Arnaud Cudennec

Dr Arnaud Cudennec is a social scientist who studies how social and institutional factors impact organizations’ evaluations in markets. His research examines mainly topics related to social categories, expertise and institutions, using experimental and large-scale quantitative data, with a particular interest in the contexts of entrepreneurship (venture capital) and cultural industries. Arnaud’s research has been published in Research in the Sociology of Organizations and the Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings. A graduate in philosophy, sociology and business administration, he obtained his PhD in management sciences from HEC Paris (France) where he was affiliated to the Society & Organizations Institute. During his PhD studies, he visited the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (Illinois, USA).

Research Area

Management

Consulting, Research and Teaching Interests

• Organization Theory, Economic Sociology
• Social Categories
• Expertise
• Institutions

Education

• Doctorat (Ph.D.) HEC Paris
• Bachelor's degree (B.A.), Philosophy Université Paris Nanterre
• Masters' degree (M.Phil.), Sociology Université Paris-Sorbonne
• Auditor Ecole du Louvre
• Visiting Predoctoral Fellow Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
• Doctoral training (M.Phil. equiv.) HEC Paris
• Master's degree (M.Phil.) Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
• Masters' degree (M.Sc.), Management / Business Administration (Grande Ecole degree) emlyon business school
• Undergraduate curriculum Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles - Carnot (Dijon)

Publications

“Category Thickness”: Descriptive and Evaluative Ambiguities as Determinants of Strategic Category, 2020 Article

When Do Market Intermediaries Sanction Categorical Deviation? The Role of Expertise, Identity, and Competition Chapter, 2019

Some Like It Odd: Organizational Atypicality, Audience Expertise and Valuation in Venture Capital Article, 2019

Under the Magnifying Glass: Expertise and Categorization on the Perception of Atypicality Article, 2018