CHRISTIAN DEFELIX

Specialization in Human Resources Management

Courses from the L3 to the DBA: Human Resources Management, Competency Management, Human Capital, and Innovation

Current Position and Responsibilities

• University Professor of Management Sciences, specializing in human resources management, Grenoble IAE-INP, Université Grenoble Alpes ; researcher at CERAG, focusing on innovation and organizational complexity
• Founder and Co-Director of the Human Capital and Innovation Chair since 2009
• Academic Director of the DBA Program
• Project Manager, Doctoriales 2024

Degrees and Certificates 

• Alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (1988–1992), Department of Social Sciences
• Degree in Statistics and Economics from ENSAE, 1990
• Ph.D. (New Program) in Management Sciences, HEC Paris, 1995
• Qualification to Supervise Research in Management Sciences, UPMF, 2000
• Agrégation in Management Sciences (higher education), ranked^3rd, external competitive examination, 2001

Academic Experience

• 1993–1996 Scholarship recipient, teaching assistant, and student at the IUP in Management, Jean Monnet University in Saint-Étienne
• 1996–2001: Associate Professor of Management Sciences at the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires, Pierre Mendès France University in Grenoble
• 2001–2004 Professor of Management Sciences in the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Joseph Fourier University
• 2004–present: Professor of Management Sciences at the IAE, Pierre Mendès France University in Grenoble, then Université Grenoble Alpes
• 2012–2022: Director of Grenoble IAE

Academic articles published since 2020

1. “Toward the Characterization of Compassionate Human Resource Management as a Response to Workplace Distress: An Exploratory Study within a Certified SME,” with R. Colle, I. Corbett-Etchevers, C. Perea, and D. Richard, RIMHE - Interdisciplinary Journal of Management, People & Business, No. 41, Fall 2020, pp. 53–76.

2. “A Contextualized Approach to Human Resource Management and Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises,” with I. Gallego-Roquelaure, V. Galois-Faurie, and I. Corbett-Etchevers, @grh, Issue 39 (2/2021), pp. 133–158.

3. “Collaborative Work at the Heart of Regional Workforce and Skills Planning: What Emerging Qualitative Effects?” with I. Mazzilli, International Management, Vol. 26, No. 6, November 2022, pp. 163–178.

4. “Managing Human Resources in an SME Through Paradoxes: Lessons from a Case Study,” with L. Adla, @grh, 47 (2), July 2023, pp. 149–168.

5.  “ “Chips and People: When ‘Industry 4.0’ Turns Out to Be More Human Than Expected,” with Véronique Blanc-Brude, Gérer et comprendre, No. 153, September 2023, pp. 49–59.

Chapters from books published since 2020

1. “The Leader-Entrepreneur in an Apprenticeship Position,” with P.-Y. Sanséau, in The Success of Apprenticeships: Views of Stakeholders on Training and Learning, Volume 3 (edited by J.-L. Cerdin and J.-M. Peretti), Wiley, January 2020, pp. 27–32.

2. “Territory and Human Resource Management: An Old Question, a New Approach,” with A. Loubes and I. Bories-Azeau, edited by E. Oiry and R. Beaujolin, Major Trends in HRM, EMS Société, 2021.

3.  “‘Organizations That Produce Incompetence’: A Little-Known Text That Offers a Critical and Constructive Perspective on Competence,” with P.-Y. Sanséau, pp. 23–35, in S. Mercuri-Chapuis, E. Oiry, and D. de Bovis (eds.), Dialogues and Perspectives on the Work of Yves-Frédéric Livian: Africa, Critical Approach, and Management, Editions EMS.

Research Impact Since 2020

1. “The Roles and Competencies of Managers in Transformation and Innovation Dynamics,” with A. Bastien, M. Le Boulaire, C. Ledoux, and T. Picq, CIME Papers No. 3, 2021.

2. “Guiding Students Toward High-Demand Occupations: How Can AI Serve as a Compass?” with Sabrina Cherrad and Ludivine Adla, Liaisons Sociales Magazine, No. 243, June, pp. 46–47

3. “Innovation and Talent Management: What Can French Companies Learn from the Case of Israel?”, CIME Travel Notes, with M. Le Boulaire and T. Picq, October 2023, 38 pp.

Expert with the FNEGE (BSIS), the ANVIE (scientific director), and the CJD (trainer).