Bernard Ramanantsoa

Biography

Bernard Ramanantsoa holds an Engineering degree from the "Ecole Supérieure d''Aéronautique de Toulouse", valedictorian of the Class of 1971. Valedictorian of the MBA graduating class of HEC in 1976, he obtained a Post-graduate DEA degree in sociology in 1987 and also a Ph.D. in management sciences from Paris-Dauphine University in 1991, and a further DEA in the history of philosophy from Paris-1 University in 1993. He is Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

Initially lecturer at the "Ecole Supérieure d''Aéronautique" in 1971 and 1972, he became head of the Marketing Division, "Grandes Lignes" for the SNCF in 1972. A specialist on ethics and culture in the business place and himself advocate of an open-minded approach and a multi-cultural scope in the corporate world, he joined the HEC faculty in 1979 as professor of Business Strategy. He was head of HEC Paris from 1995 to 2015. He has lead the institution in their strides towards a decidedly international dimension, as well as added the CPA to the HEC label.

Very active in the scientific and professional community, Bernard Ramanantsoa was:

• Member of the Committee of the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles"
  
  • Member of the Board of the "Ecole de Paris"
    
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee of Management Programs and Degrees for the French Ministry of Education
    
  • Member of the Board of the HEC Foundation
    
  • CEMS Chairman
    
  • Vice-President of the European Foundation for Management Development
    
  • Former Member of the Board of the APM (Association for Progress in Management)
    
  • Member of the "Société Française de Management"
    
  • Member of the Board of the "Ecole Nationale d''Administration Pénitentiaire" (ENAP)
    
  • Member of the Board of the "Ecole Nationale Supérieure d''Aéronautique"

He is currently:

• Administrator of ANVIE
  
  • Member of the AASCB International Committee
    
  • Member of the Advisory Board, ESADE  in Barcelona
    
  • Member of the Advisory Board, University of St-Gallen in Switzerland
    
  • Member of the Advisory Board, School of Management of the University of Zhejiang in China

He is the author of numerous communications and publications in the field of business management. In particular, he received the Harvard Expansion Prize in 1989 for "Technologie et Stratégie d''entreprise" and the Prize from the "Académie des Sciences Commerciales" in 1983 for "Stratégie de l''Entreprise et Diversification". His latest published work, in collaboration with Y. Pesqueux, A. Saudan and J.C. Tournand, "Perspectives Philosophiques sur l''entreprise", appeared in 1999.

Resume

Employment Date: 1979

Main courses taught at HEC

Corporate Strategy

Culture, éthique et idéologie dans les entreprises

Business Policy

Education

1993 DEA d''Histoire de la Philosophie, Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, France.

1991 Doctorat en sciences de gestion (Ph.D. in Management), Université Paris - Dauphine, France.

1987 DEA de Sociologie, Université Paris Diderot, France.

1971 Ingénieur de l''Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l''Aéronautique - Major de Promotion, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l''Aéronautique de Toulouse, France.

Languages

English

Academic Appointments

Academic responsibilities at HEC

2015- Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Strategy and Business Policy.

2004-2015 Member, GREGHEC (CNRS).

1995-2015 Dean, HEC Paris.

1993-1995 Dean of Faculty and Research.

1988-1990 Head, Strategy and Business Policy Department.

1979-2015 Professor, Strategy and Business Policy.

Scientific activities

Membership in Academic or Professional Organisation

Member of the Committee of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.

Member of the Board of the HEC Foundation.

Administrator of ANVIE.

Member of the Société Française de Management.

Member of the Awarding Body of EQUIS Accreditation System.

Chairman, CEMS (Community of European Management Schools).

Membre du Conseil de Perfectionnement de l''Ecole Navale.

Membre du Conseil de Perfectionnement de l''Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM).

Member of the Advisory Board of the University of St Gallen (HSG).

Member of the Advisory Board of the University of St Petersbourg.

Member of the Advisory Board of Fondation Getulio Vargas.

Member of the Board of EuropaNova.

CEIBS Academic Council Member.

Président du groupe de travail animé par France Stratégie sur l’offre française d’enseignement supérieur à l’étranger.

Editorial activities

Chroniqueur au Figaro Entreprises depuis 2004.

Membre du Comité éditorial, ParisTech Review.

Membre du Comité Scientifique de Sociologies Pratiques.

Awards & Honors

1989 Prix Harvard l''Expansion pour Technologie et Stratégie d''Entreprise 1989.

1983 Prix de l''Académie des Sciences Commerciales pour Stratégie de l''entreprise et diversification 1983.

Research Areas

Corporate Strategy

Problems of Corporate Culture Posed by the Implementation of New Structures