CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

  • 2020 : Qualification to Supervise Research , Management Université Toulouse 1 Capitole Toulouse
  • 2008 : Post-Graduate Program in Business Dynamics - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Cambridge, MA
  • 2006 : PhD in Economics - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Barcelona
  • 1996 : Master en Business Management and Development - Université de Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke
  • 1994 : Bachelor in Economics - Concordia University - Montreal

Teaching Experience

  • Since 2017 : Professor in Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Toulouse Business School Toulouse
  • From 2013 to 2016 : Associate Professor of Strategy ESC Rennes School of Business
  • From 2000 to 2017 : Associate Professor of Strategy Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona

Management Duties

  • 2020 : Manager of the Digital & Social Entrepreneurship professional path Toulouse Business School Toulouse
  • 2015 - 2016 : Director of Studies - Program Grande Ecole (Master of Management) - ESC Rennes School of Business - Rennes
  • 2013 - 2016 : Head of MS/MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship - ESC Rennes School of Business - Rennes
  • 2003 - 2013 : Head of Lab GEM-Catalunya - UAB - Generalitat de Catalunya - Bellaterra
PUBLICATIONS
    • VAILLANT, Y. - "Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches : Discussions and Implications of a Research Trajectory in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Internationalization" - 2020, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole

    • VAILLANT, Y., R. MORA-ESQUIVEL, M. ALVARADO, "The forgetting curve in entrepreneurship: decaying learning benefits of past entrepreneurial experience", Small Business Economics, 2024 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "Digital versus non-digital servitization for environmental and non-financial performance benefits", Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, vol. 450 [fnege: 2, abs: 2]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., F. VENDRELL‐HERRERO, O. F. BUSTINZA, Y. XING, "HRM Algorithms: Moderating the Relationship between Chaotic Markets and Strategic Renewal", British Journal of Management, 2024, vol. Special Issue [fnege: 1, abs: 4]

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    • OPAZO-BASÁEZ, M., F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, O. F. BUSTINZA, Y. VAILLANT, J. MARIĆ, "Is digital transformation equally attractive to all manufacturers? Contextualizing the operational and customer benefits of smart manufacturing", International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 2023 [fnege: 2, abs: 2]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, R. RABETINO, "Digital disruption of optimal co-innovation configurations", Technovation, 2023, vol. 125 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • SHLEHA, W., Y. VAILLANT, J. CALLEJA-BLANCO, "The link between advanced servitization, global distribution channels and the longitudinal performance of sales in international markets", International Marketing Review, 2023 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, "Greening as a competitiveness optimizer of servitization", Technovation, 2023, vol. 127, pp. 102849 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, "Greater co-innovation and innovation efficiency through greening", Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, vol. 428, pp. 139516 [fnege: 2, abs: 2]

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    • VENDRELL-HERRERO, F., C. DARKO, Y. VAILLANT, "Firm productivity and government contracts: The moderating role of corruption", Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2022, vol. 81 [abs: 2]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., "Allocation of entrepreneurial and innovative talent: An economic model based on institutionally-driven relative rewards", TEC Empresarial, 2022, vol. 16, no. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-15

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    • SHLEHA, W., Y. VAILLANT, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Entry mode diversity and closing commercial deals with international customers: The moderating role of advanced servitization", International Business Review, 2022 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Assessment of industrial pre-determinants for territories with active product-service innovation ecosystems", Technovation, 2022 [fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, M. ALVARADO, R. MORA-ESQUIVEL, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Experience as a catalyst of export destinations: The ambidextrous connection between international experience and past entrepreneurial experience", International Business Review, 2021, vol. 30, no. 1 [cnrs: 2, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • VENDRELL-HERRERO, F., Y. VAILLANT, O. F. BUSTINZA, E. LAFUENTE, "Product lifespan: the missing link in servitization", Production Planning and Control, 2021, pp. 1-17 [cnrs: 2, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, K. HORVÁTH, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Regions on course for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: the role of a strong indigenous T-KIBS sector", Regional Studies, 2021, vol. 55, no. 10-11, pp. 1816-1828 [cnrs: 2, abs: 4]

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    • VENDRELL-HERRERO, F., O. F. BUSTINZA, Y. VAILLANT, "Adoption and optimal configuration of smart products: The role of firm internationalization and offer hybridization", Industrial Marketing Management, 2021, vol. 95, pp. 41-53 [cnrs: 2, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, "Pulling from the front or pushing from behind: how competency prioritisation should differ to optimise firm competitiveness", European Business Review, 2021, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 849-868 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • VENDRELL-HERRERO, F., E. LAFUENTE, Y. VAILLANT, "Territorial servitization: Conceptualization, quantification and research agenda", Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 2020, vol. 48, pp. 5-15

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "The increased international propensity of serial entrepreneurs demonstrating ambidextrous strategic agility", International Marketing Review, 2019, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 239-259 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, E. GOMES, "Bouncing back from failure: Entrepreneurial resilience and the internationalization of subsequent ventures created by serial entrepreneurs", Applied Psychology: An International Review, 2019, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 658-694 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 3, abs: 3]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "Entrepreneurial experience and the innovativeness of serial entrepreneurs", Management Decision, 2019, vol. 57, no. 11 [cnrs: 4, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • BUSTINZA, O. F., Y. VAILLANT, E. LAFUENTE, R. RABETINO, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Make-or-buy configurational approaches in product-service ecosystems and performance", Journal of Business Research, 2019 [cnrs: 2, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Conformance and performance roles of bank boards: The connection between non-performing loans and non-performing directorships", European Management Journal, 2019, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 664-673 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, "Balance rather than critical mass or tokenism", International Journal of Manpower, 2019, vol. 4, no. 5 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 4, abs: 2]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, M. C. BAYON, "Early internationalization patterns and export market persistence: a pseudo-panel data analysis", Small Business Economics, 2018 [cnrs: 2, fnege: 2, abs: 3]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, J. LEIVA, "Sustainable and Traditional Product Innovation without Scale and Experience, but Only for KIBS!", Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1169

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    • MORENO-GÓMEZ, J., E. LAFUENTE, Y. VAILLANT, "Gender diversity in the board, women’s leadership and business performance", Gender in Management: An International Journal, 2018, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 104-122 [abs: 1]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., J. ABAD, Y. VAILLANT, "Safety disconnect: Analysis of the role of labor experience and safety training on work safety perceptions", Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2018, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 57-71

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Territorial servitization: Exploring the virtuous circle connecting knowledge-intensive services and new manufacturing businesses", International Journal of Production Economics, 2017, vol. 192, pp. 19-28 [cnrs: 1, fnege: 1, abs: 3]

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    • ALDECUA, M. J. F., Y. VAILLANT, E. LAFUENTE, J. M. GÓMEZ, "The renaissance of a local wine industry: The relevance of social capital for business innovation in DOQ El Priorat, Catalonia", Wine Economics and Policy, 2017, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 136-145

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    • VAILLANT, Y., M. C. BAYON, E. LAFUENTE, "Human capital and the decision to exploit innovative opportunity", Management Decision, 2016, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 1615-1632 [cnrs: 4, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, "Recent Developments in the Study of Entrepreneurship and Territorial Economic Performance", Strategic Change, 2016, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 99-103 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • BAYON, M. C., Y. VAILLANT, "International Variations in the Impact of Perceived Entrepreneurial Ability and Actual Ability on Entrepreneurial Activities", Strategic Change, 2016, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 131-150 [cnrs: 3, fnege: 3, abs: 2]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., C. MANCILLA, E. AMORÓS, "ANÁLISIS DE LAS PRIMERAS ETAPAS DEL PROCESO EMPRENDEDOR", Revista Chilena de Economía y Sociedad, 2016

    • BAYON, M. C., Y. VAILLANT, E. LAFUENTE, "Initiating nascent entrepreneurial activities", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 2015, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27-49 [cnrs: 4, fnege: 4, abs: 2]

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    • BAYON, M. C., Y. VAILLANT, E. LAFUENTE, "Does entrepreneurial confidence influence the nature of entrepreneurial projects chosen by individuals with high ability?", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2015, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 248 [cnrs: 4, fnege: 4]

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    • MARTINS, I., E. GOMÉZ-ARAUJO, Y. VAILLANT, "Mutual Effects Between Innovation Commitment and Exports: Evidence from the Owner-Manager in Colombia", Journal of technology management & innovation, 2015, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 103-116

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    • GÓMEZ-ARAUJO, E., E. LAFUENTE, Y. VAILLANT, L. M. GÓMEZ NÚÑEZ, "El impacto diferenciado de la autoconfianza, los modelos de referencia y el miedo al fracaso sobre los jóvenes emprendedores", Innovar, 2015, vol. 25, no. 57, pp. 157-174

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    • BAYON, M. C., Y. VAILLANT, E. LAFUENTE, "Antecedents of perceived entrepreneurial ability in Catalonia: the individual and the entrepreneurial context", Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2015, vol. 5, no. 1

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    • VAILLANT, Y., I. MARTINS, E. GÓMEZ-ARAUJO, "El efecto del comportamiento exportador sobre el compromiso del propietario-gerente con la innovación en Colombia: interpretaciones bajo el enfoque de aprendizaje", Cuadernos de Administración, 2014, vol. 27, no. 49, pp. 135-153

    • LAFUENTE, E. M., Y. VAILLANT, "Age driven influence of role?models on entrepreneurship in a transition economy", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2013, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 181-203 [cnrs: 4, fnege: 4]

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, C. SERAROLS, "Location decisions of new ‘Knowledge Intensive Service Activity’ firms: the rural–urban divide", The Service Industries Journal, 2012, vol. 32, no. 16, pp. 2543-2563

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, C. SERAROLS, "Location decisions of knowledge-based entrepreneurs: Why some Catalan KISAs choose to be rural?", Technovation, 2010, vol. 30, no. 11-12, pp. 590-600 [cnrs: 3, abs: 3]

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    • TARRES, C. S., D. URBANO, Y. VAILLANT, A. BIKFALVI, "Research commercialisation via spin-off: the case of a non-elite university", International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 2009, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 356

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "Do different institutional frameworks condition the influence of local fear of failure and entrepreneurial examples over entrepreneurial activity?", Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2007, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 313-337

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, J. RIALP, "Regional Differences in the Influence of Role Models: Comparing the Entrepreneurial Process of Rural Catalonia", Regional Studies (Publication on-line), 2007, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 779-796

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    • TARRES, C. S., D. URBANO, Y. VAILLANT, "Support systems for new enterprise formation in Catalonia: an institutional approach", International Journal of Business and Systems Research, 2007, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 257

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    • VAILLANT, Y., A. RIALP, J. RIALP, D. URBANO, "The Born-Global Phenomenon: A Comparative Case Study Research", Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 2005, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 133–171

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    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "HEIs as co-innovation partners: Pushing firms’ co-innovation to their optimum possibility frontier" in CREET, 2023, Ottawa, Canada

    • VAILLANT, Y., R. MORA-ESQUIVEL, M. ALVARADO, "The Forgetting Curve in Entrepreneurship: Decaying Learning Benefits of Past Entrepreneurial Experience" in SBE - SI Workshop, 2023, Virtual Event for SI in SBE

    • VAILLANT, Y., E. LAFUENTE, "Greening as a Competitiveness Optimizer of Servitization" in ICBS,November, 2022, Malaga, Spain

    • VAILLANT, Y., W. SHLEHA, J. CALLEJA BLANCO, "Impact of Advanced Servitized Products on the Longitudinal Performance of Sales in International Markets: The Moderating Role of Distribution Channels" in ACEDE, July, 2022, Barcelone, Spain

    • VAILLANT, Y., F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, C. DARKO, "Firm productivity and government contracts: The moderating role of corruption" that has since been published in the journal Socio-Economic Planning Sciences" in Public Governance 7th Workshop on Efficiency in Education, Health and other Public Services, Barcelona, 5-6 september, 2019

    • VAILLANT, Y., "Disruptive local product-service innovation systems: T-KIBS’ contribution to the new wave of local industrial performance" in 59th ERSA Congress, Lyon, 27-30 août, 2019

    • VAILLANT, Y., "Product Lifespan: The Missing Link in Servitization" in Conférence ICBS, San Sebastian, Espagne, November, 2019

    • MARTINS, I., A. RIALP, Y. VAILLANT, "Simultaneous effects between innovativeness and export behavior in small firms: evidences from Spain" in Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship Strategy., Pervez N. Ghauri, Manek Kirpalani Eds, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015

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    • SERAROLS, C., Y. VAILLANT, D. URBANO, "Rural Technology-Based Entrepreneurs" in Public Policies for Fostering Entrepreneurship., Rui Baptista, Joao Leitao Eds, Springer US, pp. 245-271, 2009

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    • LAFUENTE, E., Y. VAILLANT, F. VENDRELL-HERRERO, "Territorial servitization and the manufacturing renaissance in knowledge-based economies", Regional Studies (Publication on-line), 2018, pp. 1-7

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EXPERTISE
    • Strategy
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Innovation
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Strategy
    • SME
    • Servitization
    • Innovation Systems
    • Territorial Policy

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