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BÉRANGÈRE DESCHAMPS

Full Professor (HDR) (Université Grenoble Alpes)

TERRES Research Axis

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Contact Information

Building: CETA

Office: 217

Address

150 Rue de la Chimie
38400 ST MARTIN D'HERES

Other workplace

GEA Department - IUT 2
1 Place de Verdun
38000 Grenoble

Berangere.Deschamps@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Community-Based Entrepreneurship
External Business Takeover
Family Succession Among Siblings

Scientific Disciplines

Scientific discipline(s)

Section 06 - Management Sciences

Education

Entrepreneurship in the GEA Department at IUT 2

Resume

Co-Director of CERAG
Program Director of GEMA (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Business Management) – GEA / IUT 2
Elected Member of the UGA University Council (CAC), Research Committee
Alternate Elected Member of the National University Council (CNU), Section 06

Publications

Journal publications:

Deschamps, B., & Slitine, R. (2024), “The Creation of Collective Enterprises for Social Impact: An Agency Perspective,” International Small Business Journal, 42 (1), 14–36, DOI:10.17.7/026624623189883 [HCERES 2017: A / CNRS 2020: 2 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Thévenard, C., & Deschamps, B. (2023), “The role of male figures in supporting female successors,” International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 48 (2), 158–185. [HCERES 2019: C / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 4] DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2023.10053279

Cisneros, L., Deschamps, B., Chirita, G. M., & Geindre, S. (2022), “Successful Family Firm Succession: Transferring External Social Capital to a Shared-Leadership Team of Siblings,” Journal of Family Business Strategy, 13 (3) DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2021.100467 [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 3]

Deschamps, B., & Lamarque, T. (2021), “The Buyer’s Strategy When Negotiating an External Business Acquisition,” *Management international-Mi*, 25 (Special Issue), 228–240. [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Tessier D’Argent, C., & Deschamps, B. (2020), “The Specific Characteristics of Forced Business Takeovers,” Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat, 4 (19), 195–227. [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2] – accepted before I became editor-in-chief of the Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat.

Deschamps, B., and Lamarque, T. (2020), “The Emotions of the Acquirer During External Business Transfer Negotiations,” *Revue Finance, Contrôle, Stratégie*, No. 23-3, https://journals.openedition.org/fcs/ [HCERES 2019: B / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 3] https://doi.org/10.4000/fcs.6117

Mazari, L., Berger-Douce, S., & Deschamps, B. (2020), “The Psychological Determinants of the Legitimacy of an External Buyer of an SME in the Eyes of Employees,” *Revue de l’entrepreneuriat*, 3 (19), 157–181. [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2] – accepted before I became editor-in-chief of the Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat.

Deschamps, B., and Lamarque, T. (2020), “The Role of the Buyer’s Advisory Board in Negotiating an External Transfer of an SME,” Revue Française de Gestion, 1 (286), 89–106 [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B. (2019), “Running a Business Without Employees: Alone but as a Team,” *Gestion*, Summer, 44 (2), 38–41. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Mazari, L., Berger-Douce, S., & Deschamps, B. (2019), “CSR as a Means of Legitimizing an External Buyer of a Small Business,” RIPME, 32(2), 151–180. [HCERES 2017: B / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B. (2018), “The Evolution of Knowledge Regarding Business Transfer and Takeover Practices by Individuals: Toward the Concept of Business Transfer,” *Revue de l’entrepreneuriat*, 17 (3/4), 189–213. [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Chalus-Sauvannet, M.-C., Deschamps, B., and Cisneros, L.F. (2016), “Unexpected Succession: When Children Return to Take Over the Family Business.” Journal of Small Business Management, 54 (2), 714–731, [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 2 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Cisneros, L.F., and Deschamps, B. (2015), “The Role of Advisors and the Sequence of Their Actions in Sibling Team Succession,” M@n@gement, 18 (4), 282–308 [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 2 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B., Cisneros, L.F., & Barès, F. (2014), “Family-Owned SMEs in Quebec: The Impact of Non-Family Stakeholders on Succession Among Siblings.” *Management International*, Summer, 18(4), 151–163. [HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Cisneros, L., & Deschamps, B. (2014), “How to Pass on a Family Business to Multiple Children,” *Gestion*, vol. 38, no. 4 (Winter), 82–89 [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2019: 4]

Geindre, S., Deschamps, B., and Fatien, P. (2014), “The Business Successor’s Advisor: Consultant, Mentor, or Coach?” *Entreprendre et Innover*, No. 21–22, July, 38–47. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Berger-Douce, S., & Deschamps, B. (2012), “CSR in SMEs: A Factor in Strategic Development Following a Family Succession?”, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 25 (1), 75–92. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Deschamps, B., & Cisneros, L. (2012), “Co-leadership in Family Succession: A Role to Be Defined,” *Entreprendre et Innover*, “What Changes Are Taking Place in the Transfer and Takeover of SMEs?,” 2 (14), 49–58. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Murakami, Y., Kaméi, K., & Deschamps, B. (2012), “Sustainability and Succession in Japanese SMEs: Lessons from the French Model,” *Entreprendre et Innover*, in “What Changes Are Taking Place in SME Succession and Takeovers?,” 2 (14), 74–86. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Deschamps, B., & Geindre, S. (2011), “The Disruptive Effects of Cognitive and Affective Biases on the Decision-Making Process for Acquiring an SME,” *Management et Avenir*, No. 47, Fall, 14–33. [HCERES 2019: B / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 3]

Mangematin, V., Blanco, S., Genet, C., & Deschamps, B. (2011), “Project Management: Learning by Violating Principles,” *Advances in Strategic Management*, vol. 28, pp. 187–212. [[HCERES 2019: A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 3]]

Deschamps, B., and Chalus-Sauvannet, M.C. (2011), “Leaving One’s Profession to Take Over the Family-Owned Small Business,” Gestion, special issue edited by I. Lebreton-Miller and Louise St. Cyr, 36 (1): 47–53. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Deschamps B, Geindre S, Fatien P (2010), “Supporting Business Successors: Leading, Accompanying, and Guiding,” Gestion 2000, May–June, 3: 77–88. [HCERES 2019: C / FNEGE 2022: 3]

Deschamps, B., & Paturel, R. (2009), “Transferring and Taking Over an SME,” Revue Economie et Management, No. 131, April, 36–42. [HCERES 2019: C / CNRS 2016: 4]

Boissin, J.P., Chalus-Sauvannet, M.C., Deschamps, B., and Geindre, S. (2009), “Profiles of First-Time Entrepreneurial Researchers and Growth Strategies of Young Innovative Firms,” Revue Internationale PME, 22 (2): 41–65. [HCERES 2019 : B / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B. (2003), “Business Takeovers by Individuals: Change Management and Employee Reactions,” *Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines*, No. 48, April–May–June, 49–60. [HCERES 2019 : A / CNRS 2020: 2 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B. (2003), “Business Takeovers by Individuals: Initial Insights into the Question of Their Inclusion in the Field of Entrepreneurship,” *Revue de l’entrepreneuriat*, 2 (1): 59–71. [HCERES 2019 : A / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Billard, L., Boissin, J. P., & Deschamps, B. (2003), “Executive Profile and Perceptions of Corporate Governance Mechanisms,” *La Revue des Sciences de gestion*, No. 204, November and December, 35–49. [HCERES 2019 : C / FNEGE 2016: 4]

Deschamps, B. (2002), “The Specific Characteristics of the Business Takeover Process,” Revue Française de Gestion, April/June, 28 (138): 175–188. [HCERES 2019 : A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Daval, H., Deschamps, B., & Geindre, S. (2002), “Proposal for a Framework for Analyzing Entrepreneurial Profiles,” *La Revue des Sciences de gestion*, No. 32, Spring, 53–74. [HCERES 2019 : C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Coordination of thematic issues:

SI4. Deschamps, B., & Chabaud, D. (2023), “Business Transfers: An Opportunity for Dialogue between Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research,” *International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business*, Editorial, 48(2), 95–100. [HCERES 2019: C / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 4].

Cisneros, L., and Deschamps, B. (2014), “Stakeholders in Family Business Succession:
roles, implications, challenges”, Management international, 18 (4), 125–131. [HCERES 2017: A / CNRS 2020: 3 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Deschamps, B. (2012), “What Changes Are Taking Place in the Transfer and Takeover of SMEs?”, special issue editor, *Entreprendre et Innover*, 2 (14), September, 110 pp. Editorial co-authored with Surlemont, B. (2012), “Business Succession and Takeovers: A Kaleidoscope for Entrepreneurs,” in *Entreprendre et Innover*, 2 (14), 7–8. [HCERES 2017: C / FNEGE 2022: 4]

Cadieux, L., & Deschamps, B. (2009), “Editors’ Note on the Special Issue Dedicated to Business Succession: ‘Business Succession, an Increasingly Recognized Entrepreneurial Practice,’” *Revue Internationale PME*, 22 (3 and 4): 7–12. [HCERES 2017: B / CNRS 2020: 4 / FNEGE 2022: 2]

Additional Information

COORDINATION OF COLLECTIVE WORKS

. Charmettant, H., Boissin, O., Deschamps, B., Juban, J.-Y., and Magne, N. (2022), "What Is at Stake When a Company Transforms into a SCOP," L’Harmattan, 230 pages, https://editionscampusouvert.fr/2022/11/23/cinq-etudes-de-cas-de-transformation-cooperative/. FNEGE 2023 Certified

. Deschamps, B., Missonier, A., Thévenard-Puthod, C., Robic, P., and Barbelivien, D. (2021), *Business Transfers, Family Firms, and Entrepreneurship*, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, London, United Kingdom, 272 pp.

. Cadieux, L., & Deschamps, B. (2011), *The Seller-Buyer Duo: Toward an Integrated Understanding of SME Succession and Takeovers*, Presses de l’Université du Québec. Edited volume, 268 pages.

INDIVIDUAL WORKS

Deschamps, B., and Paturel, R. (2009), *Taking Over a Business: From Intention to Integration*, Dunod, Entrepreneurs series, Paris,3rd edition, 216 pp., nominated for the Advancia Business Book Award in the Specialized Books category.

Deschamps, B., & Paturel, R. (2005), Taking Over a Business … Whether Healthy or in Trouble, Dunod, Entrepreneurs Series, Paris,2nd edition.

Deschamps, B., & Paturel, R. (2001), Taking Over a Business … Whether Thriving or in Trouble, Dunod, Entrepreneurs series, Paris.

CHAPTER IN A COLLECTIVE RESEARCH PUBLICATION

Deschamps, B. (2021), “Business Transfer: Historical Perspectives, Definitions, and the Transfer Process,” in Deschamps, B., et al., *Business Transfers, Family Firms, and Entrepreneurship*, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, pp. 7–22.

Deschamps, B., & Durst, S. (2021), “A Research Framework for External Business Transfers of SMEs,” in Deschamps, B., et al., *Business Transfers, Family Firms, and Entrepreneurship*, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, pp. 149–165.

Mazari, L., Berger-Douce, S., and Deschamps, B. (2021), “The Legitimacy of the External Buyer: Issues and Means of Acquisitions,” in Deschamps, B., et al., *Business Transfers, Family Firms, and Entrepreneurship*, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 165–179.

Deschamps, B., and Thévenard-Puthod, C. (2021), "Female External Successors: Difficulties During the Business Transfer Process and Types of Support Required", in Deschamps B. et al., *Business Transfers, Family Firms and Entrepreneurship*, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 251–265.

Deschamps, B., and Moscarola, J. (2020), “Health Crisis: Resilience and (Re)actions of SME Leaders,” in *The Impact of the Crisis on Management*, edited by M. Kalika, Editions EMS, Business Science Institute series, Medal of the Academy of Commercial Sciences, 35–48.

Moscarola, J., & Deschamps, B. (2020), “Management Put to the Test During Lockdown: A Narrative Study and Analysis of Textual Data,” in *The Impact of the Crisis on Management*, edited by M. Kalika, Editions EMS, Business Science Institute series, Medal of the Academy of Commercial Sciences, 15–34.

Cisneros L. F., Chirita M.-G., Deschamps B. (2013), “The Role of Social Capital in Succession from Controlling Owners to Sibling Teams,” in Sharma P., Edward Elgar STEP GLOBAL Book Series (Volume I): *Exploring Transgenerational Entrepreneurship: The Role of Resources and Capabilities*, 110–128.

Cadieux, L., & Deschamps, B. (2011), “The Seller-Buyer Dynamic: An Analysis Based on Role Transition Theory,” in The Seller-Buyer Duo: Toward an Integrated Understanding of SME Succession, Presses de l’Université du Québec. Collective work edited by L. Cadieux and B. Deschamps, Chapter 7, pp. 67–82.

Deschamps, B., and Simon, L. (2011), “Continuity/Discontinuity in the Context of External Business Transfers: Reconciling the Irreconcilable?” in The Seller-Buyer Duo: Toward an Integrated Understanding of SME Business Transfers, Presses de l’Université du Québec. Collective work edited by L. Cadieux and B. Deschamps, Chapter 4, pp. 31–45.

Deschamps, B., and Laurencin, J.P. (2011), “Designing Business Models from Entry into Incubation: Do Business Creators Care About Business Models? The Experience of the GR.A.IN Incubator,” in *Rethinking Business Models for Innovation: Lessons from Entrepreneurial Projects*, an e-book edited by Chanal, V., http://www.rethinkingbusinessmodel.net/

Deschamps, B., & Laurençin, J-P. (2011) “Thinking About the Business Model from the Start of Incubation: Do Innovation Project Leaders Have a Business Model Mindset? The experience of the GR.A.IN incubator,” in Business Models in Innovation: Practices and Methods, edited by Valérie Chanal, PUG, “Innovation Management” series (GEM-PUG), 25–39.

Deschamps, B. (2009), in collaboration with Louise Cadieux and François Brouard, *The Transfer of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Challenges and Prospects*, Presses Universitaires du Québec.

Deschamps, B. (2009), “The Necessary Support for Business Successors,” in HRM, SMEs, and Business Succession: New Perspectives, Essays in Honor of Professor Henri Mahé de Boislandelle, edited by K. Messeghem, I. Bories-Azeau, and F. Noguera, Editions EMS, pp. 445–463.

Boissin, J.-P., Castagnos, J.-C., and Deschamps, B. (2006), “Incentives and Drawbacks Concerning Entrepreneurial Action – A Study of French PhD Students,” in International Entrepreneurship Education: Issues and Newness, edited by Alain Fayolle and Heinz Klandt, Cheltenham (UK), Edward Elgar Publishing, June 2006, pp. 263–276.

CHAPTERS IN EDUCATIONAL COLLECTIVE WORKS

Chalus-Sauvannet, M.-C., and B. Deschamps (2020), “The Reparauto Case: An Unexpected Takeover—When a Teacher Takes Over His Father’s Auto Repair Shop,” in *Transmission-Reprise: 11 Case Studies*, edited by A. Missonier and C. Thévenard-Puthod, Editions EMS, pp. 16–30.

Deschamps, B., and Cisneros, L. (2020), “The Tremblay Case: Succession Among Siblings—How Do Two People Lead Together?” in *Transmission-Reprise: 11 Case Studies*, edited by A. Missonier and C. Thévenard-Puthod, Editions EMS, 113–131.

Kaméi, K., and Deschamps, B. (2020), “The Oikawa Denim Case: A Japanese Company Taken Over by the Founder’s Wife,” in *Transmission-Reprise: 11 Case Studies*, edited by A. Missonier and C. Thévenard-Puthod, Editions EMS, pp. 184–196.

Deschamps, B. (2020), “Marie Christine Oghly, Serial Entrepreneur,” in *The Journeys of Women Entrepreneurs in France: 12 Stories of Women Who Started or Took Over Businesses*, edited by S. Chasserion, S. Gay, and T. Lebègue, Editions EMS, January, 151–162.

Deschamps, B. (2020), chapter in *Génération “repreneurs”: Pérenniser le Québec Inc.*, edited by L. Cadieux, V. Lecorne, P. Gratton, and J. Grenier, CTEQ, Centre du Repreneuriat.

Deschamps, B. (2016), “The Buyout,” in *Entreprendre: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship*, edited by F. Janssen, 2nd revised and expanded edition, De Boeck.

Deschamps, B. (2012), “Transferring or Taking Over a Business or Business Activity,” in Fayolle, A., *Apprendre à entreprendre*, Dunod, 169–203, 357 pp.

Deschamps, B. (2011), “Taking Over a Business,” in K. Gundolf and A. Jaouen, *Running Your Small Business: Managing, Communicating, and Growing*, Dunod, Paris, 105–118.

Deschamps, B. (2009), “Business Takeovers,” in *Entreprendre: An Introduction to Entrepreneurship*, edited by Frank Janssen, De Boeck, pp. 237–254.

 

Published on 19, May 2024

Updated on 11, February 2026