Member – ANGEL FERRERO Maria

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Montpellier Business School

Building 29
Place Eugène Bataillon
34 095 Montpellier CEDEX 5

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Maria Angel Ferrero is a professor at IAE Montpellier, where she is head of the master's program in digital transformation management.

Recent publications

Two sides of the same coin: the effects of overconfidence on entrepreneurs' ability to innovate Article August 2020 Management Academy Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero Véronique Bessière

Innovating with frugality: the role of proactivity and external sources of knowledge article August 2020 Academy of Management Mir Dost Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero

Individual innovation: an experimental study on the role of trust and risk-taking article April 2018 Academy of Management Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero Véronique Bessière

From the laboratory to the business world: cognitive factors influence researchers' decisions to start a business article June 2016 Journal of Entrepreneurial Culture Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero Véronique Bessière

WORKS

XVIII. Luigi Zingales A partnership-based, political, and social vision of governance 

Chapter September 2017. Maria Claudia Angel Ferrero, Veronique Bessiere, Stephany Eric

Functions and research

Head of the Master's program in Digital Transformation Management at IAE Montpellier.  

Researcher and professor in innovation and entrepreneurship, editor-in-chief, entrepreneur, writer.

Route

1996–2004 – Bachelor's degree.   

High school: Vermont High School 

2004-2008 – Engineering Degree, Industrial Engineering with specialization in Logistics and Production Management

Pontifical Xavierian University 

Bachelor's thesis: "Proposal for the implementation of a wireless sensor network system to improve the efficiency, reliability, and safety of container transport and management by road from the port of Buenaventura-Bogotá in Colombia."

2008–2010 – Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.  

Turin Polytechnic University 

Master's thesis: "A guide for entrepreneurs approaching venture capital investors: the case study of Minteos, an Italian start-up" 

2012–2013 – Master's degree, IT Administration and Management/Information Technology. 

Montpellier School of Management. 

Master's thesis: "Why are some entrepreneurs more likely to innovate than others? A cognitive approach to the innovation process."

2013–2016 – PhD Philosophy (Ph.D.), Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. 

University of Montpellier. 

Research on cognition and entrepreneurial behavior, focusing on how cognitive factors and risk-taking behavior influence innovation capabilities and entrepreneurship.