Michel Coster

Strategy and Organization

Michel Coster is the head of EMLYON Incubator. Launched in June 2008, the EMLYON Incubator currently supports 50 companies. The Center for Entrepreneurs - first generation Incubator - supported in 25 years the projects of more than 1000 entrepreneurs or business acquirers. In addition, Michel Coster is also Professor of Entrepreneurship at EMLYON. He is in charge of training for entrepreneurs, training director for various programs. He is the founder and head of the Entrepreneurship Specialized Master. Michel Coster is the author of two books, and wrote several book chapters and articles. He serves in the board of several High Growth Companies. He has been founded by Ernst & Young where he was a Legal Adviser until 1998

EDUCATION

Doctor of Specialized Studies in Finance and Taxation from the University of Grenoble Research Master of Advanced Studies in Company Law

EXPERIENCE

• Since 1983: Professor at EMLYON Business School and Head of Program Specialized Master in Entrepreneurship
• Since 2010: President of the Entrepreneurial Students Pole of Lyon - Saint Etienne (French Government Institution)
• Since 2008: Head of EMLYON Incubator
• Since 2005: Member of the Executive Committee of Lyon City of Entrepreneurship Cluster
• Since 2000: Board of Directors of several high growth companies
• 2003 - 2008: Head of the Center Entrepreneurship
• 1987 - 1993: Founder Associate of CCR Associates in Consulting firm specialized in entrepreneurship in high tech environment.

COURSES TAUGHT

• Masters Programs and Executive Education:
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
• Strategic Alliance,
• Team Building,
• Small Business and High Growth Firms,
• Family Business
• Incubation and Support Structure of Entrepreneurship

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Emerging Business
• High Growth
• Governance in SME

PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC ARTICLES (1)

• Picq, Thierry, Coster, Michel, Bernard, Marie-Josée, Millier, Paul. 2014. "The Reactive Failure of Buried Response and Learning Processes." Agitate and Undertake, 48: 16-18.

BOOKS (4)

• Coster, Michel. 2009. Entrepreneurship: Pearson Education XXIV-360 P.

• Coster, Michel. 2009. Entrepreneurship. Paris: Pearson Education XXIV-360p.

• Atamer, Tugrul, Bouchard, Veronique,, Coster, Michel,, BARBOSA, Saulo,, Fayolle, Alain,, Faÿ, Eric,, Gomez, Pierre-Yves,, Thousand, Paul,, Nunes, Pancho, Paliard, Rémy ,, Pinard-legry, Jocelyne,, Riot, Philippe,, Schlierer, Hans-Joerg,, TORRES, Olivier. 2007. The art of entrepreneurship: Pearson EducationVillage Mondial, Les Echos

• Fayolle, Alain, Atamer, Tugrul,, Bouchard, Véronique,, Coster, Michel,, BARBOSA, Saulo, Faÿ, Eric,, Gomez, Pierre-Yves,, Thousand, Paul,, Nunes, Pancho,, Paliard, Rémy ,, Pinard-legry, Jocelyne,, Riot, Philippe,, Schlierer, Hans-Joerg,, TORRES, Olivier. 2007. The art of entrepreneurship. Paris: Pearson Education FranceLes Echos Editions, World Village 249 p.

BOOK CHAPTERS (18)

• Calisti, Bernard, Room, Robert. 2009. business start-up., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 163-186 P.

• Millier, Paul. 2009. Marketing aspect of the entrepreneurial phenomenon., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 51-80 P.

• Dany, Françoise. 2009. Entrepreneurial process and management of human dynamics., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 231-251 P.

• Bouchard, Veronique. 2009. Intrapreneurship., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 287-311 P.

• Bernard, Marie-Josée, Paliard, Rémy. 2009. The necessary moult of the business buyer., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 255-286 P.

• Coster, Michel. 2009. Introduction., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, XVII-XXIV P.

• Coster, Michel. 2009. The human dimension of the business model., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 23-50 P.

• Coster, Michel. 2009. The entrepreneur at the heart of the entrepreneurial process., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 1-20 P.

• FRECHETTE, Anne, Michel, Géraldine,, Coster, Michel. 2009. Structuring resources and legal strategy., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 207-230 P.

• Goujet, Regis. 2009. The business plan., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 133-159 P.

• Copin, Gilles. 2009. Finance and business model., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 107-132 P.

• BEN, SLIMANE Karim. 2009. Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Incubation as an Innovation Strategy., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 313-332 P.

• Nunes, Pancho, BEN, SLIMANE Karim. 2009. Entrepreneur and Strategy., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 81-105 P.

• Delmar, Frédéric, Ramus, Vincent. 2009. The Growth Strategy for Young Companies: The Role of Managerial Capabilities., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 187-205 P.

• BARBOSA, Saulo, Marti, Ignasi. 2009. Social Entrepreneurship., Entrepreneurship. : Pearson Education, 333-355 P.

• Coster, Michel. 2007. Succession: can your SME remain a family?, The art of entrepreneurship. : Les Echos Village World, 205-210 P.

• Coster, Michel, Fayolle, Alain. 2007. Recommendations for the use of executives buyers., The art of entrepreneurship. : Les Echos Village World, 244-249 P.

• Coster, Michel, Marion, Stéphane. 1999. Evaluation of business creation projects .., Business Diagnostics. : Economica