ACADEMIC BACKGROUND Ph.D. Entrepreneurship

Waleed OMRI, Ph.D.
Permanent Faculty / EDC Paris Business
School
[email protected]
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D.
M. Phil.
B.A.
Entrepreneurship / Strategic Management, with honors
University of Limoges, France– 2013 (December)
Dissertation: Three Essays on Individual Innovation Behavior in
SMEs: Managerial Characteristics, Corporate Governance, and
Corporate Performance
Financial Economics, with honors
University of Sfax, Tunisia– 2009
Finance and Banking, with honors
University of Sfax, Tunisia– 2007
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2015 – current
2014 – 2015
2014 – 2015
2012 – 2013
2010 – 2011
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, EDC Paris Business
School, France
Postdoctoral Researcher in Entrepreneurship, LabEx
Entreprendre, University of Montpellier, France
Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Montpellier,
France
Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Franche-Comté,
France
Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Gafsa, Tunisia
COURSES TAUGHT AT EDC
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International Entrepreneurship (MBA)
Entrepreneurial Process and Lean Startup (Masters)
Business Plan (2nd year)
Strategic Analysis (3rd year)
Business Game (Masters)
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
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Individual’s entrepreneurial and innovative behaviors
International entrepreneurship
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Innovation management
ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS (7 ARTICLES)
1. Courrent, J-M., Chassé, S., and Omri, W (In Press), Do entrepreneurial SMEs
perform better because they are more responsible?, Journal of Business
Ethics, CNRS.
2. Omri, W., Becuwe, A. and Randerson, K. (In Press), Unravelling the link
between creativity and individual entrepreneurial behaviour: the moderating role
of Islamic Work Ethics, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small
Business, CNRS.
3. Omri, W. (2015), Innovative Behavior and Venture Performance of SMEs: The
Moderating effect of Environmental Dynamism, European Journal of
Innovation Management, CNRS, 18(2), 195-217
4. Omri, W. and Bécuwe A. (2014), Managerial Characteristics and Entrepreneurial
Internationalization: a Study of Tunisian SMEs, Journal of International
Entrepreneurship, CNRS, 12(1), 8-42
5. Omri, W., Bécuwe A. and Mathé J-C. (2014), Ownership Structure and
Innovative Behavior: Testing the Mediatory Role of Board Composition, Journal
of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 4(2), 220-239
6. Omri, W. and Chkoundali R. (2011), The Convergence between Outreach and
Financial Performance in Mediterranean MFIs: A Panel Data Analysis,
Transition Studies Review, HCERES, 18(1), 149-163
7. Omri, W. and Ghorbel- Zouari S. (2010), Une Evaluation de la Performance
Sociale des IMFs Tunisiennes : Cas de ENDA inter-arab, La Revue Gestion et
Organisation, 4
SELECTED PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES
1. “Discretionary behaviors: Antecedents and Effects on Employee's Job
Performance”. 27ème Congrès AGRH, Strasbourg (France), 19 – 21 octobre
2016.
2. “Entrepreneurial Orientation, Sustainable Practices and Small Business
Performance”. RENT XXIX Research in entrepreneurship and small
business, Zagreb, Croatia, 18-20 November, 2015
3. “Does Individual Innovation Behavior influence SME Performance? The
Moderating Effect of Environmental Dynamism”. The R&D Management
Conference 2015, Pisa (Italy), 23-26 June, 2015
4. “Entrepreneurial orientation and business performance in French SMEs: The
mediating effects of sustainable practices”. 10ème Congrès RIODD, Montréal
(Canada), 15 – 17 juillet, 2015
5. “Influence des Parties Prenantes sur l’Orientation Développement Durable: Le
Cas des PME Françaises”. 12ème Congrès International Francophone en
Entrepreneuriat et PME (CIFEPME), Agadir (Maroc), 29-31 Octobre, 2014
6. “Individual Innovation Behavior in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs):
Do Managerial Characteristics Matter?”. European Academy of Management
(EURAM), 14th Annual Conference, Valencia (Spain), 23-26 June, 2014
7. “A Multidimensional Model of Internationalization Behavior in SME: A structural
equation modeling approach”. Conférence de L'Académie de l'Entrepreneuriat
et de l'Innovation AEI, Aix-Marseille (France), 19-23 Mai 2014
8. “Exploring the Nature of Innovative Behavior – Venture Performance Relationship
Using PLS Modeling”. 22émecongrès national des IAE, Nice (France) , 13-14
Juin 2013
9. “Ownership Structure and Innovative Behavior: Testing the Mediatory Role of
Board Composition”. 21ème conférence annuelle de l’Association
Internationale de Management Stratégique (AIMS), Lille (France), 6-8 Juin,
2012
10. “Analyse de la performance dans les institutions de microfinance (IMFs)
tunisiennes”. 5ème Conférence Internationale sur l’Entrepreneuriat et
l’Entreprise, Gafsa (Tunisia), Mai, 2010
AD HOC REVIEWER FOR
Journals
Small
Business
Economics;
M@n@gement;
International
Journal
of
Entrepreneurship and Small Business; Journal of Small Business and Enterprise
Development
Conferences
Academy of Management (AOM); European Academy of Management (EURAM);
British Academy of Management (BAM); International Association of Strategic
Management (AIMS)
AFFILIATIONS
1. Research and Development Management Association (RADMA)
2. European Academy of Management (EURAM)
3. Association Internationale de Recherche en Entrepreneuriat et PME (AIREPME)
SKILLS AND TRAINING
Language Skills
English: Full professional proficiency
French: Full professional proficiency
Arabic: Mother tongue
Computer Skills
Econometrics Software: E-views, STATA, TSP;
Statistical Software: SPSS, AMOS, Lisrel, Smart-PLS, Alceste;