As a leading European business school, GEM develops high-impact management research to address technological, economic and societal transitions. It aims to support change-makers by producing rigorous, field-based knowledge. Its faculty research teams contribute to understanding today’s major challenges and to designing solutions that create value for society.

Through its management research teams, research institutes and chairs, and its deep integration within a world-class innovation ecosystem, GEM co-develops innovative approaches with its partners and actively contributes to international academic debates, in support of a sustainable and inclusive transformation.

Aligned with the EAGLE 2030 strategy, research at GEM draws on an international faculty to consolidate long-standing expertise in innovation management, as well as in the transformations of science, technology and the world of work. Their research explores key issues such as digital transformation and AI adoption, climate and energy, the future of work, consumer behavior and emerging business models—helping change-makers chart viable pathways in a rapidly evolving world.

The overarching goal of academic management research at GEM is to generate high-impact, world-class knowledge that helps analyze transformations, inform debate, support decision-making and co-create solutions that benefit both economic actors and society at large.

Objectives:

• Produce high-impact, cutting-edge research
• Support major societal and economic transitions
• Contribute to public and academic debate
• Inform and empower change-makers
• Enrich GEM’s educational journey through research

Academic management research at GEM spans all disciplines that inform and support change-makers, encompassing both traditional management sciences (Marketing, Strategy, Finance, HRM, Supply Chain) and related fields such as Economics, Data Science, Psychology and Geopolitics. Research institutes and chairs provide fertile ground for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

Scientific output is structured around eight specialized research teams, each focused on specific themes and disciplinary approaches, and united by a strong commitment to advancing innovative management practices.

Research at GEM is structured around thematic research teams, partner-based institutes and chairs, and large-scale funded projects. Research governance is coordinated by the Associate Dean for Research, Thibault Daudigeos, Professor and member of the Alternative Forms of Markets and Organizations research team, and co-holder of the Local Sustainability Transition and Well-being Chair. His research focuses on the social innovation potential of alternative organizational forms within the collaborative economy.

At GEM, funded research takes many forms: projects supported by major national and European research programs, research contracts with companies and public organizations, and partnerships developed through research chairs and institutes. What unites all these initiatives is a shared commitment to impact and to serving change-makers at the heart of scientific activity.