Professeur associé BIGA DIAMBEIDOU Mahamadou

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Professeur associé

BelgiqueNationalité :

Adresse email: mahamadou.biga-diambeidou@icn-

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Biographie

Mahamadou Biga-Diambeidou est professeur associé en entrepreunariat à ICN Business School et affilié au Centre de Recherche en

Entrepreunariat Changement et Stratégies Novatrices (CRECIS), Louvain School of Management de l'Université Catholique de

Louvain (UCL) en Belgique, où il a également obtenu son Doctorat. Il est également l'initiateur principal et co-leader de ICN-

CRECIS Early Growth Acceleration Initiative - un projet de recherche conjoint entre ICN Business School et l'UCL consacré à la

recherche sur la compréhension de processus entrepreunarial de la croissance et de la performance en phase initiale de vie des

entreprises, et la création de connaissances utilisables dans ce domaine. Il a également été chercheur invité à "l'Australian Centre for

Entrepeneurship Research" (ACE), l'Université de Technologie du Queensland (2011-2014). Les intérêts de recherche principaux de

Biga résident dans le développement et la croissance des nouvelles entreprises ainsi que les mécanismes de soutien pour les start-

ups. Ses recherches ont également suscité l'intérêt pour les organisations telles que l'OCDE et a servi comme expert dans le cadre du

programme Horizon 2020 de la Comission Européenne et ensuite pour l'AUF-CAMES (Conseil Africain et Malgache pour

l'Enseignement Supérieur) dans le cadre du projet conjoint "Appui à l'auto-évaluation, évaluation des Universités Africaines". Les

travaux de Biga ont été publiés dans des revues telles que "Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development", "International

Journal of Service Technology and Management" et la Revue Canadienne des Sciences Régionales. Il était également membre de

comité de rédaction de la revue Annales of Management Sciences et est un membre de l'équipe dirigéante de la SAM (Société

Africaine de Management).

Formation

Diplôme le plus élevé:

Ph.D. in Management (Entrepreneurship), Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique, 2008

Master in Business Administration (Corporate Finance), Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique, 2000

Price Babson College Fellow Program, Entrepreneurship, Etats-Unis d'Amérique

Vie académique

Institution(s) actuelle(s):

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Depuis 2011 : Professeur associé, ICN Business School, France

Institution(s) précédente(s):

2008 - 2011 : Professeur, Groupe ESC Troyes, France

Enseignement

Stratégie et EntrepreneuriatDépartement Académique et Professionnel de rattachement :

Family Business, Entrepreneuriat, Stratégie de l'entreprise, Croissance des entreprisesThématique(s) d'enseignement :

Français, Anglais, AutreLangues d'enseignement :

Cours enseignés à ICN Business School

Depuis 2016 : Stratégie d'entreprise, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School, Nancy

Depuis 2016 : Outils d'Analyse Stratégique, Bachelor of Business Administration, ICN Business School

Depuis 2015 : ARTEM Insight, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

Depuis 2015 : Product Innovation Management, ICN Bachelor SUP'EST, ICN Business School

Depuis 2014 : Family Business & Entrepreneurship, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

2013 - 2014 : Creative Business Days, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

2012 - 2014 : Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Bachelor of Business Administration, ICN Business School

Depuis 2011 : Managing Early Growth and Performance, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

2011 - 2015 : Business Model, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

2011 - 2011 : Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

Depuis 2011 : Innovation et Entrepreneuriat, Bachelor of Business Administration, ICN Business School

Depuis 2011 : Managing Early Growth and Performance, Master ICN Grande Ecole, ICN Business School

Cours enseignés hors ICN Business School

Depuis 2018 : PhD Seminar 6 : "Cutting Edge Research in Management 2"/, ICN Business School

2012 - 2012 : Innovation et Entrepreneuriat, EFTG, Alger

2011 - 2011 : Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Guest Prefessor), Université de Namur

2010 - 2010 : Introduction to Entrepreneurship (Guest Professor), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université

Libre de Bruxelles

2009 - 2011 : Managing New Venture Growth, Groupe ESC Troyes

2009 - 2011 : Managing New Venture Growth, Groupe ESC Troyes

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2009 - 2010 : Advanced Entrepreneurship Seminar, Groupe ESC Troyes

2009 - 2009 : Méthodologie, Groupe ESC Troyes

2009 - 2009 : Gestion de Projet, Groupe ESC Troyes

2009 - 2009 : Créaion d'Entreprises, Groupe ESC Troyes

2008 - 2010 : Entrepreneurial Finance, Groupe ESC Troyes

2008 - 2008 : Entrepreneuriat Approfondissement, Groupe ESC Troyes

2007 - 2007 : CPME Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (Teaching Assistant), Louvain School of Management, Université

catholique de Louvain

Publications scientifiques / Contributions intellectuelles

Thématiques de recherche:

Développement Initial et Performance des Entreprises, Innovation et entrepreneuriat, Process de croissance des PME , Education et

Apprentissage Entrepreneurial, Écosystème Entrepreneurial et Développement Régional , Entreprises Familiales et Entrepreneuriat

Articles parus dans des revues à comité de lecture

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., M.BRUNA, R.DANG, L.HOUANTI, "Does gender diversity of new venture top management teams

matter for R&D Intensity? Evidence from a field experiment", Small Business Economics, Septembre 2019

NLEMVO, F., M.BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, R.COEURDEROY, "Le dynamisme entrepreneurial des régions", Canadian Journal of

Regional Science, 2011, vol. 34, no. 2/3, pp. 47-59

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., F.NLEMVO, "Performance and Growth Dynamics in Young Service Firms: an exploratory Study",

International Journal Services Technology and Management, 2011, vol. 16, no. 3/4, pp. 262-279

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., D.FRANÇOIS, B.GAILLY, F.JANSSEN, M.VERLEYSEN, V.WERTZ, "Les trajectoires de Croissance

des Jeunes Entreprises/ Gorwth trajectories of young firms", Gestion 2000, 2007, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 83-102

Ouvrages et chapitres d'ouvrages

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., R.KLAPPER, A.LAHTI, "Small Business Support and Enterprise Promotion: the case of France" dans

Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and Challenges., Blackburn A. Robert and Schaper T.

Michael Ed., Routledge, chap. 9, pp. pp. 123-140, 2016

BIGA-DIAMBEIDOU, M., R.KLAPPER, A.LAHTI, "Small business support and enterprise promotion" dans Governments, SMEs

and Entrepreneurship Development., Robert a. Blackburn and Michael T. Schaper Ed., Gower Publishing Ltd., pp. 123-139, 2012

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., F.NLEMVO, J.DE FREYMAN, M.HALLEY DES FONTAINES, "Les trajectoires de croissance des

jeunes TPE de services : Une étude exploratoire" dans Le Grand Livre de l’Economie., G. Lecointre Ed., Gualino Lextension, vol.

Business Recherche, pp. 245-273, 2009

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., D.FRANÇOIS, B.GAILLY, M.VERLEYSEN, V.WERTZ, "An Empirical Taxonomy of Start-up Firms

Growth Trajectories" dans Dynamics between Entrepreneurship, Environment and Education., Fayolle, A. and Kyrö, P. Eds, Edward

Elgar Publishing, pp. 193-220, 2008

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., An Empirical Taxonomy of Early Growth Trajectories, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2008

Direction d’ouvrages, de revues

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., A.MBENGUE, D.OGILVIE, S. K.ANDERSON , E.KANDEM - "La recherche en management

international et l’Afrique’/ International Management Research and Africa," - 2019, Management International

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BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., "Professionnalisation et employabilité : transformer notre société en société entrepreneuriale, keynote

speaker" Cinquantenaire du CAMES. 2018, Niamey, Niger

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., H.MAVOORI, D.OGILVIE, J.MITRA , R.DANG, "From Exploration to Exploitation: Role of Gender and

Strategic Choices of Top Management Teams in Start-up growth and Performance" dans Academy of Management (AOM), 2018, Tel

Aviv, Israël

MOON , G., M.BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, H.NA, J.MOON , Y.PARK, "How can an Ugly Duck Grow Up? The case for Korean Startup

Ecosystem" INSEAD Doriot Entrepreneurship Conference. 2018, Fontainebleau, France

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., "Navigating European Union 2020 Strategic Plan: A Pilot Project in Entrepreneurial Learning-based for

Future High Performance Start-up Teams" Green Cities Conference. 2018, Nancy, France

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., H.MAVOORI, B.GAILLY, F.DE VIRON, A.FAYOLLE, "How team characteristics & commitment affect

team learning outcome: mediating effect of Team performance" Green Cities Conference. 2018, Nancy, France

OGILVIE, D., M.BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, V.OGUTU, A.TEKLEAB, "The Role of African scholars in the economic development of

Africa" Africa Academy of Management (AFAM 2018) - 4th Biennal Conference. 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopie

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., H.MAVOORI, B.GAILLY, "The Effects of Environmental Jolt and Team Engagement on Slack

Resources – Firm performance Relationship" dans ICSB 2017 World Conference, 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentine

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., P.SUNG-HUM, W.CHATHURIKA , G. M.GYEWAN , "The Effect of Social Entrepreneurial Activity on

Social Value Creation: A Qualitative Study on Social Entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka" dans ICSB 2017 World Conference, 2017, Buenos

Aires, Argentine

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., P.MAIRESSE, S.PERSSON, "building a global, self-sustainable entrepreneurial education eco-system : an

intercultural framework" dans 2nd ARTEM Organizational Creativity and Sustainability International conference (ARTEM OCC),

2017, Nancy, France

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., M. G.BRUNA, R.DANG, L.HOUANTI, "The Impact of Gender Diversity on TMTs on R&D Intensity:

Evidence from a field experiment" dans The 8th International Research Meeting in Business and Management (IRMBAM-2017), 5-6

July 2017, Nice, France., 2017, Nice co-auteurs présentés

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., U.HOUSSOU, A.MBENGUE, T.VERDEL, "Entrepreneurial University in the CAMES area: Assessment

and challenges" 2nd Artem Organizational Creativity and Sustainability International Conference (ARTEM OCC). 2017, Nancy co-

auteurs présentés

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., B.GAILLY, H.MAVOORI, "The effects of NVT Characteristics on Team Outcomes: The Mediating Role

of Entrepreneurial Action" 2016 ACERE - Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange. 2016, Gold Coast, Australie

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., Z.AOUNI, A.CHANG, "The Assumptions Underlying Identity In Entrepreneurship Research: A

Systematic Review In Leading Academic Journals." dans British Academy of Management (BAM) Thriving in Turbulent Times, 2016,

Newcastle co-auteurs présentés

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., O.WITMEUR, M.ABABACAR, B.GAILLY, "New Venture Growth Trajectories: Insights From a Mixed

Method Approach." dans ICSB 2016 World Conference, 2016, New York co-auteurs présentés

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., B.GAILLY, C.GNEKPE, T.FRANÇOIS, P.WATRIN, F.DE VIRON, "Using Natural Language

Processing in Entrepreneurship Research: Exploring the Perceived Benefits of Business Incubation." dans ICSB 2016 World

Conference, June – 15-18 NJ/NY,, 2016

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., B.GAILLY, H.MAVOORI, E.EBERHARDT-TOTH, O.IVANOVA, "Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A

Team-Based Learning Analysis of Firm Early Development and Performance" ARTEM OCC Conference. 2015, Nancy, France

BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., B.GAILLY, H.MAVOORI, E.EBERHARDT-TOTH, O.IVANOVA, "The Process of Entrepreneurial

Learning: a Pedagogical Approach and Empirical Test" 34th Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC). 2014,

London, Canada

BIGA-DIAMBEIDOU, M., J.HERMANS, B.GAILLY, J.-J.DEGROOF, "Do regional innovation network and their tenants really talk

about the same thing?" ACERE Conference (Australian Center for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange. 2013, Brisbane

BIGA-DIAMBEIDOU, M., F.NLEMVO, J.HERMANS, J.-J.DEGROOF, "How regional innovation network policies may bring about

new ventures networks" Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT XXVI). 2012, Lyon, France

Intitulés de thèses, HDR, Mémoires

Ph.D. in Management (Entrepreneurship), Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique, 2008

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BIGA DIAMBEIDOU, M., "Early Development and Growth of New Ventures" dans 7th International Conference on

Entrepreneurship: Thrive or Perish? Nurturing a Start- up Ecosystem for a Creative Economy. 3th November 2016, Daegu, South

Korea., 2016, Daegu

Autres activités scientifiques

Supervision de Thèses / HDR

2019: Digital and Analytics approach for handling the relationships between human behaviors and performance management in

Organizations, PhD ICN business school, Anicet TCHIBOZO, (PHD).

2019: Higher education and socio-economic development in the CAMES area: Entrepreneurial University, a new organizational model

for university governance?, PhD ICN business school, Ulvick HOUSSOU, (PHD).

Activités éditoriales

Depuis 2017 : Co-guest editor (SI) Management International/International Management

Depuis 2017 : Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies

Depuis 2016 : Reviewer

Bourses, prix et autres distinctions

2019 : Graduate Team Coach Award for his commitment to offering constructive, helpful & insightful feedback, Burlington, Etats-

Unis d'Amérique

2015 : Acting as an expert – evaluator for The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF, one of the leading and world’s largest

higher education and research associations that use French language) and CAMES (African and Malagasy Council for Higher

Education) under the joint Project « Appui à l'auto-évaluation, évaluation des universités africaines/ “Support for self-evaluation,

evaluation of African Universities” » 2014-2017., AUF-CAMES, Africa (CAMES area)

2014 : Academic coach and advisor of the ICN team for the Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) 2015 and 2016 at

University of Vermont, USA. The ICN Team awarded with “Most Creative Graduate Team Award for Creative, Innovative, Unique

Case Solutions and Delivery” respectively in 2015 and 2016, ICN Business School, Nancy, France

2014 : Invited to deliver speech for the 23th EBN innovation network Congress at Workshop 2.2. New Frontier for Entrepreneurship

Education. 26th June 2014, Lleida, Spain. (EBN is a network of around 150 quality-certified EU|BICs (business and innovation

centres) and 100 other organisations that support the development and growth of innovative entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs)., EBN

innovation network, Belgique

2014 : Principal initiator & Co-Leader of ICN-CRECIS Early Growth Acceleration Initiative, ICN Business School, Nancy, France

2014 : Acting as an expert (evaluation of Horizon 2020 proposals) for the European Commission., European commission, Belgique

2014 : acting as a judge in the Global Family Enterprise Case Competition, FECC 2014, University of Vermont, Etats-Unis

d'Amérique

2013 : ICN Foundation - Pedagogical Innovation Prize for an innovative teaching and learning method in entrepreneurship with

specific focus on managing firm early growth and performance. , ICN Business School, Nancy, France

2012 : Initiator & Principal Investigator of ICN Early Growth Acceleration Awards. , ICN Business School, Nancy, France

2009 : Price-Babson SEE Fellow, Babson College, Etats-Unis d'Amérique

2003 : National Bank of Belgium research fellowship., Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique

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