Guy Olivier Faure

at CEIBS

Biography

CEIBS

Visiting Professor, CEIBS; Professor of Sociology, The Sorbonne University, Paris

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Ph.D. in Sociology, the Sorbonne University, Paris, France

TEACHING INTERESTS: Professor Faure is Professor of Sociology at the Sorbonne University, Paris, where he teaches “International Negotiation”, “Conflict Resolution”, and “Strategic Thinking and Action.” His major research interests are in business and diplomatic negotiations, especially with China, focusing on strategies and cultural issues. He also is concerned with developing interdisciplinary approaches in such domains as terrorism, and engages in consulting and training activities with enterprises, multinational companies, governments and international organisations. Among them: UNESCO, The European Union, The World Trade Organisation. He is referenced in the Diplomat’s Dictionary published by the United States Peace Press, Washington, 1997. He is also quoted as one of the "2000 outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century" by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, U.K. He has lectured in a number of renowned universities and institutions such as Harvard Law School, New York University, Johns Hopkins University, Peking University, Jiaotong University, and Fudan University etc.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS: Professor Faure is a member of the editorial board of the three major international journals dealing with negotiation theory and practice: International Negotiation, Negotiation Journal, and Group Decision and Negotiation. Professor Faure has authored, co-authored and edited 15 books and over 80 articles. Among his most recent publications are How People Negotiate, Escalation and Negotiation with William Zartman, and La négociation décloisonnée. Together with the late Jeffrey Z. Rubin, he published Culture and Negotiation. His works have been published in twelve different languages. Two of his books have been published in Chinese.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE: Among the major companies Professor Faure worked with in China or on Chinese issues are: Générale des Eaux, Framatome, Thomson-CSF, Spotimage, Alcatel, Dassault, Lafarge, GEC-Alsthom, SNECMA, Air Liquide, Cegelec, Carrefour, Chargeurs, Camaïeu, L'Oréal, Chanel, Schlumberger, Schneider Electric, Thalès, Bongrain, Auchan, Nestlé, ICI, General Electric, Bayer, Philips, AT&T, Siemens, Henkel, General Motors, Lucent Technologies, Gillette, TCL, CNOOC-Shell.

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