Professor Emmanuel Josserand
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.
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 the co-operative sector, developing a social ESG strategy for a leading asset management company, collaborating with partners in health and science on patient centric innovations and advising a raw material production organisation on supply chain sustainability.
I was the founder and Director of the Centre for Business and Social Innovation and co-Director of the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at UTS. I have a very strong track-record in developing partnerships and securing and managing funding, including public competitive grants (in Europe, Switzerland and Australia), private competitive grands and contract research. For instance, I was one of the Chief Investigators that secured UTS participation in the $40M Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre. I also was one of the Lead Partners of Laboranova, a 15M euro project on innovation and led two prestigious Swiss National Science Foundation projects.
I have an extensive international publication portfolio with more than 160 academic publications, including books, book chapters and articles in the best international, peer reviewed journals. I have more than 5200 citations on Google Scholar and my h-index is 28.
I am currently Professor at UNSW Business School and at EMLV. I am the Director of UNSW Business Insight Institute. I am also Adjunct faculty at UTS Institute for Sustainaible Future and the Business Science Institute in Luxembourg. Before that I was a Professor at UTS Business School and at University of Geneva where I served as the Head of the Steering Committee for the PhD in Management, the Director, Executive MBA and the Delegate of the Rectorate for E-learning. Prior to that, I was an Associate Professor at PSL (24th in 2023 QS World university ranking). I also have extensive experience in consulting as an independent adviser or in partnership with several consulting firms in Australia, France and Switzerland.
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- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
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 |
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 |
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.
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).