SOMMAIRE
PRESENTATION OF ICN BUSINESS SCHOOL ................................................................................................ 1
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION: A SCHOOL WITH COMMITMENT ..................................................................................... 6
PRINCIPLE 1: OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................................. 9
PRINCIPLE 2: VALUES ...................................................................................................................................... 10
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II.
III.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES...................................................................................................................... 11
a)
Community Outreach ............................................................................................................. 11
b)
Gender Equality ..................................................................................................................... 13
IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................... 16
a)
Training.................................................................................................................................. 16
b)
Initiatives taken by the Hygiene, Health and Safety at Work Committee (CHSCT) ............... 16
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION .......................................................................................................... 17
PRINCIPlE 3: METHODS ................................................................................................................................... 19
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II.
COURSE MODULES AND AWARENESS-GENERATING CONFERENCES ................................................... 19
a)
Responsible Manager Day ..................................................................................................... 19
b)
Course and modules on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ........................................... 20
STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS.................................................................................................................... 23
OFF-CAMPUS MANAGEMENT SEMINARS ............................................................................................ 25
PRINCIPLE 4: RESEARCH................................................................................................................................. 26
I.
PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 26
a)
Articles in refereed Journals .................................................................................................. 26
b)
Refereed Conference Papers .................................................................................................. 27
II. PROFESSORIAL CHAIRS ...................................................................................................................... 28
III. DOCTORAL THESES ............................................................................................................................ 28
IV. RESEARCH THEMES AND ORGANIZATION OF RESEARCH EVENTS ...................................................... 28
V. PUBLIC LECTURES .............................................................................................................................. 30
VI. BOOK CHAPTERS ................................................................................................................................ 31
VII. RESEARCH PROMOTION AND INFORMATION....................................................................................... 31
VIII. STUDENT RESEARCH DISSERTATIONS ................................................................................................ 31
IX. RECRUITING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS AS AFFILIATED PROFESSORS ....................................... 32
PRINCIPlE 5: PARTNERSHIPS .......................................................................................................................... 33
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II.
III.
ENTREPRISES...................................................................................................................................... 33
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................................... 35
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS .................................................................................................................... 36
PRINCIPlE 6: DIALOGUE .................................................................................................................................. 38
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II.
III.
IV.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT......................................................................................................................... 38
DEPARTEMENTAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS ............................................................................ 39
NATIONAL AGENCIES ......................................................................................................................... 40
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................................... 40
ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................................ 43
I.
ANNEXE 1 : INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ......................................................................................... 43
PRESENTATION OF ICN BUSINESS SCHOOL
As a Member of the Grandes Écoles de Management Chapter of the Grandes Écoles
Conference, and a Founder Member of the ECRICOME Joint Examination Board, the ICN is
one of the major French Graduate Schools of Management. It was founded in 1905 by the
University of Nancy and the Meurthe et Moselle Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In
2003 the ICN became the ICN Business School, a Private School of Higher Education,
approved by the French Government, and affiliated to the new University of Lorraine. ICN is
a Founder Member of the ARTEM Alliance, along with the Nancy National Engineering
School (Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy) and the Nancy National School of
Art (Ecole nationale supérieure d’art de Nancy). This alliance promotes interdisciplinarity in
educational and training programs and in research across the three Schools.
Key figures
ICN Students and Graduates:
• Approximately 2,500 students
• More than 1,400 students on the Grande École program
• More than 500 students on the Bachelor program
• 25% international students
• 24 ARTEM workshops combining Art, Technology and Management disciplines
• 3 Enterprise Forums
• 50 Student Associations
• More than 10,000 registered Alumni
ICN Faculty and Administrative Staff:
• 67 Permanent Professors and 19 Affiliated Professors
• 45 International Guest Professors
• 300 Lecturers from the Business and Management professions
• 90 Administrative staff
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ICN Partnerships and Infrastructure:
• 3 campuses : Nancy, Metz and Nüremberg (Germany)
• 3 offices representing ICN abroad, each one covering a number of countries or regions:
West Africa, Latin America and China
• 125 international partner universities in 45 countries
• 2 Libraries/Documentation Centres, containing 24,000 publications and 10,000 on-line
journals
Accreditations & Quality Labels
ICN Business School is a Member of:
Grandes Écoles de Management Chapter of the Grandes Écoles
Conference
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Founder Member of the ECRICOME Joint Examination Board
ICN Business School has obtained external accreditation from EQUIS & AMBA
EQUIS accreditation approves the School’s strategy and the relevance of ts
Quality Assurance processes, for both teaching and research. With EQUIS
accreditation, ICN is recognized as one of the world leaders in graduate
management education.
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AMBA accreditation is the world’s oldest and highest distinction for MBA
(Master of Business Administration) programs. It recognizes the academic
quality of the ICN’s MBA program as being commensurate with that
required of global standards in post-experience management education
ICN Business School is signatory to the following UNO Pacts
Global Compact – the United Nations’ Project for Sustainable
Development and Fair Trade.
ICN is committed to respecting the 10 universally recognized principles,
particularly where they concern the rights of man and environmental
protection
PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education)
ICN is committed to respecting the six principles of PRME.
GRLI (Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative)
ICN Business School is signatory to the UNCSD Rio+20
ICN has signed the Rio Declaration, which commits Schools of Higher
Education to respecting sustainable development practices (UNCSD). The
School also participates in the think-tank of the World Business School
Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCSB).
ICN Business School subscribes to the Label “Supplément au
Diplôme”(Supplement to the Degree)
ICN Business School is accredited with the label « Supplément au Diplôme »
(label SD) from the ERASMUS organization and European authorities.
ICN Business School is committed to the anti-plagiarism Norm « Compilatio »
The internet has led to a considerable increase in plagiarism in education.
Consequently the ICN, in a concern to uphold its standards of excellence, has
taken the decision to oppose the piracy of intellectual property rights, by
making use of a plagiarism detection software from the company ‘Six Degrés’
(www.compilatio.net). The objective of this is to make students, and hence
future managers, more responsible actors.
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STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
For more than a hundred years, the ICN has been training managers, and the ICN Diplôme
Grande Ecole is now one of the best Master in Management programs in the world according
to the Financial Times rankings.
In an environment which is increasingly complex, the creativity and openmindedness shown
by ICN graduates mark them out as different, with a competitive edge, for future employers.
Creating Artem (Art, Technology and Management), an alliance which is unique in France,
between the Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Nancy, the Ecole nationale supérieure
d’art de Nancy, and the ICN Business School Nancy-Metz, is convincing evidence that for
more than 10 years now, the ICN has fostered an interdisciplinary and innovative spirit.
At the ICN students have at their disposal a rich choice of networks : on the international
level, 125 partner universities in no less than 45 countries, a campus at Nuremberg in
Germany, a wide variety of international Double Degrees, and three Representation Offices in China, in Latin America, and in West Africa ; in the professional world, a club of partner
enterprises and a Foundation, which give their invaluable support to the School, together with
a network of 10,000 alumni; and on the academic level, a structured relationship with the
University of Lorraine, which adds even more opportunities for Double Degree qualifications.
Finally, the ICN believes that particular emphasis should be placed on the personal
development of its students. For this reason we have set up a Centre for Personal and
Professional Development which manages all the activities which form part of this concern:
off-campus seminars and the Students’ Association humanitarian, cultural and professional
projects. In this way the ICN Business School contributes to the development of truly
innovative managerial practices, training managers who are professional and responsible in
outlook, and who are capable of succeeding in a complex, dynamic and diversified
environment.
Whether it is in its research activities, its teaching or in its collaboration with the players in its
economic environment, the School makes it a point of honour to transmit the values which
have become fundamental to its mission: openmindedness, commitment, and team spirit.
It is in this spirit that ICN Business School, as a Member of the World Business School
Council for Sustainable Business, and of the Global Responsible Leadership Initiative, and as
a signatory to the Global Compact and the Principles for Responsible Management Education,
has decided to present its first Sustainable Development Report, in a concern to ensure
transparency and dialogue with all of its partners and stakeholders. As a final point, in 2003
the ICN adopted a Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, which is now a formal and
indelible factor in the general strategy of the School.
Jérôme Caby
Director General, ICN Business School
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Statement of Commitment for
2012-2013
I, the undersigned, Jérôme CABY, Director General of ICN Business School, hereby declare
that the ICN Business School reaffirms its commitment to the Principles of the United
Nations’ Global Compact and to the Principles for Responsible Management Education.
Signed in Nancy, on 1st July 2013
Jérôme CABY,
Director General, ICN Business School
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INTRODUCTION: A SCHOOL WITH COMMITMENT
ICN Business School sets out to train responsible managers. By this it means executive
managers who, within the overall objective of economic performance and profitability, are
respectful of human beings and respectful of the natural environment. The School therefore
injects humanist considerations into all its training programs, in a respect for oneself and for
others, thus giving each student a yardstick by which to make enlightened decisions.
Sustainable development is present in the teaching and learning processes of all programs, on
both first degree and post-experience courses. It is also present in the School’s research
activity and in all aspects of School life generally, i.e. in its relations with players in economic
life and the different tiers of local government.
Article 55 of the Grenelle 1 Law of 3 August 2009 obliges all Institutions of Higher
Education to draw up a Green Plan (Plan Vert), i.e. a strategy for Sustainable Development, to
include social, economic and environmental dimensions. The strategy must be incorporated
into teaching programs and research activities, as well as into the general management of the
institution.
Corporate Social Responsibility is the application, within the company or the organization, of
the principles of Sustainable Development. As the two expressions are almost synonymous,
we use in this report the general term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
It is defined in the ISO norm 26000 as the responsibility of an organization with regard to the
impact its decisions might have on society at large and on the environment. In concrete terms
this will give rise to ethical and transparent behavior, which:
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contributes to sustainable development, including the general health and well-being of
society,
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takes into account the expectations of all stakeholders,
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respects all laws currently in place, whilst respecting at the same time international
standards of behavior,
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is a permanent feature of all aspects of the organization.
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The 7 principles of CSR, as defined in the ISO 26000 norm, are as follows:
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acceptance of responsibility,
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transparency,
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ethical behavior,
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awareness and acceptance of the interests of other stakeholders/interested parties,
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respect for the rule of law,
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recognition of international standards of behavior, and
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respect for the rights of man.
The advantages of CSR are numerous and varied. In reality CSR facilitates a more
enlightened approach to decision-making, based on a better understanding of society’s
expectations, on the opportunities accruing from CSR and the risks associated with rejecting
it; CSR improves the reputation and image of the organization, and hence the confidence that
public opinion has in it; CSR encourages innovation; CSR enhances the relations which the
organization has with its stakeholders, and increases the loyalty of its staff, their commitment
and their psychological peace of mind; CSR has a beneficial effect on the recruitment,
motivation and retention of the organization’s employees; CSR helps to anticipate or reduce
potential conflicts with the different stakeholders, etc.
In this way, an institution of higher education such as the ICN Business School, should (legal
obligation) and wishes to (moral obligation) put in place a CSR strategy, because ICN
Business School :
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has an exemplary role to play within both its internal and its external communities,
that is to say, for the students that it trains and the staff that it employs, but also its
suppliers and other partners in the wider society,
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has an active role to play in encouraging its graduates to set up, in their companies,
innovative processes which will contribute to economic development and social
progress,
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has a determining role to play in shaping the thoughts of tomorrow’s decision-makers,
via the teaching that it dispenses and the research carried out by its Faculty.
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Since 2013 this strategy has been confirmed at the ICN by incorporating it into the general
strategy of the School.
CSR now extends to such varied areas as respect for the environment and respect for the
human being, within an overall objective of maintaining the organization’s financial
profitability and economic viability. The School’s stakeholders are the School’s academic and
administrative staff, the students, the School’s suppliers, and other players such as the
School’s partner enterprises and organizations.
In this first report, and in a spirit of transparency and continuous improvement, we have tried
to give a comprehensive view of the School’s actions and commitments in the areas of
Sustainable Development and CSR over the year 2012. To achieve this objective, we have
organized the report along the lines of the 6 principles of PRME:
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Principle 1: Objective
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Principle 2: Values
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Principle 3: Method
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Principle 4: Research
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Principle 5: Partnerships
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Principle 6: Dialogue
We hope that you find the report interesting reading!
Christine Morin-Esteves (christine.morin-esteves@icn-groupe.fr)
Associate Professor
Chargée de mission Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility
ICN Business School
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PRINCIPLE 1: OBJECTIVE
“We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators
of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for
an inclusive and sustainable global economy.”
Since 1905, the ICN has been the Graduate Management School (Grande École de
Management) in the east of France, and at the heart of Europe. Its identity and its
development are centered on the links which bring together the disciplines of Management,
Technology and Art as key factors in today’s and tomorrow’s economy. The ICN Business
School’s mission is to train students and executives to manage companies with a concern for
efficiency and responsibility, and in so doing contribute to innovation through creativity.
Its academic programs are underpinned by the specialist expertise of the Faculty who make
original intellectual contributions, bringing added value to managerial practice and advancing
the knowledge and skills which are crucial for enterprises to be successful.
The ICN Community is driven by three fundamental values which find their practical
expression in the ambitious ARTEM project: openmindedness, commitment and team spirit.
Teaching activity in the School focusses on training responsible managers, i.e. managers who
are concerned to promote human values and protect the environment, whilst seeking the
profitability and sustainable development required by their companies.
In this first report, the ICN presents the full range of its activities and results for 2012,
including a main section on its strategy of promoting Sustainable Development and Corporate
Social Responsibility. This will give a clear illustration of all the activities undertaken and in
so doing confirm the serious nature of the ICN’s commitment in these areas, since it will
become clear that Sustainable Development and CSR are present in all the School’s activities.
The ICN’s many partners in the Board of Governors (Conseil d’Administration) have an
opportunity to question the School on its SD and CSR policies. This facilitates shared
dialogue and optimum transparency in the decision-making process and bears witness to the
fact that Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility shape the governance
and strategic decisions of the ICN Business School.
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PRINCIPLE 2: VALUES
“We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the
values of global responsibility as portrayed in international
initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.”
The values which underpin the ICN Business School’s activities are totally consistent with the
Ten Principles of the United Nations’ Global Compact, themselves based on the following
instruments:
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the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man,
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the Declaration of the International Labor Organization on the fundamental principles
and rights of employment,
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the Rio Declaration on the environment and development, and
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the United Nations’ Anti-corruption Convention.
Just to remind ourselves, these principles are the following:
Rights of Man
1. Corporations are urged to promote, respect and protect international law on the rights of
Man within their sphere of influence, and
2. Corporations are urged to ensure that their own organizations do not become accomplices
to any violations of the rights of Man.
Labor Law
3. Corporations are urged to respect freedom of association in the workplace and recognize
the right to collective bargaining,
4. Corporations are urged to eliminate all forms of enforced or compulsory labor,
5. Corporations are urged to eliminate all recourse to child labor, and
6. Corporations are urged to eliminate all forms of discrimination in employment and the
professions.
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Environmental policy
7. Corporations are urged to show precaution and care when dealing with issues affecting the
environment,
8. Corporations are urged to take initiatives promoting greater responsibility in matters
concerning the environment, and
9. Corporations are urged to give priority to developing and utilizing technologies which are
respectful of the environment.
Anti-corruption policy
10. Corporations are urged to take positive action to prevent and eradicate corruption in all its
forms, including bribes and embezzlement or misappropriation of funds.
Consequently, and consistent with these principles, the values upheld by the ICN Business
School are the following:
I.
Equal Opportunities
a) Community Outreach
Each year since 2011, the ICN Foundation has covered the tuition fees of 7 year 1 students
on the ICN Master (Grande Ecole) program. Selection of the seven students is made on the
basis of a personal application file, which highlights the candidates’ motivation for joining the
program and their social circumstances. The ICN also offers students on its Master (Grande
Ecole) program the opportunity to follow certain routes on years 2 and 3 under an
apprenticeship scheme, which allows the selected students to complete the entirety of their
program without paying tuition fees themselves. The total taking advantage of this scheme
amounted to 15% of graduates in 2012.
The ICN has also set up an Exemption Committee (Commission sociale d’exonération):
each year, students experiencing temporary financial difficulties may apply to this Committee
for special financial assistance. They present a written application file outlining their case, and
are interviewed and given individual advice, and may be awarded financial help to cover part
of their tuition fees. This amounts to an average of €1,764 per student.
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It is worth noting that the number of year 1 students receiving grants is about 28% of the
year group, which indicates that there is a real ‘social mix’ at ICN. The School systematically
authorizes a reduction of 5% in the tuition fees for all grant-aided students. Percentages of
such students were: 27.54% in 2012-2013 (18.8% in 2011-2012) for the ICN Master (Grande
Ecole) program, and 24.18% in 2012-2013 (18.39% in 2011-2012) for the ICN’s Bachelor
program. The significant increase in the number of grant-aided students on the ICN’s two
biggest programs is testimony to the increase in the social mix of students.
Since 2010 the ICN has been involved in the Pathways to Success (Cordées de la Réussite)
program, with its ARTEM partners, Ecole des Mines de Nancy and Ecole Nationale
Supérieure d’Art de Nancy. The ARTEM project «Artem-Nancy, Together towards Success »
is unique in France because of its interdisciplinary nature: of the 300 pathway projects in
France, this ARTEM project is the only multidisciplinary one involving an Art School, an
Engineering School and a School of Management, together with the literary and commercial
strands of the preparatory classes in the French secondary schools. In 2012, 812 students from
general secondary schools and secondary high schools benefitted from the pathway project,
supported by 100 Faculty tutors from the 3 Schools in the ARTEM project.
Suring its second year of operation, the Pathway project extended its activities, structured its
organization more tightly and thus reinforced its credibility. Hence at the start of 2012, as part
of the National Day of the Pathways to Success Project, ten company directors came to
share their experience, describing their personal, academic and professional backgrounds,
with a hundred or so students from secondary schools participating in the project. On 18
January 2013, more company directors participated in a similar exercise, but this time with
over 300 students.
The Nancy project, the only multidisciplinary Pathway Project in France, took the initiative to
organize, in partnership with other projects in the Nancy-Metz region, the first National
Congress of Pathways to Success which took place on 29 and 30 November 2012 on the
Nancy ARTEM campus. The aim of the Congress is to encourage exchange and discussion
between participants in all the projects nationally in order to develop the concept and the
organization further. Over 200 people were present during the 2 days of exceptionally fruitful
meetings, which concluded with the drafting of Statutes which will be sent to the participating
government Ministries.
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To complement the activities of the Pathways to Success project, the ICN has signed a
partnership agreement with the association Passeport Avenir. Students set up this association
after noticing that young boys and girls from modest backgrounds, even if they show some
academic or other potential, come across many obstacles in their attempts to succeed, first in
their studies, and then in companies: shortage of information and advice on career choices,
lack of knowledge about the professions and and how to access them, lack of self-esteem,
practical and financial obstacles, etc. The young pupils targeted by the Association are
allocated a sponsor or mentor from one of the partner companies.
b) Gender Equality
Governance of the School
One of the policies in the School’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2016 is to strengthen the balance
between male and female members of the different levels of administration of the School. The
specific objective is to increase substantially the number of women members on the Board of
Governors, the Strategic Orientation Committee, and the Board of Directors of the School.
Now the Board of Governors has 21 members, including 5 women members, as opposed to 2
women members in 2011.
Since 1 January 2012, the Strategic Orientation Committee (made up of international
professionals and academics: 13 members, including 1 woman in 2011, 2 women in 2012) has
been chaired by a woman Mme Annick Gentés-Kruch, who has also joined the ICN’s Board
of Governors. Mme Gentès-Kruch is Director of the Corporate University of the international
car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citröen and one of the 5 female Executive Directors of the
company.
Since 1 September 2012, Aurélie Cianelli, ICN’s Director of Marketing and Communication,
has joined the School’s Board of Directors, the executive committee, made up of 6 members.
In addition, the ICN is a member of the Gender Equality Group of the Conférence des
Grandes Ecoles. This group has drawn up a Charter which will be submitted to all the
Directors of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, to encourage them to promote equality
between men and women staff and students. When the Charter is ratified by the government
ministries concerned and transmitted to the Schools, other measures seeking to strengthen
gender balance will be taken.
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Staff and Students
The mentoring program Génération’Elles was set up in 2012 with the Associations:
EST'elles Executive (itself created by Faculty and students on the ExecutiveMBA program
and based at the ICN Business School), ADICN (the ICN Alumni association) and ADICN
Junior (the ICN Diplôme Grande Ecole student branch of the Alumni association). The aim
here is to set up a shadowing/mentoring arrangement between a woman manager (an ICN
alumni or a member of EST'elles) and a student, during the student’s study program at ICN in
order to respond, woman to woman, to questions the student might have about, for example,
professional mobility, negotiating her salary, discussing matters with her personal life partner,
how to meet the issues raised by the place of women in different countries and different
cultures, etc.).1
EST’elles Executive, the association which seeks to promote women’s professional networks,
has also given a helping hand to the student association Work’Cœur Diversity in its attempts
to promote professional gender equality. In particular, members helped the association in
inviting Anne Pedon, President of the association Entrepreneurs in North Lorraine
(Entreprendre en Lorraine Nord) and Director of Pedon Environnement & Milieux
Aquatiques. Before an audience of students and professionals, Mme Pedon traced her own
career as a woman Company Director in an essentially male dominated environment (title of
her talk ‘Talented Women at the Top’ (Femmes de tête, femmes en tête). Following her guest
lecture, Anne Pedon is now a member of the ICN Board of Governors.
Female students, both French and international, regularly attend the Women’s Business
Lunches organized by EST’elles Executive. These monthly off-campus meetings bring
together the region’s women managers to discuss various business issues, and in English.
Consequently the student participants have an opportunity to exchange views with
experienced women managers and Directors. For example the lunch which took place on 26
June 2012 took as its theme ‘Women in governance: Helping women to get on board" and the
keynote speaker was Anne Philipona, Regional Director of Deloitte.
ICN Business School has also, since 2012, collaborated with the Engineering Schools
ESSTIN and Ecole des Mines de Nancy in the organization of a cycle of conferences ‘Do
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For more information, visit: http://est-elles-executive.com/index.php/initiatives-clef/2012-09-24-17-13-34/mentoring-au-
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Professions have a Gender?’ The first conference in October 2012 focussed on the Building
and Public Works sector. The round table discussants were exclusively young women
working in different building and construction companies. The discussion brought a fresh
perspective to this sector of activity which is very little known by French women, but one
which seeks to attract them. The audience was made up of students from the ICN Business
School and from the Engineering Schools, and professional participants.
A research project began in 2012 which seeks to study the link between the choices of
academic discipline followed by students and the different levels of remuneration for women
and men graduates. The project bears the title: ‘Ceilings and Walls of Glass: but what are the
Graduate Schools doing for Students?’ (Co-authors are Krista Finstad-Milion, Christine
Morin-Esteves and Silvester Ivanaj)
The issue of professional gender equality is also a frequent subject for writing Case-Studies,
particularly when a non-traditional role allocation between men and women is concerned.
This encourages female students to take on the role of decision-makers with a high degree of
responsibility, and to imagine themselves working in professions which do not initially attract
girls, or in sectors of activity which are traditionally dominated by male managers (e.g. female
Director of a construction company, or a male Travelling Salesman).
On 29 November 2012 a round-table conference was held at the MGIMO University,
Moscow, Russia, on the theme of ‘Men and Women : Parity and the Challenge of
Stereotypes.’ The partners in this international initiative were the association Est’elles
Executive, the MGIMO, the ICN student association Work’Coeur Diversity, the audit
consulting group MAZARS and ICN Business School. The round-table was set up and led by
Russian students who had participated in events organized in Nancy the previous year by
EST’elles Executive, and who had subsequently set up this awareness conference along the
same lines. Muriel de Saint Sauveur, Communication Director with MAZARS, and author
of a publication entitled: ‘Would a Feminine World be any Better?’, together with the
President of EST’elles Executive presented to the students their experiences and opinions on
professional stereotypes.
The President of Est’elles Executive also took advantage of a teaching seminar at the Ecole
Supérieure de Commerce de Dakar (one of ICN Business School’s partners) to pay a visit
to the village of Yenguélé and discuss a new teaching course with the village elders and
Faculty from the School. The course, called: ‘School is for Girls too’ is a flagship initiative by
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Est’elles Executive, which will finance the education of 5 young girls from the village each
year. Her visit to the village meant that she could see for herself the progress made in the
construction of a new building to be used for a basic primary health care, visit the village
school and meet the 5 young girls who will be the first to benefit from this new educational
opportunity.
II.
Improving Working Conditions
a) Training
In keeping with French Labor Laws (Code du Travail) all ICN employees are encouraged to
request a training program financed by the School. This can either be a personal, spontaneous
initiative, or a training program which responds to a need expressed during the appraisal
interview with the staff member’s Head of Administrative Service (an annual interview in the
case of administrative staff). The number of employees (academic and administrative)
following such courses has increased considerably, representing an increase from 1,559 hours
of training to 2,107 hours between 30 December 2011 and 30 December 2012.
Requests for further training are made mainly for the following areas:
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Classes to improve English language proficiency
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Training in Management (for new or recently promoted managers)
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Information Technology and Office skills
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A Personal or Career Development program
Compulsory training sessions were set up some 2 years ago specifically aimed at the staff in
the Academic Program Offices, to help them to identify cases of students with fragile
psychological profiles in order to refer these subsequently to specialist internal or external
services (e.g. psychiatric specialists).
b) Initiatives taken by the Hygiene, Health and Safety at Work Committee
(CHSCT)
A new team was elected in May 2012 for a period in office of 2 years. A survey on
‘Atmosphere at Work’ has been distributed among staff every year since 2008. Other
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measures taken include the banning of the use of electronic messaging (e-mails) from 8 a.m.
on Friday to 8 a.m. on Monday morning each week to reduce end-of-week stress.
Most of the ICN’s sites are now equipped with cardiac defibrillators.
The ergonomic comfort of work stations has been improved as a result of the work done by
trained volunteer staff in 2011.
An internal committee of enquiry has been set up in an effort to reduce ‘difficult’ situations
brought to the attention of the members of the CHSCT.
To respond to the need for personal tutoring and advice in times of psycho-social risk, a
hotline to respond to employees’ requests for help was set up in October 2012.
A code of good conduct for students (mails, social networking, behavior, etc.) has been put in
place, as have further improvements in the employees’ rules of service.
III.
Environmental Protection
The carbon footprint of all operations on the ICN’s Undergraduate program, carried out by
the Association ‘Green Touch’ and the ARTEM workshop on Sustainable Development at the
Ecole des Mines in 2011, led to the ICN Business School including in its strategic plan the
gradual replacement of all vehicles by hybrid models.
Information and Awareness-raising sessions have been set up for the School’s managers by
the Head of Technical Services. Results of this initiative include: a substantial reduction in the
number of photocopies and the consumption of paper (over 50 % reduction in 6 years) in
preference for electronic versions of some 40,000 documents each year, a reduction and a
more efficient use of the School’s photo-copying machines (also less office printers), and
photo-copiers which are programmed to print by default in black and white and back to back.
Since October 2012, student members have re-vitalized the Association Green Touch in a
number of ways: a new logo, recruitment of new members, and contact made for joint action
with other student associations and at a national level. The new team’s aim is to successfully
complete the following projects in 2013:
Internal School projects:
- Up-grading the selective waste bins and improving all labeling on the Nancy and Metz
campuses,
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- Purchase of new bins and adhesive stickers to encourage students to save energy,
- A communication campaign for students and Faculty on both campuses,
- Bio-breakfasts at Nancy with information on waste-sorting,
- Wine-tasting of wines from bio-agriculture in cooperation with the association Millésime,
- Cookery lessons from the association Globe and Co for the School’s international students,
using local bio-products.
Local external projects:
- The School has signed a partnership agreement with the National Innovation Centre for
Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection in Small Enterprises (Cnidep :
Centre National d'Innovation pour le Développement durable et l'Environnement dans les
Petites Entreprises). This consists in designing a communication strategy for small
independent businesses, particularly hairdressers, to make them aware of issues concerning
the environment.
- There have been visits and presentations in secondary schools participating in the Pathways
to Success program, by students from the Association Atom’ik. The issues raised have been
those concerning Sustainable Development.
National projects (as part of the ‘Sustainable Development Week’):
- Conferences on energy and climate change at both Metz and Nancy campuses, in partnership
with the Association Avenir Climatique, as part of the great debate on energy change,
- For a number of years the School has offered course modules on the significance of
environmental protection (industrial ecology, product life cycles and waste prevention),
It is worth noting that the year 2 off-campus seminar which is part of the ICN Diplôme
Grande Ecole program is entirely ‘eco-responsible’. It takes place in the natural setting of the
Vosges region, organizes on-foot activities, and utilizes eco-friendly sanitation and canvas
accommodation.
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PRINCIPLE 3: METHODS
“We will create educational frameworks, materials, processes and
environments that enable effective learning experiences for
responsible leadership.”
I.
Course Modules and Awareness-generating Conferences
a) Responsible Manager Day
Each year students joining year 1 of the ICN Master Grande Ecole program, i.e. more than
300 students, have a day of training and information on 3 topics which are considered as
essential for tomorrow’s managers: addiction avoidance and prevention, environmental
protection, and diversity.
In 2012, a number of experts and players in the 3 areas participated throughout the day in
front of students who had just joined the course:
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A first session on ‘The Manager and Addiction prevention’ set out to make students
aware of the problems associated with consuming psychoactive substances and the
risks incurred in excessive consumption (2 hours).
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A second session focused on ‘The Manager and Environmental Protection’. It sought
to inform students about issues of environmental protection, waste sorting, waste
avoidance, and the economic benefits and consequences of sorting waste products (2
hours).
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The third session concentrated on the theme of ‘The Manager and Diversity’. Here the
objective was to define for students the meaning of diversity, its repercussions on the
life of the company and the community at large, and how to set up a diversity strategy
(2 hours).
On the specific question of addiction, Program Directors discuss with students the issues
involved, in advance of the off-campus seminar, in order to anticipate and prevent any risks.
In cases where students do not respect the commitments they have made when signing a
charter, they may be called to appear before a meeting of the School’s Disciplinary
Committee.
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To reinforce its policy of prevention, the ICN has signed the Nancy District’s Joint Charter
‘Responsible Student Action’ (Manifestations étudiantes responsables). The aim of this is to
promote a healthy life-style for students, to reduce the risks often associated with student
events and to demonstrate students’ respect for good citizenship. It includes information on
current legislation as well as advice and tips on risk prevention and the organization of student
events and celebrations.
b) Course and modules on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
In 2012, the following courses and modules on CSR and Sustainable Development were
offered to students (all course programs):
COURSE TITLE
COMPULSORY /
OPTIONAL
Number
Of
HOURS
STUDENTS
TARGETED
Number of
CREDITS
ECTS
The Responsible
Manager
Compulsory
6 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 1
-
2 ECTS
Sustainable
Development &
CSR
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 1 & Year 2
Artem Workshop
Environment &
Sustainable
Development
Optional
90 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 2
12 ECTS
Risk Prevention and
Management
Compulsory
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
Ethics and CSR
Compulsory
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
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COURSE TITLE
COMPULSORY /
OPTIONAL
Number
Of
HOURS
STUDENTS
TARGETED
Number of
CREDITS
ECTS
Mobility and
Sustainable
Development
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
Economic
Performance and
Humanist
Management
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
Finance & Ethics
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
Fair Trade
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
Diversity as a Factor
of Corporate
Performance
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
Environmental
Protection and
Sustainable
Development
Optional
15 hours
Master
Grande Ecole
Year 3
2 ECTS
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Compulsory
20 hours
Bachelor Degree
Year 3
2 ECTS
Ethics & Societal
Issues in Global
Marketing
Optional
12 hours
Bachelor Degree
Year 2 and Year
3
1 ECTS
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COURSE TITLE
COMPULSORY /
OPTIONAL
Number
Of
HOURS
STUDENTS
TARGETED
Number of
CREDITS
ECTS
2 ECTS
Psychological
foundations of Ethical
behavior in
Organizations
Compulsory
3 hours
BBA – Bachelor of
Business
Administration
Year 3
Corporate Social
Responsibility and
Ethics
Compulsory
20 hours
MSc International
Business
Development
2 ECST
Competitive
Intelligence: Europe
and Emerging
Countries
Compulsory
26 hours
MSc International
Business
Development
2 ECTS
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Compulsory
20 hours
Executive MBA
2 ECTS
Ethics in Business
Compulsory
15 hours
Formacadre
2 ECTS
All ICN Business School programs, whether they are undergraduate, post-graduate or postexperience, contain courses or modules on the theme of Sustainable Development. The
following are new components introduced in 2012: as part of courses in Strategy on postexperience programs, a company visit was organized. The main objective was to illustrate that
the strategic dimension was relevant for all sizes and types of company, and the second
objective was to introduce students to new forms of entrepreneurship and new approaches to
territorial organization (partnerships between Social and Communal Entrepreneurship and
private enterprises). The result was astonishing, in that the students had not imagined that
such organizations, acting autonomously, could respond to market need whilst generating
economic returns.
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A second strand of enhancing students’ awareness was carried out as part of the ARTEM
workshop ‘Organization and Advice’ where a group of students studied a company
specializing in preserving vegetables. This company is special in that it serves the market of
large-scale distribution and as a consequence of the profit margins generated, donates a
portion of its production to food banks.
Finally there was the program, called ‘Passport to Career Development’, of tutoring young
doctors in a large public hospital. The idea was started in 2011 and repeated in 2012, as part
of a partnership agreement between the ICN, the Nancy Teaching Hospital, the University of
Lorraine and the company SANOFI. It has led to the creation of a network of ‘mentor
doctors’, recruiting senior doctors as mentors for junior doctors. The operation has helped to
develop a draft charter promoting ‘inter-generational management’ and this in turn will lead
to a reduction in stress levels at the hospital.
This initiative was recognized by health professionals in May 2012. It obtained the prize for
the ‘Best Project’, awarded by ‘Décisions Santé’ and the medicine review ‘Quotidien du
médecin’ on the occasion of the national ‘Hôpital Expo’ salon.
I.
Student Associations
Any students, whatever the course they are following, who wish to reinforce the SD/CSR
content of their studies, can opt to join a Student Association (a compulsory requirement of
studying at the ICN) which is linked to the subject of their particular interest : Atomik or
Artem Réussite for the Pathway to Success project and social outreach; Work’Cœur
Diversity to help handicapped people to access the working environment and to facilitate
gender equality in the workplace; Green Touch to promote and protect the environment;
Alter Ego to encourage the mix of students from different backgrounds and programs;
BurkinH2O, Latina, Mékong, or Solidaraid for international humanitarian support.
The student associations are managed as small companies, with an executive team, a budget,
(which in some cases may reach tens of thousands of euros), teams to organize and manage,
and important decisions to be taken.
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The following are examples of ICN Student Associations:
STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS
ARTEM REUSSITE
Increase academic motivation and ambition for pupils in secondary education (lycées and collèges) in special
districts designated as priority areas in urban policy.
ESTTEAM
Participate in a Grandes Ecoles humanitarian aid project to central and eastern Europe.
GLOBE & CO
Promote the mix of French and international students at ICN.
GREEN TOUCH
Promote environmental concern among students.
LATINA
Humanitarian aid to Peru.
MEKONG
Medical aid to Vietnam.
PROJET DAKAR
Humanitarian, cultural and economic aid to Sénégal.
SOLIDARAID
Humanitarian aid to Morocco, participation in the 4L Trophy.
WORK'CŒUR DIVERSITY
Promoting diversity in the School and in the workplace.
ACTE MICRO-FINANCE
Help with the theory and practice of micro-credit for interested students.
CHILD’N FUN
Support and entertainment for children in Lorraine hospitals : collecting funds for Christmas presents,
organizing activities and games workshops involving music, cinema and art.
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II.
Off-campus Management Seminars
Historically the personal development of students has always been a central axis of ICN
strategy. Consequently the ICN off-campus seminars, in addition to the formal academic
teaching, enable students to experiment with and experience the key skills of management.
They constitute a rich source of learning for personal development. Students are put in
situations where they themselves must provide practical solutions to the problems of life in a
community. The seminars are an integral part of the learning process at ICN. There is one
seminar each year, and all students on all ICN programs must participate. They take place offcampus, often outside of France, and are intended as essential components of the complete
ICN educational package.
On the ICN Bachelor SUP’EST program, the seminars are as follows:
Seminar ‘Induction to the Program and Self-Discovery’ (year 1)
Seminar ‘Surpassing one’s Limits and Team Work’(year 2)
Seminar ‘Personal and Program Evaluation’ (year 3)
On the ICN Master Grande Ecole program, the seminars are as follows:
Seminar ‘Self-understanding and Self-management’ (year 1)
Seminar ‘Team Spirit’ (year 2)
Seminar ‘Career Management’ (year 3)
This form of action-oriented management allows students to learn in a different way. It also
enables Faculty and external professional trainers to explore different forms of dialogue with
students. The reciprocal benefits accruing from the seminars have helped to create the ICN’s
unique identity.
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PRINCIPLE 4: RESEARCH
“We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances
our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of
corporations in the creation of sustainable social, environmental
and economic value.”
The work undertaken by Faculty within the three axes of research at ICN Business School
(MAMBO (Management, Behavior & Organization), GROOVE (Governance & Regulation)
and FIRE (Federating Innovation, Regions & Entrepreneurship) dovetail well into the
principles of the Global Compact. The following examples of recent and current research
illustrate this.
I.
Publications
a) Articles in refereed Journals
TREBUCQ, Stéphane & BOURION, Christian, (2012), Les enseignants agressés dans les
établissements scolaires : une lecture qualitative et managériale (Attacks on Teachers in
Schools : a qualitative and managerial interpretation), in Management & Avenir, n°55.
SCHUMACHER, E. Günter & WASIELESKI, David (2012), Institutionalizing Ethical
Innovation in Organizations: An Integrated Causal Model of Moral Innovation Decision
Processes, in Journal of Business Ethics, 2012, DOI 10.1007/s10551-012-1277-7, April
(Online).
SHRIVASTAVA, Paul, IVANAJ, Vera & IVANAJ, Silvester (2012), Sustainable
Development and the Arts, Special issue, in International Journal of Technology
Management, Thomson Reuters, Vol. 60, n°1/2, pp. 22-43, September.
ROBERTS, Jeffrey A. & WASIELESKI, David M. (2012), Moral Reasoning in ComputerBased Task Environments: Exploring the Interplay between Cognitive and Technological
Factors on Individuals’ Propensity to Break Rules, in Journal of Business Ethics, 2012, DOI
10.1007/s10551-011-1196-z, January.
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IVANAJ, Silvester & PERSSON, Sybil (2012), Le mentoring à la française : un processus
informel, silencieux mais efficient (Mentoring in France – an informal, discrete but efficient
approach) , Management & Avenir, N° 55, July-August, 79-97.
DUCHAMP, David & PERSSON, Sybil (2012), Vers des médecins managers mentors ?
Premiers résultats d’un accompagnement concerté dans un CHU (Doctors as Managers and
Mentors ?: first results from a joint accompaniment exercise in a major Teaching Hospital),
Management & Avenir, N° 53, April, 142-161
b) Refereed Conference Papers
EBERHARDT-TOTH,
Edina
(2012),
Indicateurs
de
performances
sociale
et
environnementale des entreprises : un modèle de mesure globale (Social and Environmental
Performance Indicators in Companies : a global measurement model), 4èmes Rencontres des
Doctorants de l’Ecole Doctorale SJPEG, Nancy, 12 June.
EBERHARDT-TOTH, Edina & CABY, Jérôme (2012), Role, Determinants and Efficiency of
Sustainable Development Committees within the Board of Directors: an Empirical Study in
Europe, Academy of Management 72nd Annual Meeting, SIM and ONE Doctoral Consortia,
USA, Boston, August 2-7.
EBERHARDT-TOTH, Edina & CABY, Jérôme (2012), Role, Determinants and Efficiency of
Sustainable Development Committees within the Board of Directors: an Empirical Study in
Europe, CGIR 20th Anniversary Conference on National Governance Bundles, Cambridge
University’s Judge Business School, September 8-9.
DAGORN N., La mise en place de systèmes d’information anti-blanchiment dans les
banques: deux retours d'expérience en France et au Luxembourg (Introducing anti-moneylaundering Information systems in Banks : results of two case studies in France and
Luxembourg), 17e Congrès de l'Association Information et Management (AIM 2012),
Bordeaux, France, 21-23 May.
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II.
Professorial Chairs
IRCASE Chair « International Research Chair in Art & Sustainable Enterprise », held
by Professor Paul Shrivastava and coordinated by Dr. Silvester Ivanaj. Jointly financed by
ICN Business School and the Lorraine Regional Council.2
Chair « Corporate Social Responsibility and Innovation », held by Professor David
Wasieleski and coordinated by Dr. Günter Schumacher. Jointly financed by ICN Business
School and the Lorraine Regional Council.
III.
Doctoral Theses
Edina Eberhardt, Assistant Professor at ICN Business School, is working on a thesis in
Management Sciences, entitled: Les outils de mesure des performances sociale et
environnementale des entreprises en Lorraine. (Environmental and Social Performance
Measurement Tools in Lorraine Enterprises).
The thesis Director is Professor Jérôme Caby. It is being conducted for the University of
Nancy 2 and for the PhD Universa d’Ecricome. The thesis is jointly financed by ICN
Business School and the Lorraine Regional Council.
IV.
Research Themes and Organization of Research Events
ICN Business School regularly organizes, on its own premises, events which enable the
School’s researchers and invited research Faculty to discuss their ideas and exchange
examples of good practice. The following are examples of themes which have been discussed
and which fall into categories relating to the principles of the Global Compact :
28 February 2012: Paper given by Professor Basarab Nicolescu on "La méthodologie
transdisciplinaire
comme
fondement
d’une
épistémologie
de
l’incertitude"
(Transdisciplinary methodology as the basis of an epistemology of Uncertainty)
2
Web site : http://www.ircase.org/ /
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24 May 2012 : "L'art et la culture comme source d'innovation écologique et sociale" (Art
and Culture as sources of Technological and Social Innovation) by Jeanne Bloch
12-14 September 2012: Human Ressources Management Annual Conference jointly
organized in Nancy by ICN Business School and ISAM IAE. The Conference, chaired by
Patrice Laroche, Florent Noel and Sybil Persson focused on the interfaces of HRM, exploring
work being done on diversity, CSR,
psycho-social risks, social economy, stress and
exhaustion at work, organizational socialization and well-being in the workplace.
In addition two cultural interludes helped to suggest ways to understand better the issues of
handicapped people in companies:
Exhibition of work by handicapped workers at the ERDF
A short drama production Embarquez-les performed by the group OH my Coach
directed by Laure Thévenot (graduate of the ICN’s School of Coaching in 2008 and of
the Master Grande Ecole in 2002) promoting acceptance of the handicapped person in
the company.
250 conference participants were acquainted with the issues in different ways and then invited
to reflect on ways of managing human resources more responsibly in the work environment.
26 September 2012: “First Annual IRCASE (International Research Chair in Arts &
Sustainable Enterprise) Research Workshop”, directed by Professor Paul Shrivastava.3 A
special contribution was made by Sybil Persson referring to her book: ‘Caring and sustainable
HRM. Insights from traditional Chinese thought’ co-authored by François Jullien.
6 November 2012 : Presentation of a research project: "Etude transdisciplinaire de la
dynamique de l'économie verte de la Région Lorraine : constats et perspectives"
(Transdisciplinary study of the Green Economy in the Lorraine Region) by Professor Corinne
Gendron.
12-14 December 2012 : For the third year in a row ICN also organized the annual conference
on Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development (MESD 2012), held in New
3
http://www.ircase.org/workshops/annualworkshop2012/annualworkshop2012.htm
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Delhi (NDMC Convention Centre, Sansad Marg) on the theme of “Managing MNE Dynamics
and Sustainable Development: Best Strategies, Practices and Models”.
This conference brought together 280 delegates from 10 countries, including India, Canada,
France, the United States of America, Sweden, Morocco and Nigeria. Over three days they
discussed issues surrounding sustainable development and the role which multinational
companies can play in promoting it. The conference was organized by the Shaheed Bhagat
Singh Evening College, University of Delhi, in partnership with ICN Business School
(France), the CEREFIGE Research Laboratory of the University of Lorraine (France), and the
Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, USA.
The conference was opened by Professor Dinesh Singh, Honorable Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Delhi and the opening address was given by Emeritus Professor Paul
Shrivastava, John Molson School of Business, University of Concordia, Canada and
Affiliated Professor at ICN Business School.
V.
Public Lectures
PERSSON Sybil (2012), Un bon manager doit-il savoir philosopher ? (Must a good Manager
be a Philosopher ?) Round table Discussion, Forum des savoirs, Journal Libération,
University of Lorraine, 1 December.
PERSSON Sybil (2012), Génération Y, Digital native… Qui sont-ils, où vont-ils ?
(Generation Y. Digital Native … Who are they, where are they going ?) Les cafés des sciences
et techniques du CNAM, Epinal, 24 May.
PERSSON Sybil (2012), Le coaching une réponse aux problèmes du travail ? Une lecture
anthropologique, (Coaching, is it a solution to problems in the workplace ? An
anthropological view.) Association Homme & travail, Université Paul Verlaine, Metz, 1er
mars.
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VI.
Book Chapters
BARES, Franck & PERSSON, Sybil (2012), Le coaching au service du créateur en voie
d’entreprendre (Coaching as a tool for the Entrepreneur), in FILION Louis Jacques,
ANANOU Claude et SCHMITT Christophe (Coord.) Réussir sa création d’entreprise sans
business plan, Eyrolles, 247-261.
CABY, Jérôme & DESMARTIN, Jean-Philippe (2012), Investissement Responsable et
Développement Durable (Responsible Investment and Sustainable Development), in
Encyclopédie des Ressources Humaines, 3rd Edition, Vuibert, August.
VII.
Research Promotion and Information
All School documentation regarding research activities, in particular the Research Annual, is
now on-line and downloadable from the School’s internet site. This has meant a considerable
saving in printed paper documents.
VIII.
Student Research Dissertations
Each year a number of students choose as the central theme of their research dissertation an
aspect of Sustainable Development or Corporate Social Responsibility.
The following are examples of research themes chosen by students on the Master Grande
Ecole program:
- ISO norm 26000
- Responsible Communication
- Fair Trade: utopia today, essential tomorrow
- Reflexions on the importance of Gender Equality in the Workplace
School of Coaching dissertations:
-Coaching and Well-being at Work
-Coaching and Employees’ Independence
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IX.
Recruiting International Researchers as Affiliated Professors
ICN Business School continues its policy of strengthening the international profile of its
Faculty by developing a College of International Researchers as Affiliated Professors. With
the recruitment in 2012 of Corinne GENDRON from Quebec, who has an international
reputation as an expert on the Green Economy and Sustainable Development, the College
now has six members. Three of them publish regularly on themes relating to Sustainable
Development and Corporate Social Responsibility:
-
Corinne GENDRON, Professor in the Department of Strategy, and Social and
Environmental Responsibility at the École des Sciences de la Gestion, at UQAM, Canada, has
held the Chair of Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development since 2012.
-
Paul SHRIVASTAVA, Professor at Concordia University, Montreal, holds the Chair
of Art and Sustainable Enterprise at ICN.
-
David M. WASIELESKI, Professor at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA, holds
the Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Innovation at ICN.
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PRINCIPLE 5: PARTNERSHIPS
“We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend
our knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and
environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective
approaches to meeting these challenges.”
ICN Business School has strengthened its SD and CSR activities by creating further links
with different businesses and organizations.
I.
Entreprises
Partnership agreements have been signed with companies such as the Banque Populaire
Lorraine Champagne (BPLC), Acticall (Customer Relations Centre) and Manpower, to
build relationships which will facilitate increased participation by the company in the life of
the School and increase the number of internship opportunities for ICN students. The
companies have been chosen because they have made clear their policy of promoting SD and
CSR. As a result the BPLC has for a number of years participated in the year 3 seminar
‘Career Management’ on the ICN Master Grande Ecole program, where company managers
have led discussions on issues such as the intergration of handicapped personnel into the
company. This has taken place in a workshop session called ‘Working with Handicap’,
attended by 452 students in 2012. Acticall has supported and will regularly support in the
future, the operation of promoting the label ‘Handimanager’ to ICN students which takes
place each year. Manpower has also agreed to send its SD Director to address students during
teaching at the ICN.
In setting up the ICN Foundation, the School has tied close links with 7 companies which
have agreed to donate each year some tens of thousands of euros, which will be utilized,
amongst other projects, to pay the tuition fees of 7 first year students on the ICN Master
Grande Ecole program.
In 2012 the ICN was a partner of the Groupe La Poste in its ‘Responsible Innovation in
Lorraine’ initiative. Also associated with this project were a number of other economic and
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institutional players in the region. The project commenced in 2011 and since then it has
created a number of special events for companies, students and the public at large, notably via
the organization of conferences and round-table discussions throughout the year:
‘Youth and the Regions’ Trophies:
One highlight of the ‘Responsible Innovation in Lorraine’ initiative was that La Poste and its
partners organized the ‘Youth and the Regions’ trophies together with Schools and the
University of Lorraine. Here, students from Lorraine, to demonstrate their creativity and
skills before an audience of economic and institutional players in the region, were invited to
submit innovative and responsible projects to anticipate how the world will look in the future.
Calls for projects were launched in October 2011, and candidates had to submit proposals in
line with the following themes :
•
Space, territory and social life: mobility, sustainable habitation, tourism and
networking
•
Well-being and equilibrium; balance between professional life and personal life, food,
health, training and personal development
•
Materials and men in movement: raw materials, materials in movement, I.T. and
numeric materials, player networks
These competitions were a resounding success, with no less than 128 students presenting 32
projects. ICN students and students from the Ecole des Mines, Nancy were particularly wellrepresented.
Two prestigious Conferences:
On 22 June 2012 a conference took place at the venue L'Autre Canal, Nancy, on the subject of
‘Innovation and skills, keys to success in a changing world!’ Why propose this subject ?
Faced with new challenges, the development and promotion of new skills today are a
sustainable solution for new horizons and prospects. Between the future visions of experts and
the current experience of economic actors in the Lorraine region, participants were asked to
share their experiences and information on knowledge and skills with a view to providing
responsible innovative initiatives. During the conference, chaired by Marc Giget, President of
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the Institut Européen de l’Innovation, participants discovered why and how to introduce
innovation and new skills development into companies.
On Thursday 28 June 2012 a second conference was held at the Chambre de Métiers et de
l'Artisanat de Moselle, in Metz. Participants listened to the experiences of experts and were
invited to reflect on ‘tomorrow’s new territorial organization, agents of growth and of ecocitizenship and a better collective lifestyle’. The economic development of the region, new
urban communities, innovative services and traditions (intelligent living accommodation, ecomobility, new technologies …) were among the themes discussed. Among the many guests
was Jean-Marie Pelt, President of the Institut Européen d’Ecologie, sponsor of the event. The
audience was invited to show their appreciation by voting for the most eco-innovative
companies.
II.
Local Organizations
An agreement was signed in 2012 with the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de
Meurthe et Moselle. In order to increase its credentials in the subject, the CCI intends to
extend its potential for action and the efficiency of its collaboration with companies, by
understanding the more cognitive aspects of the symptoms of ‘resistance to change’.
Moreover, one of the wishes of the new team is to bring together, in practical, pragmatic
ways, research and enterprise. The CCI therefore seeks to achieve the following double
objective:
1. Discover and understand the factors restraining the growth of CSR initiatives, even
factors of blockage. In other words ‘How do we create the desire and the conviction?’
and/or ‘What are the factors which facilitate or block commitment to CSR?’
2. Demonstrate a pro-active stance, by choosing not to steer companies through the
turbulence of the 21st century with the ideas of the 19th century. ‘How can we be
credible in the long term, if the issues at stake are short term?’ This is a pivotal
question for any Director of a company wishing to incorporate both an economic logic
and a socially responsible logic into his/her decision-making process.
The aim of the partnership with the CCI is to support the ICN’s Research Chair in Societal
Responsibility and Operational Innovation, the objective of which is to find, in a scientific
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and methodological way, avenues leading to solutions. This type of questioning is at the heart
of the research programs. The Chair, sponsored by the Lorraine regional Council and ICN
Business School, is coordinated by Professors Günter SCHUMACHER from ICN and David
WASIELESKI from the Duquesne University at Pittsburgh, USA, and Associate Professor at
ICN Business School. The Chair was created to develop collaborative research combining
Business Ethics and the various strands of CSR, and work on innovation and change in
organizations. Its terms of reference also include the task of generating new areas of
intercultural research and providing a practical framework for understanding how the
innovation process is linked to ethics and societal responsibility. The objectives of innovation
and societal responsibility are not the same, but they are complementary, in that they reinforce
and strengthen each other to achieve a competitive advantage on the global market.
Hence the present agreement seeks to collaborate in setting up an operational research project
the aim of which is to measure the determinants of whether company directors are convinced,
or not, as to the value of a strategy of social responsibility.
The objective, depending on the results obtained, is to:
enable the CCI to improve and optimize its advice and support for companies setting
up CSR strategies, and to be innovative in its approaches, structures and services.
enable the ICN to develop and strengthen its research density in CSR.
III.
Other Organizations
The ICN Business School also signed a framework agreement in December 2012 with the
LGIPM (Laboratoire de Génie Industriel et Production de Metz). This partnership emerged
from a common determination to develop research projects into logistics and into industrial
engineering more generally. A first study has been carried out : « Etude d’optimisation des
livraisons sur le plateau piétonnier de la ville de Metz » (Optimization of Delivery Logistics
the Pedestrian areas of the City of Metz) in Résultats et perspectives – 29 August 2012
For the last two years the student association Work'Cœur Diversity has organized a week of
information and awareness of the campaign ‘Labellisation du HandiManager’. The 2012
campaign to make other students aware of the problem of handicapped people in companies
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attracted a hundred or so ICN students (70 in 2011), a number which was confirmed in the
number of candidate students applying for the label ‘HandiManager’ awarded by the ICN’s
partner organization: Companieros.
The association Work'Coeur Diversity and the Bureau Des Sports (ICN students’ sports
association) came together this year to organize a handisport afternoon with the help of the
Comité Départemental Handisport de Meurthe-et-Moselle. After a demonstration by
handicapped players, ICN students put themselves in the position of handicapped players in
sports as varied as blowpipe, laser gun, wheelchair racing, boccia, goalball and wheelchair
basketball.
In addition the ICN chose to raise the awareness of its partners and students about issues of
handicapped people via the show ‘Embarquez-les!’ produced by the coaching company Oh,
My coach! This is a show written by Lorraine author Rodrigue Rouyer, and presented by
François Glickson and Laure Thevenot, who is an ICN graduate from the School of Coaching
and Director of the company Oh, My coach! The show ‘Embarquez-les!’ deals with a number
of issues, some of which have not been raised elsewhere: issues of difference, of prejudice,
the image of the handicapped person in society, the ‘hidden’ handicap, and the silent
handicap, Agefiph and company agreements, adapting to the work situation, origins of the
word ‘handicap’, the history and laws pertaining to handicapped persons from 1914 to the law
of 2005, new approaches and accessibility, etc.
A final example is that of the CNIDEP, (Centre National d'Innovation pour le
Développement durable et l'Environnement dans les Petites entreprises) a service of the
Chambre des Métiers de l’Artisanat de Meurthe et Moselle. The student association
Green Touch whose members organize events and sponsorships in efforts to protect the
environment, has formed a partnership with CNIDEP. Tutored by the Director of the
CNIDEP, the students approach independent hairdressers with a view to assessing their
businesses in terms of environmental protection. If and when necessary, they encourage them
to use hair-care and other products which are less harmful to the planet.
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PRINCIPLE 6: DIALOGUE
“We will facilitate and support dialog and debate among educators,
business government, consumers, media, civil society organizations
and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues to
global social responsibility and sustainability.”
ICN Business School has initiated and encouraged debate with many organizations.
I.
Local government
ICN Business School has very close relations with the cities in which the School is sited,
particularly Nancy and Metz.
The School has, in particular, signed the Charter of Responsible Student Events, drafted by
the City of Nancy, which informs students on what is felt to be a responsible behavior to be
followed during student parties and events.
ICN has also entered into a partnership with the Communauté d’agglomérations de Metz to
introduce students from the association Green Touch to issues of waste management and the
prevention of waste being left on the site of the Metz Technopole.
On its own premises, the ICN organizes each year debates and conferences which are open to
students, to the School staff and to the general public. Hence in 2012 the following
conferences took place:
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Conference on the theme of renewable energies and the economic and ecological
issues at stake. This was organized by the student association Green Touch, and the
keynote address was given by a professional expert, Thierry Boivinet, Director of the
company Eiden
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Conference by Anne Pedon, President of the association ‘Enterprise in North Lorraine’
and Director of ‘Pedon Environnement & Milieux Aquatiques’. Anne described her
career as a woman company director in an essentially male-dominated environment.
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Day of events: ‘Professional Ethics and Management’ organized with the 7 Rotary
Clubs in Nancy. The talks given by the guest professionals led to discussions with the
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many participants on a subject which is of current interest but which is still relatively
understood. Debate between researchers and professionals meant that yet another step
had been taken on the road to understanding the existing inter-connection between
ethics and enterprise.
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Play: ‘Embarquez-les!’ by the company ‘Oh, My Coach!, a company specializing in
information and awareness about handicaps and handicapped persons (a company
created by a graduate of the ICN’s School of Coaching).
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Conference on ‘Generation Y; temporary fad or real generation gap?’ The Director of
Corporate Relations at ICN Business School organized this conference for
approximately 70 professionals. It was jointly led by Chantal Grabisch and Hervé
Marchal from the consulting firm Cap Décision. The introductory speech began with
a definition of Generation Y, and then consultants used examples to try to suggest
management and HRM policy tools and methods. Is there really a generation gap?
Generation Y, otherwise called the WHY’s or Digital Natives, i.e. young people born
between 1980 and 1994, seem to be a problem in companies. We try to understand
them, to adapt to their behavior and way of thinking, and design a Human Resources
strategy which fits their expectations, but at the end of the day, doesn’t it seem a little
excessive to make a generation gap out of it? Are not the concerns of companies for
young people the same as they were for their elders?
II.
Departemental and Regional Governments
At the level of the County (French ‘Département’) the ICN has signed a convention with the
Departemental council of Meurthe and Moselle (Conseil Général de la Meurthe-etMoselle) which has agreed to support the Pathway to Success (Cordée de la Réussite) project
managed by the ICN, the Ecole des Mines de Nancy and the Nancy Ecole d’Art.
Collaborative projects also exist with the Lorraine Regional Council, which for many years
now has supported research activity at ICN and finances a number of projects. Since October
2012, the contract of Professor Corinne Gendron, from the UQAM at Montreal and Associate
Professor at ICN is financed by the Lorraine Region as part of the ‘Excellent Researcher’
project. Supporting a policy of recruiting researchers and lecturer-researchers with a high
international reputation was the aim of the Lorraine Region’s call for applications as part of
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the project. The presence in the Region of excellent quality research personalities has proved
to be vital in strengthening the attractiveness of institutions of higher education and research,
and in creating a powerful university focusing on sciences and technologies in the east of
France. The call for applications for the Excellent Researcher project was communicated to
all institutions of higher education and research in Lorraine.
In addition the ICN is a member of the Club Diversité Lorraine which brings together a
large number of players and supporters of Diversity in enterprise, from the local and regional
authorities and the Schools. Key activities focus on the sharing of information and good
practice.
III.
National Agencies
In its concern for transparency and honesty, the ICN makes a point of communicating
nationally all information on its Sustainable Development strategy. This is especially the case
with its responses to the survey carried out each year by the magazine l’Etudiant. Hence in
2012 the ICN was highlighted in the category ‘Challenger Schools’ for its governance,
training and research, and as a ‘Committed School’ (Ecole engagée) for its policy of equal
opportunities and the quality of its student life.
For many years ICN has been an active member of the think-tank of the Conférence des
Grandes Ecoles (CGE), which regularly brings together representatives from the Grandes
Ecoles of Management and Engineering in France. ICN is an active participant in the CGE’s
commissions on Social Outreach, Gender Equality, Handicap and Sustainable Development.
IV.
International Organizations
Developing an internationalization strategy over the years has meant that the ICN Business
School now enjoys excellent relations with many foreign university partners all over the
world. Consequently ICN students (for example, 300 in 2012) have the opportunity to study
outside France and in this way discover new cultures. Moreover increasing numbers of
international students (550 in 2012) from the four corners of the globe, choose to come and
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study at the ICN, and bring with them their culture’s vision of management sciences. 4
Similarly Faculty of all nationalities come to the School, strengthen our open-mindedness,
and make an additional contribution to our understanding of national and international
problems.
International events are regularly organized by ICN Faculty members, particularly by building
on the links created through research. A number of activities have helped the School to form
close ties with researchers and institutions throughout the world. Two examples will illustrate
this: the MESD international conference (Multinational Enterprise and Sustainable
Development) and the creation of the international research Chair IRCASE (International
Chair on Art and Sustainable Enterprise).
The MESD conference was first held in 2004 as a result of a Faculty exchange set up between
ICN Business School and the College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, USA. Since then three international conferences have taken place: 2006 (Atlanta,
USA), 2009 (Nancy, France) and 2012 (New Delhi, India). The MESD conference has
become the meeting point for discussion and debate for a hundred or so active researchers,
companies and decision-makers from all over the world (120 participants in 2006, 220 in
2009 and 300 in 2012, from more than 25 countries). The best discussions and debates at the
conferences are published internationally in books and reviews. Equally important is the fact
that the formal and informal discussions between participants before, during and after the
conference sessions help participants to network and create more permanent relationships
with both the scientific community and with multinational companies seeking to develop their
SD and CSR policies. The conferences are also the starting point for the germination of new
projects and partnerships. The 2009 conference was sponsored by the PRME of the United
Nations’ Global Compact.
IRCASE was set up as a result of a collaborative project between ICN Business School and
the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia University, Montreal,
Canada. It was precisely the MESD conference in 2009 which gave rise to the idea of a
Professorial Chair, the International IRCASE Chair, which combines the Nancy ARTEM
experience with the expertise in sustainable development at the David O'Brien Centre. The
aim of the Chair is firstly to develop a conceptual framework for the intellectual connection
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between art and sustainable development, and secondly set up a more practical project leading
to the design of management tools to improve the practice of sustainability in organizations.
Via these diverse practical and conceptual projects (research project, conferences, esthetical
practice, workshops, etc.) the Chair has also led to the forging of strong links between
researchers and artists in companies. Currently the Chair has 20 or so active researchers,
several national and international research partners and also partners in art and design.
The two above-mentioned initiatives are examples which demonstrate that the ICN Business
School is successful in forging links between the scientific community, national governments
and enterprises.
It is perhaps useful to remember that the ICN Business School is a stakeholder and active
participant in non-governmental organizations and think tanks on the international scene,
since it has been a member and signatory, for several years in some cases and more recently
in others, of the United Nations’ Organization, via the Global Compact, the PRME, the GLRI
and the WBSCSB.
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ANNEXES
I.
ANNEXE 1 : International Partners
As a result of its strong links with its international partners, the ICN can make available each
year 400 opportunities abroad for students wishing to add an international dimension to their
profile. With 125 university partners all over the globe, the School enjoys one of the most
extensive and active international networks of all French Business Schools.
ALGERIA
- EFTG Ecole de Gestion – Algiers
ARGENTINA
- Universidad d'Argentina de la Empresa - Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA
- Southern Cross University – Lismore
- Murdoch University – Murdoch
- Canberra University – Canberra
AUSTRIA
- Karl-Franzens-Universität – Graz
BELGIUM
- Hautes Études Commerciales – Liège
- Institut Catholique des Hautes Études Commerciales - Bruxelles
BRAZIL
- Universidad de Sao Paulo – Sao Paulo
CAMBODIA
- National University of Management - Phnom Penh
- University of Puthisastra - Phnom Penh
CANADA
- Acadia University - Wolfville - Nova Scotia
- École des Hautes Études Commerciales - Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke
- Université de Laval – Québec
- Université du Québec - Trois-Rivières
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- Université de Moncton – Moncton
- Université du Québec - Montréal
- Carleton University - Ottawa
- University of Regina - Saskatchewan
CHINA
- City University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong
- University of Macau - Macau
- East China University of Science and Technology ECUST - Shanghai
- Sichuan Agricultural University - Ya'an City
- University of Binzhou - Binzhou
- University of Qingdao Binhai - Qingdao
- Hong Kong Baptist University - Hong Kong
CHILI
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile -Santiago
COLOMBIA
- Universidad de Los Andes - Bogotá
CROATIA
- Zagreb School of Economics and Management Zagreb
CZECH REPUBLIC
- University of Economics and Management VSEM Prague
DENMARK
- Copenhagen Business School - Copenhagen
- Aarhus University - Aarhus
GERMANY
- Fachhochschule Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf
- Fachhochschule Nürnberg - Nürnberg
- Universität Mannheim - Universität des Saarlandes - Saarbrücken
- Universität Trier
- Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung - Koblenz
- Westfälische Wilhelms - Universität Münster - Europa Universität Viadrina - Frankfurt Oder
- Fachhochschule Nürtingen - Nürtingen
- HHL Graduate School of Management - Leipzig
FINLAND
- University of Vaasa
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- University of Turku
- University of Helsinki
GABON
- BGFI Business School (BBI) - Libreville
GREECE
- Athens University of Economics and Business
HUNGARY
- IBS Budapest - Budapest
INDIA
- ICFAI University – Hyderabad
- Indian Institute of Management – Indore
IRLAND
- University College – Dublin
ISRAEL
- Netanya College – Netanya
ITALY
- Università di Firenze – Florence
- Libera Università Internazionale Degli Studi Sociali (LUISS) - Rome
- Università Degli Studi di Bologna - Bologne
- Università Degli Studi di Torino – Turin
- Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore - Milan
JAPAN
- Université de Meijo – Nagoya
- Ritsumeikan University – Kyoto
- Nagoya University of Business and Commerce -Nagoya
LEBANON
- Université Saint Joseph – Beyrouth
LITHUANIA
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
LUXEMBOURG
- Université du Luxembourg
MOROCCO
- I.S.C.A.E Casablanca
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MEXICO
- ITESM Monterrey – Monterrey
+ Campus Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Universidad Tec Milenio - Mexico
- Universidad La Salle - Mexico
+ Campus Cancun, Cuernavaca, Pachuca
- Universidad de las Américas – Puebla
NORWAY
- Molde University College - Molde
NETHERLANDS
- Hanze Polytechnic Groningen
- Radboud Nijmegen University
PERU
- Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola – Lima
POLAND
- West Pomeranian Business School - Szczecin
- International School of Logistics and Transportation - Wroclaw
- Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) - Warsaw
PORTUGAL
- Instituto Superior de Cièncias do Trabalho e da Empresa - Lisbonne –
- Faculdade de Economia da Univ. Coimbra
RUSSIA
- Economic Academy G. Plekhanov – Moscow
- MGIMO University - Moscou
SENEGAL
- Groupe Sup de Co Dakar - Dakar
SWEDEN
- Mälardalens Högskola - Västeras
- Hogskolan i Lulea - Lulea
- Umea Universitet - Umea
- Linnaeus University – Campus Växjö
- Uppsala University – Uppsala
SWTZERLAND
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences - Winterthur School of Management - Winterthur
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THAILAND
- Mahidol University – Bangkok
- Burapha University – Chonburi
- Dhurakijpundit University – Bangkok
- Thammasat University – Bangkok
SCOTLAND
- Heriot-Watt University – Edinburgh
SOUTH KOREA
- Chung-Ang University – Seoul
- Hankuk University for Foreign Studies - Seoul
- Hanyang University Business School - Seoul
- Kyungpook National University, School of Business Daegu
- Sung Kyun Kwan University - Seoul
SPAIN
- Universidad de Valladolid
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid (ICADE)
- Universidad Carlos III – Madrid
- Universidad de Barcelona
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- Universidad Santiago de Compostela
UKRAINE
- Université d'Etat d'Ukraine de Finance et du Commerce International – Kiev
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
- Boise State University – Boise (Idaho)
- Bloomsburg University – Bloomsburg
- Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh
- California State University – Northridge
- Duke University - Durham
- Duquesne University - Pittsburgh
- Eastern Michigan University – Ypsilanti
- Fashion Institute of Technology - New-York
- Georgia Tech - Atlanta
- Illinois State University – Bloomington
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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- Roger Williams University – Bristol, Rhode Island
- University of Central Florida – Orlando
- University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati
- University of North Dakota – Grand Forks
- University of Washington - Seattle
VIETNAM
- National University of Economy – Hanoi
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