Roland Perez

Research areas and related national and international collaborations.

• (functional areas): accounting, finance, and corporate governance: collaboration with professional organizations (CSOEC, CNCC), the research club of the French Institute of Directors (IFA), the International Academic Association for Governance (AAIG), the “Finance autrement” Chair at Kedge Business School, and the Post-Crisis Finance Network – Sustainable Development Solutions Network (PoCFiN – SDSN France)

• (Key Areas): corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, social and solidarity economy, the commons: collaboration with the International Research Network on Organizations and Sustainable Development (RIODD), the journal *Entreprise & Société* (ENSO), the Centre for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility (CGLGR) at Leeds Beckett University (UK), and the Ostrom Institute at Indiana University Bloomington (USA).

• (fields): agri-food sector, corporate strategies; A-A groups: collaboration with Agropolis Montpellier (MOISA, CIRAD, INRA, etc.), the CIHEAM network, the journal *Systèmes alimentaires/Food Systems*, the French Academy of Agriculture, and Academia Georgofili, Florence (Italy)
• General aspects of research in the social sciences and humanities (particularly economics and management): collaboration with the French Management Society (SFM), the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), the Institute of Applied Economics and Mathematics (ISMEA), Economistes atterrés (E.A.), the French Association of Political Economy (AFEP), and Reliance en Complexité (ReCx).

Scientific responsibilities, expert reviews, and evaluations

Interinstitutional actions

1 – Initiatives on the reform of national accounting and auditingdegrees:

• Advanced accounting programs: Higher Council of the Order of Chartered Accountants (CSOEC) in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education—Directorate General for Higher Education (MEN-DGES) (2005–2007)
• Certificate of Qualification as a Certified Public Accountant: National Association of Certified Public Accountants (CNCC) with the Chancellery (2007–2010)

2 – PSDRProgram (For and On Regional Development): Chair of the Scientific Committee for the PSDR II “Pays de la Loire” program (2000–2005); Participation in the scientific committee of the national symposium (Lyon, 2005) and the ADD program (Paris, 2005); member of the executive board of the national scientific committee for PSDR IV (2014–2019)

3 – Planning and co-coordination of the visit to France by Elinor Ostrom (Nobel Laureate in Economics) in June 2011 (in collaboration with CIRAD-Agropolis, University of Montpellier 1, the French Academy of Agriculture, the OECD, UNESCO, and CNAM-ESCEM-CIRIEC)

4 – Design and co-management of the FAS (Finance and Sustainability) program, an international collaborative research initiative

• FAS I (2009–2011) with the IFA Research Group, RIODD, and CGLGR
• FAS II (2012–2015) with CR-IFA, RIODD, CGLGR, FIR (French SIF), ISMEA,

followed by a transition period (2016–2022) in collaboration with the PoCFiN-SDSN France consortium, AFEP, AREF, and Kedge B.S. RIODD

• Launched (2014) and co-moderated the “Finance and the Commons” discussion group (230 members as of late 2024) finance@bienscommuns.org

Recurring institutional activities

– AAF (French Academy of Agriculture): member (since 1994), participation in the work of Section 10 (Economics) and in the group on “the future of the global agri-food system” (SAAM) (2006–2008), co-organizer or speaker for several thematic sessions (2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2022)

– ISMEA (Institute of Applied Economics and Mathematics): contribution to various series inthe “Economics and Society” collection: AG series, K series – e.g., editorial responsibility for issue K19 (2008); launch of the new KF series (Business and Finance): KF1 (2010), KF2 (2012), KF3 (2013), KF4 (2014). Contributed to the transformation ofthe “Economies et sociétés” seriesinto independent journals published by Les Classiques Garnier; notably Entreprise & Société (ENSO)—14 issues published (2017–2023)—and Systèmes alimentaires/Food Systems ( SAFS)—8 issues published (2016–2023)

– RIODD (International Research Network on Organizations and Sustainable Development): Co-founder (2005), organization of the 2007 conference and a European summer school (2007), Chair (2007–09), co-organization of the International Doctoral Summer School (2010), organization of thematic sessions at the ESEE-RIODD conference, Lille, June 2013; organization of the FAS Day – FNEGE Management Week: Marseille (May 2014), Paris (June 2018); support for the organization of the 15th–16th conferences in Montpellier (2020–2021) and the 18th conference in Lille (2023); support for the establishment of the “Governance, Accountability, Finance” working group

– SFM (French Management Society (SFM)): Co-founder (2001), Treasurer (2002–2004), Secretary General (2005), President (2006), organization of several meetings and the summer seminar (2006), coordination of the “governance” group, policy papers (“Evaluations of French-language management journals,” “The HDR in management sciences”); organization of a joint seminar with the journal ENSO, Paris (November 2021)

Other institutional responsibilities 

– AAIG (International Academic Association for Governance): co-founder (2009) and board member (2009–2011)

– CIRAD (International Centre for Agricultural Research for Development): Chair of the Staff Evaluation Committee (2008, 2012), CIRAD representative to the AERES (2010), Ostrom visit mission (2011)

– CGLGR (Centre for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility), Leeds Beckett University (UK); Journal of Global Responsibility (JGR) and the book series Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability ( Editor: W. Sun), Emerald Group Publishing: Member of the Advisory Scientific Committee (2009–present) – ESDES (School of Management at the Catholic University of Lyon), Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board (2006–2009)

– IFA (French Institute of Corporate Directors): co-chair of the research club and the thesis award; Chair (2007–2010) of the Scientific Committee of the Revue Française de Gouvernance d’Entreprise (RFGE)

– Kedge Business School: Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board for the “Finance autrement” Chair – AG2R La Mondiale, Marseille (2013–2016)

– University of Paris-Saclay: Chair of the Development Council for the “Strategic Management” program (2017–2023)

One-time institutional actions

– AFEP (French Association of Political Economy): advisor for the organization of a “finance symposium” – Conferences in Lyon (2015), Lille (2019), Amiens (2022), and Montpellier (2024)

– CMA (Cabinet Mendes Antunes) – advisory services in connection with an international arbitration proceeding, Paris (2004, 2005, 2008)

– FBS (France Business School): co-designed and co-facilitated a seminar on “the commons” for INPM (Institute for New Management Practices), Paris (2013)

– IAE (Institute of Business Administration) in Paris: co-facilitator of “Finance and Governance” seminars for MIRVOG (Support Mission for the Return of General Officers to Civilian Life), Paris (2013–2014)

– IFSAM (International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management): Member of the organizing committee for the 2010 IFSAM World Conference (Chair: Y. Pesqueux); Chair of Track S39 on“Finance and Sustainability” (FAS 2010)

– MSH-M (House of the Humanities – Montpellier): Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (2007–2010)

Miscellaneous 

– Thesis committees (Ph.D., HDR) and thesis award committees[1]

– Evaluations of journals, conferences, research units, and research programs[2]

– invited talks[3]

[1] Approximately 4 to 5 juries per year, including the annual RIODD thesis award jury

[2] About 15 to 20 evaluations per year

[3] About 3 to 4 invited talks per year