professor of management with a passion for business, sustainability and social innovation. I conduct projects that bring together and support partners from all sectors in building a sustainable future. 
I have more than 25 years of experience in managing projects of applied and fundamental research. I enjoy and excel at working across sectors, industries, and disciplines. My most recent projects include working on innovation for impact with th...

E-mail
e.josserand@unsw.edu.au
Location
UNSW Business School (E12), Cnr Union Rd & College Rd, UNSW Sydney, Kensington NSW 2052

Year

Funding Source

Funding

CI

Project title

2022-23

Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

$15,000

CI1

Co-operative and Mutuals Start-up Investment Fund impact annual report

2021-22

Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

$15,000

CI1

Co-operative and Mutual Start-up Investment Fund policy paper

2021

IFM Investors

$60,000

CI1

Social ESG strategy and implementation framework

2021

Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

$30,000

CI1

Innovation for impact in the Co-operative sector

2020-22

IM-CRC/ Boral

$1,540,000

CI4

Ultra-sustainable concrete with high SCM content1

2020-21

IFM Investors

$60,000

CI1

Developing global labour rights leadership

2020-22

National Heart Foundation

$509,268

CI1

Patient centric innovation for improving care and support for people living with heart conditions1

2020

FEIT Cross-Faculty Collaborative scheme

$20,000

CI3

Transdisciplinary Tastes: Establishing a UTS 3D Printing Research Group1

2019-21

Cotton Research Development Council

$262,246

CI3

Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain1

2019-20

Property Investors Alliance

$131,284

CI1

Business model innovation

2019-22

Innovative Manufacturing-CRC/ Stryker

$229,508

CI1

Additive manufacturing and research cluster1

2018-20

Royal Australian Air Force

$147,322

CI1

Developing an innovation risk toolkit for RAAF

2019

The Cooperative Life

$2,727

CI1

TCL staff satisfaction survey

2018-21

ARC Linkage

$232,115

CI2

Enforcing labour standards in supply chains through voluntary frameworks
2020 UTS
Distilling Research Impact Initiative award & CBSI Research Impact award

2018

Penrith City Council

$14,514

CI2

Nepean Jobs for All

2017-22

Innovative Manufacturing-CRC/ Stryker

$262,500

CI1

Just-In-Time patient specific tumour implants
Stryker 2020 Marketing & R&D Award and a best paper award at the World Open ‎Innovation Conference in 2019

2017

Royal Australian Air Force

$50,000

CI1

Design Sprint/ Innovation Risk Workshop

2017

IPC Subcommittee

$35,000

CI5

Innovation Precincts in NSW

2017

Ernst and Young/ Royal Australian Air Force

$50,000

CI1

How does innovation and disruption occur within the RAAF?

2016

Ctr for Workplace Leadership

$10,000

CI1

Australian Leadership Capability Standard: 360 version

2016

Innovative Manufacturing-CRC

$10,000

CI1

Industry Transformation Acceleration Program

2015

Hunter RDA

$45,000

CI1

Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in support of Economic Development for the Hunter Region, NSW

2015

National Disability Insurance Agency

$144,518

CI5

NDIA Disability Innovation Hub

2015

Innovative Manufacturing-CRC

$40M

CI4

Innovative Manufacturing CRC (UTS participation)

2015

Ctr for Workplace Leadership

$9,984

CI2

Collaborative leadership in the evolving workplace – phase 2

2014

Ctr for Workplace Leadership

$136,000

CI1

Australian Leadership Capability Standard

-2014

Ctr for Workplace Leadership

$$63,195

CI2

Collaborative leadership in the evolving workplace

2014

McKell Institute

$25,000

CI2

Possible Future Directions for Australia Post

2014

Ctr for Workplace Leadership

$256,550

CI4

Regional High-Performance Networks – Pilot

2014

Swiss National Science Foundation

€700,000

CI1

Smashing, social media and innovation

2007

Swiss National Science Foundation

CHF300,000

CI1

Piloting Networks & Dynamic Capabilities: A Social Capital Based Analysis

2006-09

European Union

€15M

CI1

 

Laboranova, collaborative environment for open innovation

2001-03

GIPS

FRF120,000

CI1

Assessing the GIPS care network

2000-08

CEGOS

€150,000

CI2

E-management Observatory

1999

French government

FRF5,000

CI1

Publication grant, best dissertation at national level

 

 

1 My role in these projects has been transitioned to colleagues at the end of 2020 when I left UTS.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • 2018

    2017-22

    Penrith City Council

    Innovative Manufacturing-CRC/ Stryker

    $14,514

    $262,500

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Just-In-Time patient specific tumour implants
    Stryker 2020 Marketing & R&D Award and a best paper award at the World Open ‎Innovation Conference in 2019

  • 2018

    2017

    Penrith City Council

    Royal Australian Air Force

    $14,514

    $50,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Design Sprint/ Innovation Risk Workshop

  • 2018

    2017

    Penrith City Council

    IPC Subcommittee

    $14,514

    $35,000

    CI2

    CI5

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Innovation Precincts in NSW

  • 2018

    2017

    Penrith City Council

    Ernst and Young/ Royal Australian Air Force

    $14,514

    $50,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    How does innovation and disruption occur within the RAAF?

  • 2018

    2016

    Penrith City Council

    Ctr for Workplace Leadership

    $14,514

    $10,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Australian Leadership Capability Standard: 360 version

  • 2018

    2016

    Penrith City Council

    Innovative Manufacturing-CRC

    $14,514

    $10,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Industry Transformation Acceleration Program

  • 2018

    2015

    Penrith City Council

    Hunter RDA

    $14,514

    $45,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) in support of Economic Development for the Hunter Region, NSW

  • 2018

    2015

    Penrith City Council

    National Disability Insurance Agency

    $14,514

    $144,518

    CI2

    CI5

    Nepean Jobs for All

    NDIA Disability Innovation Hub

  • 2018

    2015

    Penrith City Council

    Innovative Manufacturing-CRC

    $14,514

    $40M

    CI2

    CI4

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Innovative Manufacturing CRC (UTS participation)

  • 2018

    2015

    Penrith City Council

    Ctr for Workplace Leadership

    $14,514

    $9,984

    CI2

    CI2

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Collaborative leadership in the evolving workplace – phase 2

  • 2018

    2014

    Penrith City Council

    Ctr for Workplace Leadership

    $14,514

    $136,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Australian Leadership Capability Standard

  • 2018

    -2014

    Penrith City Council

    Ctr for Workplace Leadership

    $14,514

    $$63,195

    CI2

    CI2

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Collaborative leadership in the evolving workplace

  • 2018

    2014

    Penrith City Council

    McKell Institute

    $14,514

    $25,000

    CI2

    CI2

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Possible Future Directions for Australia Post

  • 2018

    2014

    Penrith City Council

    Ctr for Workplace Leadership

    $14,514

    $256,550

    CI2

    CI4

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Regional High-Performance Networks – Pilot

  • 2018

    2014

    Penrith City Council

    Swiss National Science Foundation

    $14,514

    €700,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Smashing, social media and innovation

  • 2018

    2007

    Penrith City Council

    Swiss National Science Foundation

    $14,514

    CHF300,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Piloting Networks & Dynamic Capabilities: A Social Capital Based Analysis

  • 2018

    2006-09

    Penrith City Council

    European Union

    $14,514

    €15M

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

     

    Laboranova, collaborative environment for open innovation

  • 2018

    2001-03

    Penrith City Council

    GIPS

    $14,514

    FRF120,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Assessing the GIPS care network

  • 2018

    2000-08

    Penrith City Council

    CEGOS

    $14,514

    €150,000

    CI2

    CI2

    Nepean Jobs for All

    E-management Observatory

  • 2018

    1999

    Penrith City Council

    French government

    $14,514

    FRF5,000

    CI2

    CI1

    Nepean Jobs for All

    Publication grant, best dissertation at national level

 

 
 

 

  • Year

    2022-23

    Funding Source

    Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

    Funding

    $15,000

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Co-operative and Mutuals Start-up Investment Fund impact annual report

  • Year

    2021-22

    Funding Source

    Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

    Funding

    $15,000

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Co-operative and Mutual Start-up Investment Fund policy paper

  • Year

    2021

    Funding Source

    IFM Investors

    Funding

    $60,000

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Social ESG strategy and implementation framework

  • Year

    2021

    Funding Source

    Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

    Funding

    $30,000

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Innovation for impact in the Co-operative sector

  • Year

    2020-22

    Funding Source

    IM-CRC/ Boral

    Funding

    $1,540,000

    CI

    CI4

    Project title

    Ultra-sustainable concrete with high SCM content1

  • Year

    2020-21

    Funding Source

    IFM Investors

    Funding

    $60,000

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Developing global labour rights leadership

  • Year

    2020-22

    Funding Source

    National Heart Foundation

    Funding

    $509,268

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Patient centric innovation for improving care and support for people living with heart conditions1

  • Year

    2020

    Funding Source

    FEIT Cross-Faculty Collaborative scheme

    Funding

    $20,000

    CI

    CI3

    Project title

    Transdisciplinary Tastes: Establishing a UTS 3D Printing Research Group1

  • Year

    2019-21

    Funding Source

    Cotton Research Development Council

    Funding

    $262,246

    CI

    CI3

    Project title

    Strategies for improving labour conditions within the Australian cotton value chain1

  • Year

    2019-20

    Funding Source

    Property Investors Alliance

    Funding

    $131,284

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Business model innovation

  • Year

    2019-22

    Funding Source

    Innovative Manufacturing-CRC/ Stryker

    Funding

    $229,508

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Additive manufacturing and research cluster1

  • Year

    2018-20

    Funding Source

    Royal Australian Air Force

    Funding

    $147,322

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    Developing an innovation risk toolkit for RAAF

  • Year

    2019

    Funding Source

    The Cooperative Life

    Funding

    $2,727

    CI

    CI1

    Project title

    TCL staff satisfaction survey

  • Year

    2018-21

    Funding Source

    ARC Linkage

    Funding

    $232,115

    CI

    CI2

    Project title

    Enforcing labour standards in supply chains through voluntary frameworks
    2020 UTS
    Distilling Research Impact Initiative award & CBSI Research Impact award

Josserand, E. (2023) “Who needs PwC when consultancy work could be done more efficiently in-house?”, selected for The Conversation best-off volume: Bergman, E. Edt, A year of consequence, Thames & Hudson Australia Pty, Ltd, p34-37.

Randhawa, K., West, J., Skellern, K. Josserand, E. (2021), ‘Evolving a Value Chain to an Open Innovation Ecosystem: Cognitive Engagement of Stakeholders in Customizing Medical Implants’, California Management Review, 63(2), 101-134. [ABDC, A]. Finalist of the 2022 Best Article Award (top 3 papers). One of five papers pre-selected at the Open Innovation Conference for the best paper special issue of the California Management Review.

Research project: Just-In-Time patient specific tumour implants, Stryker 2020 Marketing & R&D Award.

ARC Linkage, Enforcing labour standards in supply chains through voluntary frameworks 2020 UTS Distilling Research Impact Initiative award & CBSI Research Impact award.

Randawa, K., West, J., Skellern, K. & Josserand, E. (2019). Evolving a Value Chain to an Open Innovation Ecosystem: The Role of Stakeholders in Customizing Medical Impants. 6th Annual World Open ‎Innovation Conference (WOIC), ‎12-13 December, Rome, Italy.

Kaine, S., Josserand, E. (2018). Mind the gap: Grass roots 'brokering' to improve labour standards in global supply chains. Human Relations, 71(4), 584-609. [ABDC, A*/FT50]. Nominated by the editorial team as among the top papers published in 2018.

Randhawa, K., Josserand, E., & Schweitzer, J. (2015). Open innovation through firm-hosted user communities: A social practice perspective on firm-community relationship. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), Queenstown. Best paper award of the Technology, Innovation & Supply Chain Management stream.

Barlatier, P., Bénédic, M., Josserand, E., & Villesèche, F. (2013). Le potentiel stratégique des réseaux d'anciens: une étude exploratoire. Revue Française de Gestion, 39(232), 163-182. Selected from AIMS conference for best paper issue.

I have contributed to or led more than 30 fundamental and applied research projects for all sectors (business, start-ups, government, non-profits and co-operatives) and collaborating across disciplines (including health, science, design and architecture, law, engineering and IT) and industries (Health, manufacturing, defence, finance, cleaning, construction, agriculture, cleaning, etc.); these include contract and publicly funded research programs across Europe and Australia from the European Union, Swiss National Science Foundation, ARC and CRC. I have an extensive track record in developing lasting relationships with senior stakeholders. My current research focus is on innovation management and innovation for impact. 

 

Thought leadership resulting in 58 interviews, quotes and contributions across media outlets on business and social innovation since 2015. For instance, TV, radio and online appearances on the “right to disconnect”, in April 2021, resulting in an estimated audience over 1 million.

 

Television:    60 Minutes-Extra Minutes-9 Network, ABC News 24, ABC News (x2), ABC TV, Breakfast-ABC TV, Four Corners, SBS World News (x2), The Business ABC TV (x3).

Radio:           2SER, 938LIVE (Singapore), ABC Darwin, ABC Gold Coast, ABC Hobart, ABC News radio (x2), ABC radio Adelaide, ABC radio Adelaide, ABC Radio Afternoons with James Valentine, ABC Radio Sydney, Adelaide Now, Breakfast show, PM-ABC, Radio Adelaide (x3), The Hack-Triple J (x2), The Wire-2SER, Think: Sustainability-2SER. 

Press and web: Business Insider, Cairns Post, Daily Telegraph Australia, Geelong Advertiser, Gold Coast Bulletin, Herald Sun, HR Magazine, HR today (Switzerland), Human Capital magazine (HC) online, Live Blog-ABC News, Marketing, News.com.au, Northern Territory News, Sydney Morning Herald (x4), The Conversation (x15), The Mercury, The New Daily, Townsville Bulletin, UTS Newsroom, Xerfi Canal (France), #think (UTS Business School).