Research at Excelia Business School
Research is a fundamental component in the development of the vision, mission and strategy of Excelia Business School. The School’s research strategy is built around three main objectives: differentiation, internationalisation and dissemination. Differentiation is reflected in the School’s ability to contribute to specific research fields, such as water or tourism, that often interact with other areas of knowledge, while retaining its business and management focus. Internationalisation consists in creating the conditions for access to widely recognised academic forums, while fostering exchanges with leading research actors, institutions and platforms worldwide. Dissemination rests on the conviction that research has a greater impact when it is widely shared beyond the academic world, particularly with businesses, students and society as a whole.
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| Nuno Guimarães Da Costa Director of Research and Impact [email protected] |
Having consolidated a strong and lasting research culture within the School – visible in the significant increase in most scientific output indicators – Excelia Business School is now ready to broaden the impact of its research, in line with its new strategic direction rolled out under the motto “Business education for our futureS”.
Research activities therefore go well beyond the publication of peer-reviewed scientific articles and include a wide range of intellectual contributions – from peer-reviewed academic publications to policy briefs published in the international media – aimed at generating academic, pedagogical, economic and societal impact. In this context, representatives of external stakeholders, including businesses, NGOs and local or regional authorities, take an active part in discussions within the School’s various research bodies. This has led to the development of field research projects addressing concrete issues faced by organisations and society, thereby generating impact beyond the academic world.
Echoing Gary Brewer’s famous statement that “the world has problems, but universities have departments”, research at Excelia Business School recognises the importance of transdisciplinary approaches in addressing society’s “wicked problems”. As such, the School favours the development of research partnerships with academic and non-academic actors from a variety of disciplines and scientific backgrounds.
Priorities
The Business School’s new strategic direction and its ambition to “contribute significantly to creating the managerial intelligence that businesses and society need” call for a renewed approach to its research priorities looking ahead to 2030:
- Increase the quality and impact of the research produced, in line with the highest international standards
- Strengthen expertise in key areas (such as water, sustainable finance and climate management) in order to achieve internationally recognised excellence
- Favour a project-based research approach aimed at addressing existing “wicked problems”
- Encourage the development of transdisciplinary research partnerships with national and international actors capable of taking a systemic approach to societal challenges