Philippe Chereau holds a Doctorate in Management Science from Aix-Marseille Université, a PhD in Management Science from SKEMA Business School, and a Master in Management from EDHEC Business School. His PhD thesis was organized around three essays on the strategic management of innovation in French manufacturing small and medium enterprises with a focus on the articulation of innovation types and sources with firms’ strategy choices. This research highlighted the performance implication of fit between strategic posture and innovation behavior and provided evidences on the predictive validity of strategy-innovation fit.
Philippe Chereau is professor at SKEMA Business School, in France, China and the United States where he manages the Master (MSc) in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. He previously held various executive positions in industry and strategy consulting. He has taught strategic management, business modelling, innovation and entrepreneurship in several Masters and executive education programs (SKEMA Business School, Aix-Marseille Université, MINES ParisTech). He regularly conducts executive training and consulting missions with a focus on entrepreneurial ventures. Corporate references include ENGIE (GDF-Suez), Covance, Façonnable, the network of French Chambers of Commerce, and numerous start-ups from life sciences and IT sectors. He is also referenced as innovation expert by the European Union and advisor of innovation and entrepreneurship of Xi’an Jiaotong University Suzhou Research Institute in China.
He was referred as innovation expert in several European projects on innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. He regularly coaches entrepreneurs in their choices of competitive and growth strategy. He is the co-author of the book Le Conseil Stratégique pour l'Entreprise
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