The Lab
“The knowledge produced on entrepreneurial ecosystems is essential for policymakers and entrepreneurship stakeholders”
Karim MESSEGHEM
The EE Lab was created to shed light on a highly dynamic field of research, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and to foster knowledge sharing.
Since 2013, research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has been conducted within the Labex Entreprendre. A first PhD thesis topic was proposed linking the entrepreneurial ecosystem with incubator strategies. Defended by Christina Theodoraki in 2016, this thesis won the thesis award of the Académie de l’entrepreneuriat and gave rise to numerous publications. In 2018, a second PhD thesis topic was proposed in partnership with Crédit Agricole. It focuses on micro-ecosystems and on the ability of new actors to find their place within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
This website aims to showcase the work carried out within the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Lab. It also seeks to foster exchanges between practitioners, researchers and students.
The Lab’s mission
Scientific strand
Academic strand
This work feeds into teaching in the field of entrepreneurship, particularly within the Master’s in Entrepreneurial Support. In the first year, a course on the entrepreneurial ecosystem offers students an immersive discovery of the richness of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. In the second year, a challenge is organised in which students invent new support organisations: the Entrepreneurial Support Challenge
Knowledge transfer strand
The Lab’s objectives
Build a community of stakeholders interested in entrepreneurial ecosystems, to share experiences and good practices
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Develop scientific knowledge on entrepreneurial ecosystems that is useful to entrepreneurs, support providers and policymakers
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The Lab’s partners
The Lab’s team
Academics
Paul Amadieu - Montpellier Management
Chaffik Bakkali - Montpellier Management
Constance Banc - IDRAC Business School
Wissal Ben Arfi – Paris School of Business
Arafet Bouhalleb – Université Paris 8
Pauline Brunner – Université de Strasbourg
Foued Cheriet - Institut Agro Montpellier
Philippe Cohard- Montpellier Management
Mireille Héral- IDRAC Business School
Eric Michaël Laviolette – TBS Education
Brinda Ramasawmy - University of Mauritius
Erik Stam- Utrecht University
Postdocs
Ghita Naaimy- Montpellier Management
Massimiliano Zanotto
PhD candidates
Asma Ghariani- Montpellier Management
Laura Bidaut - Montpellier Management
Daniel Vanegas- Montpellier Management
Other members
René Pierre Beylier - PIR2M ÉTUDES CONSEILS & FORMATIONS
Maxime Brisot – In Astra
Valérie Crespo
Lisa Haral
Mano Madi – Sodesi
Ouafa Oualfi
The Lab in figures and dates
2013
2016
2021
2025
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Entrepreneurial ecosystems studied
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Morning sessions and webinars
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EELAB members