Dr. Francois Therin, DBA

Professor of Innovation & Strategy
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Dr. Francois Therin holds the position of Professor of Innovation & Strategy at UGSM-Monarch Business School. Dr. Therin also holds the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University College of Media Arts and Sciences in the Sultan of Oman. Dr. Therin holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree jointly from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK) and the Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. He also holds a Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) from the Institute d’Administration des Entrpreprises in Aix-en-Province, France as well as a Masters in Management from the Toulouse Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Therin has also been an invited lecturer at several well-known institutions including: the Singapore Institute of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Université Laval (Quebec), the Academy of National Economy (Moscow), ENSAE Toulouse, EAP-Paris, EICS Poland and ESC Marseille. Dr. Therin has extensive consulting experience as well as sitting on the editorial boards of several journals. He has supervised over 50 graduate and doctoral candidates at the M.Sc., MBA and DBA levels. He is also an active organizer having coordinated many functions acting in the capacity of Chair, Co-Chair, Representative-At-Large or as member of expert panels for several academic societies.

Academic Positions Held
  • Professor of Innovation, UGSM-Monarch Business School
  • Vice President Academic Affairs, University College of Media Arts & Sciences, Sultan of Oman
  • Associate Dean, & Associate Professor, U21 Global, Singapore
  • Assistant Dean & Associate Professor of Strategy & Technology Management, Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
  • Associate Professor, Euromed Marseille Ecole de Management, France
Visiting Academic Positions Held
  • Adjunct Professor, Walden University, USA
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Liverpool, UK
  • Adjunct Professor, Robert Kennedy School of Business, University of Wales
  • Professor & Research Fellow, Brisbane Graduate School of Business, Australia
Academic Credentials
  • Doctor of Business Administration, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK) & Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
  • Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) in Management, Institute d’Administration des Entreprises, Aix-en-Provence, France
  • Master’s in Management, Toulouse Graduate School of Business, France
  • DEUG in Economics, University of Tours, France
Awards And Honors
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning
  • Founder & Editor, International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business
  • Editorial Board Member, Gestion 2000 academic journal
Main Academic Interests
  • Innovation
  • Technoentrepreneurship
  • Strategic Management
  • High Tech Small Firms
Selective Academic Activities Held In The Past
  • Representative-At-Large, Technology and Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management
  • Organizer of a Professional Development Workshop on Technoentrepreneurship, Academy of Management Conference
  • Expert Panelist for France, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Professional Positions Held In The Past
  • Founder and Manager of several small companies
Consulting & Executive Activities
  • Consulting for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) – Asian and Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology. Writing of a Guide on Innovation for SMEs in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Consulting for the IGS group on the creation and development of a blended-learning MSc in Human Resources.
  • Training for the Montpellier Business School academics and executives on the deployment of elearning in their curriculum.
  • Executive training online for managers in intrapreneruship – Jollibee company – Philippines.
  • Executive training for R&D managers on the organization of innovation – Sandvik.
  • Executive training for R&D managers on technology strategy – Nokia.
  • Consulting and training in technoentrepreneurship for the Krakow Technology Park (Poland). Training for trainers and for entrepreneurs. Consulting on the development strategy of the technology park.
  • Consulting for the Krakow region (Poland) in the creation of a high-tech park and implementation of entrepreneurship courses at the Jagelion University (Krakow).
  • Partner of the Anderson School at UCLA (Los Angeles) in the Global Access Program. Consulting to help French start-ups to enter the US market.
Memberships
  • Member, ACBSP-Accreditation Council For Business Schools & Programs, USA
  • Member, ECBE-European Council For Business Education, Switzerland
Languages
  • English
  • French
Books And Chapters In Edited Books
  • Thérin, F. (forthcoming 2011), High-Tech Entrepreneurship, Routlege (Taylor and Francis).
  • Thérin, F. (2009); Learning and Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms, Lambert Academic Publishing.
  • Thérin, F. (editor) (2009), Handbook of Research on Technoentrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Publishing, Paperback edition.
  • Thérin, F. (editor) (2007), Handbook of Research on Technoentrepreneurship, Edward Elgar Publishing, Hardcover edition.
  • Schilling, M.A. and Thérin, F. (2006), Gestion de l’Innovation Technologique, Maxima Editions (translated and adapted version of Schilling, M.A., Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, McGrawHill, 2005).
  • Humbert, M., Jolly, D. & Thérin, F. (2000), “Le Développement de la société GEMPLUS” (The Development of the GEMPLUS company), in Bernasconi, M. & Monsted, M. (editors), Les Start-up High Tech, Editions Dunod, Paris.
  • Thérin F. (1998), “Factors Affecting Product Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms”, in Lefebvre, L.A., Mason, R.M., Khalil, T. (editors), Management of Technology, Sustainable Development and Eco-Efficiency, Elsevier Publications, UK.
Papers in Referenced Journals
  • Thérin, F. (2010), “Learning for Innovation in High-Technology New Ventures”, forthcoming in International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 50, n°1.
  • Jolly, D. and Thérin, F. (2007), “New ventures’ technology sourcing: exploring the effect of absorptive capacity, learning attitude and past performance”, Innovation Management, Policy and Practice, 9, 3-4, 235-248.
  • Roy, M.J. and Thérin, F. (2007), “Knowledge Acquisition and Environmental Commitment in SMEs”, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
  • Thérin, F. (2007), “Absorptive capacity: an empirical test of Zahra and George’s contribution in small business settings”, Gestion 2000, n°4.
  • Thérin, F. (2004), “Learning-based strategy, toward a new model of strategic behaviour”, Gestion 2000, 1, May-June: 85-96.
  • Thérin, F. (2004), “Toward a Dynamic Model of Product Innovation for High-Tech Small Firms”, Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 6 (1), April/August: 98-105.
  • Thérin, F. (2003), “Learning, Strategy and Innovation: a Literature Review and Research Proposal”, Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, 5(1), April/August: 79-85.
  • Thérin, F. (1998), “Créer une orientation marketing dans les entreprises high-tech” (Creating a marketing orientation in high-tech firms), Gestion 2000, n°6, December.
  • Humbert M., Jolly D., Thérin F. (1997), “Building strategy on technological resources and commercial proactiveness: the Gemplus case”, European Management Journal, December.
  • Thérin F. (1995), “L’implication à l’export des PME/PMI, le cas de la sous-traitance aéronautique en Midi-Pyrénées” (Export implication of small businesses), Revue Internationale PME, Vol.8, n°2.
Papers in Referenced Proceedings
  • Jolly, D. and Thérin, F. (2003), “New Ventures’ Technology Sourcing: Exploring the Effect of Absorptive Capacity, Learning Attitude and Past Performance”, Abstract in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship, Babson College.
  • Thérin F. (2003), “Organizational Learning and Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms”, in Proceedings of the 36th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, Computer Society Press.
  • Thérin F. (2002), “Learning for Innovation in High-Technology New Ventures”, Abstract in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship, Babson College.
  • Thérin F. (2002), “Learning Organization and Innovation Performance in High-Tech Small Firms”, Proceedings of International Council for Small Business Conference, Puerto Rico.
  • Jolly D., Thérin F. Humbert M. (1997), “Building strategy on technological resources and commercial proactiveness” in Mueller H., Persson J-G, Lumsden K.R., Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Management of Technology, SMR, Sweden.
  • Jolly D., Thérin F. (1996), “La stratégie technologique au service des stratégies basées sur les resources”(Technology strategy: toward a resource-based approach), Proceedings of the Annual Congress of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Montréal, May.
  • Thérin F. (1995), “Technologies et Gestion des Opérations dans les PME Manufacturières et de Service: Similitudes et Différences”(Technology and Operations Management in small manufacturing and service firms), Résumé in the Proceedings of the 2nd International French-speaking Congress on Small Business Firms, Paris, October.
Academic Conferences
  • Thérin F. (2006), “Formalism, absorptive capacity and innovation performance: an empirical investigation in small firms’ settings, 26th Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Vienna, November.
  • Jolly D. and Thérin F. (2004), “Technology Sourcing, Learning and Performance: Lessons from High-Tech Small Ventures”, Fourth Conference of the European Academy of Management, 05-09 May, St. Andrews, Scotland.
  • Dalglish, C. and Thérin, F. (2003), “Leadership Implication, Small vs. Large Businesses, the Training Implications”, 16th Annual SEAANZ Conference, Ballarat (Australia), September.
  • Aubert, B., Thérin F. and Humbert M. (2003), “Building an efficient and low-cost online course: lessons from an experiment” EDINEB Conference, Salzburg, June.
  • Dalglish, C. and Thérin, F. (2003), “Leadership perception: generic and specific characteristics for small vs large businesses”, International Council for Small Business Conference, Belfast, June.
  • Jolly, D. and Thérin, F. (2003), “New Ventures’ Technology Sourcing: Exploring the Effect of Absorptive Capacity, Learning Attitude and Past Performance”, Babson Conference on Entrepreneurship, Babson, June.
  • Thérin F. (2003), “Organizational Learning and Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms”, 36th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, January.
  • Thérin, F. (2002), “Learning for Innovation in High-Technology New Ventures”, Babson Conference on Entrepreneurship, Boulder, June.
  • Thérin, F. (2002), “Learning and Innovation Performance in High-Tech Small Firms”, International Conference on Management of Technology, Miami, March.
  • Thérin F. (1998), « Factors affecting Product Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms », 7th International Conference on Management of Technology, Orlando, February.
  • Thérin F. (1998), Jolly D, Humbert M., « Building Strategy on Technological Resources and Commercial Proactiveness : the GEMPLUS case», 31st Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii, January.
  • Thérin F. (1997), « Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms », 7th International Forum on Technology Management, Kyoto, Japan, November.
  • Jolly D., Thérin F., Humbert M. (1997), « Building Strategy on Technological Resources and Commercial Proactiveness : the GEMPLUS case», 6th International Conference on Management of Technology, MOT 97, Göteborg, Sweden, June.
  • Thérin F. (1996), « Product Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms », INFORMS Fall Meeting, Atlanta, November.
  • Jolly D., Thérin F. (1996), « Technology strategy: toward a resource-based approach », INFORMS Fall Meeting, Atlanta, November.
  • Thérin F. (1996), « Technologies et Gestion des opérations: vers une convergence manufacturier/service » (Technology and Operations Management: toward a convergence between Manufacturing and Service firms), Annual Congress of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada, Montréal, May.
  • Lefebvre L.A., Lefebvre E., Thérin F. (1995), « Tridimensional Fit in Small Manufacturing Firms and Export Performance », INFORMS Spring Meeting, Los Angeles, April.
Working Papers
  • Jolly, D. and Thérin, F. (2003), “New Ventures’ Technology Sourcing: Exploring the Effect of Absorptive Capacity, Learning Attitude and Past Performance”.
  • Dalglish, C. and Thérin, F. (2003), “Is Australian Leadership different ?”.
  • Thérin, F. and Dalglish, C. (2003), “Leadership, Organisational Learning and Performance in Small and Medium Firms”.
  • Thérin F. (1998), “Factors affecting Product Innovation in High-Tech Small Firms”
  • Thérin F. (1997), “Créer une orientation marketing dans les entreprises high-tech” (Creating a marketing orientation in high-tech firms), Journal of Research Papers in Technological Management, Vol. 18, Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
  • Jolly D., Thérin F. (1996), “Technology Strategy: Toward a Resource-Based Approach”, Journal of Research Papers in Technological Management, Vol. 16, Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
  • Thérin F. (1996), “Technologies et Gestion des opérations: vers une convergence manufacturier/service” (Technology and Operations Management: toward a convergence between Manufacturing and Service firms), Journal of Research Papers in Technological Management, Vol. 15, Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
  • Thérin F. (1993), “L’implication à l’export des PME/PMI” (Export Implication of small firms), Journal of Research Papers, Toulouse Graduate School of Business.
  • Thérin F. (1992), “Quels seraient les éléments d’une politique régionale susceptibles de soutenir un secteur productif ? le cas de l’aéronautique civile en Midi-Pyrénées” (What should be the elements of a regional policy sustaining a productive industry: the case of the aeronautic sub-contracting industry in the Midi-Pyrénées region), Journal of Research Papers, Toulouse Graduate School of Business.
  • Thérin F. (1992), “Le rôle des dirigeants dans la formation des stratégies dans les enterprises” (The role of managers in the firm’s strategy formation), Journal of Research Papers, Toulouse Graduate School of Business.