Christophe ESTAY
Research Active Faculty - Full Professor
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Pôle
Strategy Academic Department -
Domaines d'enseignement
Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Research Methods, Leadership -
Campus
La Rochelle -
Langue(s) parlée(s)
French -
Domaines de recherche
Strategy, Entrepreneuriat, Leadership
Biographie
Christophe Estay is a professor and researcher specializing in strategy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. He holds a PhD in Management Sciences and is accredited to supervise research (HDR). His career has been focused on academic support within business and hospitality schools. He has contributed to the development of programs and research at KEDGE Business School, EM Normandie, FERRANDI Paris, and the International School of Savignac. Since 2025, he has been involved with Excelia, particularly in the field of Executive Education. His work has led to numerous publications in internationally ranked journals (Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Service Industries Journal…), exploring issues of governance, managerial innovation, and organizational transformation. Alongside his academic activity, he also provides consulting services and has chaired since 2004 the CEREMAD association, dedicated to entrepreneurship and sustainable development. Actively engaged in several international academic networks, he contributes to ongoing debates on management and innovation.
2007
Qualification to Direct Research, IAE de Lille, France
1995
PhD in Management Sciences, Université Bordeaux IV
2025
Research Active Faculty - Full Professor, Excelia, La Rochelle, France
2022-2025
Academic and Reserach Director, Ferrandi Paris, Paris, France
2020-2025
Research Associate, Research Laboratory Magellan IAE, Lyon, France
2019-2022
Head of Strategy & Entrepreneurship Department, EM Normandie, Caen, France
2018-2020
Director of the Master Entrepreneurs programme, EM Normandie, Caen, France
2018-2022
Professor in Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, EM Normandie, Caen, France
2015-2018
Director Management Department, KEDGE Business School,
2013-2015
Associate Dean for Research Development, KEDGE Business School,
2010-2025
Research Associate, CNAM, Paris, France
2009-2013
Director of Research and Accreditation (Associate Dean), Bordeaux Ecole de Management (BEM), Bordeaux, France
2000-2018
Professor in Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, KEDGE Business School,