Philippe Very is professor of strategic management at EDHEC Business School, France, and the author of many publications (books, academic journals, business press).
He is involved in research projects dealing with the following themes : mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; the management of the family firm.

He is currently occupying the position of associate dean in charge of faculty development at EDHEC.


Corresponding address :
EDHEC Business School
393 Promenade des Anglais;
BP 3116;
06202 Nice Cedex 03;
France.

E-mail : philippe.very@edhec.edu

Born September 29th, 1959
French
Married, 3 children

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EDHEC
393, Promenade des Anglais
BP 3116
06202 Nice Cedex 3
France
tel : (33) 4 93 18 32 44
fax : (33) 4 93 18 32 74
E-Mail : philippe.very@edhec.edu
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EDUCATION
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1977 Baccalauréat C
1983 Engineer, French "Grande Ecole"Marseille Engineer School (ESIM-IMT).
1985 DESS, Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE), Aix en Provence.
1989 Ph. D. in Strategy, IAE Aix en Provence
1998 Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches en Sciences de Gestion, Lyon 3 University (Accreditation to act as PhD director)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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1986 Co-foundator of a firm in the distribution of industrial products
1987-98 E.M. Lyon (ex Groupe ESC Lyon). Assistant Professor, then Professor
1998-2001 EDHEC. Professor and Deputy-Manager dpt Management and Strategy
2002 EDHEC : Associate Dean, in charge of Faculty Development


PUBLICATIONS
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• BOOK AND BOOKS CHAPTERS

. VERY, P. (1991), "Stratégies de Diversification - Nouvelles Perspectives", Ed. Liaisons, Paris.
. VERY, P., R. CALORI & M. LUBATKIN (1993), "An Investigation of National and Organizational Cultural Influences in Recent European Mergers", in J. DUTTON, A. HUFF & P. SHRIVASTAVA, Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 9, J.A.I. Press Inc., U.S.A, p.323-346.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY (1994), "Acquisitions en Europe : Typologie et Facteurs de Centralisation", in A. NOEL & P. DUSSAUGE : Perspectives en Management Stratégique, Tome II : 1993 / 94, Ed. Economica, Paris, p.269-290.
. VERY, P. (1995), "Success in Diversification : Building on Core Competences", in A.A. THOMPSON, A.J. STRICKLAND & T. ROBERTSON KRAMER, Readings in Strategic Management, Fifth Edition, Irwin, Chicago, USA, p.352-371.
. NOEL A., P. VERY & M. WISSLER (1995), Perspectives en Management Stratégique, Tome III : 1994 / 95, Ed. Economica, Paris.
. VERY, P. (1995), "Différences Culturelles dans les Acquisitions Internationales", in A. NOEL, P. VERY & M. WISSLER, Perspectives en Management Stratégique, Tome III : 1994 / 95, Ed. Economica, Paris, p.199-223.
. LUBATKIN, M., R. CALORI & P. VERY (1996), " A Comparative Analysis of British and French Administrative Practices ", dans l’ouvrage de Prof. Dr R. BERNDT, International Mergers, Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 125-142.
. VERY, P. (1998), "Success in Diversification : Building on Core Competences", in A.A. THOMPSON, A.J. STRICKLAND & T. ROBERTSON KRAMER, Readings in Strategic Management, Tenth Edition, Irwin, Chicago, USA, Part 3.3.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI (1998), "A Cross-National Assessment of Acculturative Stress in Recent European Mergers", in M. CARDEL GERTSEN, A-M. SODERBERG & J.E. TORP, Cultural Dimensions of International Mergers and Acquisitions, Ed. De Gruyter, Berlin, p. 85-108.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY, P. & M. LUBATKIN (1998), "The Development of National Collective Knowledge in Management", in C. EDEN & J-C. SPENDER, Managerial and Organizational Cognition : Theory, Methods and Research, Sage Pub., p. 147-167.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY (2001), "Control Mechanisms in Cross-Border Acquisitions", in P.J. BUCKLEY & P.N. GHAURI, International Mergers & Acquisitions, ThomsonLearning UK.
. VERY, P. (2002), « Des Fusions et Des Hommes », Paris, Editions d’Organisation. Winner of Manpower Award for 2002 best book in Management ; Winner of Edhec Foundation Award for best 2002 book, Finalist of the McKinsey-Harvard L’Expansion Award for best 2002 book in management.
. SCHWEIGER D. & P. VERY (2003). "Creating Value Through Merger and Acquisition Integration” in C. COOPER & A. GREGORY, Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions Vol 2, JAI Press Inc, p. 1-26.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & P. MONNIN (2003). “Stratégie d’ensemble de l’entreprise » in T. ATAMER & R. CALORI « Diagnostic & Décisions stratégiques – 2e édition», Paris : Dunod, p. 367-407.
. ARREGLE, J-L, P. VERY & S. RAYTCHEVA (2003). “Capital Social et Avantages des Firmes Familiales : Proposition d’un Modèle Intégrateur” in F. FRERY & H. LAROCHE « Perspectives en Management Stratégique – Tome X », Paris : EMS, p. 37-61.
. VERY,P., L. HEBERT & P. W. BEAMISH (2004). “Exploring the limitations of the knowledge projection model in MNCs : the impact of expatriate managers on subsidiary survival »” in M.A. HITT & J.L.C. CHENG (Eds) « Theories of the Multinational Eznterprise : diversity, complexity and relevance – Advances in International Management, Vol 16 », Oxford, UK : Elsevier.


• ARTICLES IN ACADEMIC JOURNALS

. VERY, P.(1993), "Les Logiques Industrielles du Développement de l'Entreprise", Revue Française de Gestion, Sept / Oct, p.5-13.
. VERY, P.(1993), "Success in Diversification : Building on Core Competences", Long Range Planning, Vol 26(5), p.80-92.
. VERY, P., R. CALORI & M. LUBATKIN (1993), "Acquisitions en Europe : Cultures Nationales, Cultures d'Entreprises et Performance", CERAG 93-19, CERAG-ESA Grenoble, p.34-50.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY (1994), "Control Mechanisms in Cross-Border Acquisitions : an International Comparison", Organization Studies, Vol 15 (3), p. 361-380.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI (1996), "A Cross-National Assessment of Acculturative Stress in Recent European Mergers », International Studies of Management and Organization, Vol 26 (1), p.59-88.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY (1996), « Une Etude Empirique des Formes et Déterminants de l’Intégration Post-Acquisition », Management International, Vol 1 (1), p.41-54.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & J-L. ARREGLE (1997), « Les PMI face à la Planification Stratégique », Revue Française de Gestion, No 112, Janvier-Février, p.11-23.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN, R. CALORI & J. VEIGA (1997), "Relative Standing and the Performance of Recently Acquired European Firms", Strategic Management Journal, Vol 18 (8), p.593-614.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN, P. VERY & J. VEIGA (1997),"Modelling the Origins of Nationally-Bound Administrative Heritages : A Historical Institutional Analysis of French and British Firms " , Organization Science, Vol 8 (6), p. 681-696.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN, P. VERY & J. VEIGA (1998), "Managing Mergers Across Borders : a Two Nation exploration of a Nationally Bound Administrative Heritage", Organization Science, Vol 9 (6), p. 670-684.
. VERY, P. (1999), "Ce Que Ne Disent Pas Les Chiffres", L'Expansion Management Review, Vol 93, p. 70-74.
. VERY, P. (1999), " La Création de Valeur dans le Cadre Particulier d'une Acquisition d’Entreprise", La Revue du Financier, No 120, p. 55-61.
. VERY, P. & P. RIOT (1999). "Sources of Power and Transformation Processes : a French Bank Facing Technological Innovations", L'Entreprise Comme Institution, tome 3, (edited by the "Institut des Sciences de l'Homme"), p. 77-94.
. VEIGA, J.F., M. LUBATKIN, R. CALORI & P. VERY (2000) "Measuring Organizational Culture Clashes : A Two-Nation Post-Hoc Analysis of a Cultural Compatibility Index", Human Relations, 53 (3), p.
. VEIGA, J.F., M. LUBATKIN, R. CALORI, P. VERY & Y.A. TUNG (2000). "Using Neural Network Analysis to Uncover the Trace Effects of National Culture", Journal of International Business Studies, 31 (2), p. 223-238.
. SCHWEIGER, D. & P. VERY (2001). "Editor's Note – International Mergers and Acquisitions Special Issue", Journal of World Business, 36(1), p. 1-2.
. VERY, P. & D. SCHWEIGER (2001). "The Acquisition Process as a Learning Process : Evidence from a Study of Critical Problems and Solutions in Domestic and Cross-Border Deals", Journal of World Business, 36(1), p. 11-31.
. ARREGLE, J-L. & P. VERY (2002). « Dessine-Moi un Conglomérat Profitable », L’Expansion Management Review, No 105, June, p. 54-60.
. GATES, S. & P. VERY (2002). “How Acquirers Measure Performance During M&A Integration”, Management, VII (26), p. 4-13.
. GATES, S. & P. VERY (2002). “Comment piloter l’intégration des acquisitions ? »”, Fusions & Acquisitions Magazine, Nov-Dec, p. 31-36.
. GATES, S. & P. VERY (2003). “Measuring Performance During M&A Integration”, Long Range Planning, 36(2), p. 167-185.
. Arregle, J-L, Durand, R. & Very, P. « Origines du Capital Social et Avantages Concurrentiels des Firmes Familiales », M@n@gement, 7(2): 13-36

• FORTHCOMING PAPERS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
. LUBATKIN, M., P.J. LANE, S. COLLIN & P. VERY, "Towards a Nationally-Bounded Theory of Corporate Governance", Organization Studies, 2004
. LUBATKIN, M., P.J. LANE, S. COLLIN & P. VERY, "Corporate Governance : a Historical Comparison of France, Sweden and the US", Journal of Organizational Behaviors, 2004
. VERY, P., L. HEBERT & P. BEAMISH, “Exploring the Limitations of the Knowledge Projection Model in MNCs : the Impact of Expatriate Managers on Subsidiary Survival”, to be published in “Advances in International Management, Vol 16 (M. Hitt and J. Cheng, Eds), Elsevier, 2004
. GATES, S. & P. VERY, “M&As as Monitoring”, to be published in “Images of M&As” (D. Angwin ed.), Blackwell, 2004 or 2005

• WORKING PAPERS UNDER REVIEW
. TEERIKANGAS , S. & P. VERY, ”The relationship between cultural differences and M&A performance : from yes/no to how”, British Journal of Management
. HEBERT, L., P. VERY & P. BEAMISH, “Expatriation As A Bridge Over Troubled Water : A Knowledge-Based Perspective Applied to Cross-Border Acquisitions”, Organization Studies


• ARTICLES IN PROFESSIONAL PRESS

Many articles in French professional journals and magazines like Le Figaro, L’Entreprise, Le Monde Economique, Enjeux-Les Echos, La Tribune, Capital finance, Personnel, …


PRESENTATIONS
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. VERY, P., "Operational Relatedness, Managerial relatedness and the Success of diversification strategies", Strategic Management Society Meeting, San Francisco, 1989.
. VERY, P., "Stratégies de Diversification et Performance de l'Entreprise", Conference "Choix Stratégiques et Performances Financières" Banque de France, Paris, 1991.
. VERY P., R. CALORI & M. LUBATKIN, "Linking Organizational and Cross-National Cultural Differences in Recent European Mergers", Academy of Management Meeting, Las Vegas, 1992.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, "Acquisitions en Europe : Typologie et Facteurs de Centralisation", AIMS Conference, H.E.C. Jouy en Josas, 1992.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI, "Acquisitions en Europe : Cultures Nationales, Cultures d'Entreprises et Performance", Colloque ADEFI "Croissance Externe", CERAG-ESA Grenoble, 1993.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, "National Culture of the Buyer and Control Mechanisms over Foreign Acquired Firms", Workshop "International Strategies", ESSEC Cergy-Pontoise, 1993.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, "Managing Mergers Across Borders : a Test of Administrative Heritage and Administrative Rigidity", Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, 1993.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI, "A Cross-National Assessment of Acculturative Stress in Recent European Mergers", Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, 1993.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, " A Test of Administrative Heritage in the Management of European Cross-Borders Acquisitions", Strategic Management Society Conference, Chicago, 1993.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI, "A Framework for Assessing Acculturative Stress in Recent European Mergers", Strategic Management Society Conference, Chicago, 1993.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & M. LUBATKIN, "Acculturative Stress and the Performance of Recent European Mergers", British Academy of Management Meeting, Milton Keynes, 1993.
. VERY, P., "Acquisitions Franco-Britanniques : Influence des Cultures Nationales sur la Compatibilité Culturelle entre Firmes", AIMS Conference, Lyon, 1994.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, "Acquisitions Internationales : Comparaison des Pratiques d'Intégration", AIMS Conference, Lyon, 1994.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN & P. VERY, "Education and National Administrative Heritages : Comparing France and Great Britain", EIASM Workshop on Managerial Cognition, Bruxelles, 1994.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & J-L. ARREGLE, "Some Determinants of Strategy Styles in French Small and Medium-Sized Companies", Strategic Management Society Conference, Paris, 1994.
. VERY, P. & J-L. ARREGLE, "How Competitive Advantage Is Built : Lessons from the French Manufacturing Industry", Strategic Management Society Conference, Paris, 1994.
. VERY, P. & J-L. ARREGLE, "Combinaisons de Ressources et Avantage Concurrentiel", Conférence de l'Association Internationale de Management Stratégique, Paris, 1995.
. VERY, P., M. LUBATKIN & R. CALORI, "A Relative Standing and the Performance of Recently Acquired European Firms", Academy of Management Meeting, Vancouver, 1995.
. CALORI, R., M. LUBATKIN, P. VERY & J. VEIGA, "Modeling the Origins of Nationally-Bound Administrative Heritages : A Historical Institutional Analysis of French and British Firms, Academy of Management Meeting, Cincinnati, 1996.
. VERY, P. & P. RIOT, " The Adoption of New Technology and Organizational Status-Quo in the French Retail Banking Industry ", European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Budapest, 1997.
. VERY, P. & P. RIOT, " Power, Technological Change and Transformation Processes : A French Bank Facing Innovation ", Industrial Marketing and Purchasing (IMP) Conference, Lyon, 1997.

. VERY, P. & P. RIOT, "La gestion du changement dans l'Entreprise Institution" , Conference Maison Rhône Alpes des Sciences de l'Homme, 1997.
. VEIGA, J., M. LUBATKIN, R. CALORI, A. TUNG & P. VERY, "The Development of a Cross-Nation Index of Cultural Compatibility Using Neural Network Analysis To Increase Predictive Validity", in competition for "The Best Conference Paper", Academy of International Business Conference, Vienne, 1998.

. VERY,P., D. SCHWEIGER & N. JOB, "Creating Value through Cross-Border Acquisitions : Critical Issues and Solutions", 2nd Conference G8 in Management, Lyon, 1998.
. LUBATKIN, M., P.J. LANE, S. COLLIN & P. VERY, "Towards a Nationally-Bounded Theory of Corporate Governance", Academy of Management Meeting, Chicago, 1999.
. VERY, P. & D. SERIO, "Les Limites du Pouvoir Discrétionnaire du Dirigeant Français : Apports Comparés de la Gestion et du Droit", Conférence of the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique, Montpellier, Mai 2000.
. VERY, P. & D. SCHWEIGER, "Acquisitions Domestiques et Internationales : Problèmes Critiques Liés à la Conduite du Processus et Solutions", Conference of the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique, Montpellier, Mai 2000.
. SERIO, D. & P. VERY, "Le PDG, Entre Exercice du Pouvoir et Révocation", XVe Journées des IAE, Biarritz, France, Septembre 2000
. LUBATKIN, M., P.J. LANE, S. COLLIN & P. VERY, "A Nationally-Bounded Theory of Corporate Governance", Academy of International Business Meeting, Phoenix, November 2000.
. VERY,P. & S. RAYTCHEVA, "Influence of Family Structure on the Management of Family Firms : an Investigation of Succession Issues", EGOS 17th Colloquium, Lyon (FR), July 2001.
. VERY, P. & S. GATES, "Performance Measurement During M&A Integration", EIASM Workshop on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, October 2001.
. VERY, P. , “Delimiting cross-cultural issues in Cross-border M&As”, EIASM Workshop on “International strategy and Cross-cultural Management”, Växhö, Sweden, April 2002.
. BIZEUIL, M. & P. VERY, « Management par la culture et souffrance des cadres », IP&M Colloque « transformations et Ruptures, EDHEC Lille, June 2002.
. ARREGLE, J-L., VERY, P. & S. RAYTCHEVA, “Capital social et avantages des firmes familiales : proposition d’un modèle intégrateur”, Conference of the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique, Paris, June 2002.
. VERY, P. & T. DURAND, « Comment transférer les résultats de recherche vers les entreprises », panel session, Conference of the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique, Paris, June 2002.
. VERY, P. & S. RAYTCHEVA, “Family Structures, Family firms and Succession : Some Insights from Anthropology”, 2002 ICSB World Conference, Puerto Rico, June 2002.
. HEBERT, L. & P. VERY, “Managing Cross-border Acquisitions : which transfer of experience does pay off ?”, Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, August 2002.
. LUBATKIN, M., P.J. LANE, S. COLLIN & P. VERY, "A Nationally Embedded Corporate Governance Model Using US, Swedish and French Historical Institutional Data ", Academy of Management Meeting, Denver, August 2002.
. LABBE, E. & P. VERY, “Mergers and Acquisitions : How a TQM Approach can Improve the Process”, Fifth Toulon-Verona ESOE Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, 2002.
. ARREGLE, J-L & P. VERY, “A Framework for Analyzing the Performance of Family Firms”, Workshop on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, Sept 2003.
. ARREGLE, J-L., M. HITT, D. SIRMON & P. VERY, „The development of Organizational Social Capital and its Performance Implications : Insights from Family Firms”, 23rd Annual Strategic Management Society Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Nov 2003.
. TEERIKANGAS, S & P. VERY (2003). “The Culture-Performance relationship in M&A: from yes/no to how”, EIBA Conference, Copenhagen, Dec.
. VERY,P., L. HEBERT & P. BEAMISH (2004). “Le modèle de projection du savoir dans les multinationales : une exploration par l’étude du lien entre expatriation et survie des filiales », 13e Conférence AIMS, Normandie- Vallée de la Seine, Le Havre, Juin.
. HEBERT, L., P. VERY & P. BEAMISH (2004). “Exploring the limitations of the knowledge projection model in MNCs”, AIB Conference, Stockholm, July.


OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
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. 2001 : Creation of the Website www.verymerging.com aiming at developing knowledge about M&A management with the insights from researchers and managers.
. Member of the Board of AIMS (Association Internationale de Management Stratégique ; International Association of Strategic Management)
. Member of the Editorial Board of " M@n@gement .
. Member of the Editorial Board of "Journal of World Business".
. Reviewer for "Organization Science" and “Organization Studies”.
. Reviewer for US book editors : Irwin, Academic Press.
. Co-organizer of the 3rd "AIMS Conference", 1994, Lyon.
. Co-organizer of the 2nd "G8 in Management" Conference, 1998, Lyon.
. 2ème conférence "G8 in Management" : participation to a round table on "acquisitions and global strategy", with Chairmen and CEOs from ADECCO, MINOLTA & SONOCO, 1998.
. 1992 : Junior Faculty Consortium, The Academy of Management, Las Vegas.
. Chairman or Discussant in many conferences.
. Member of the 1999 jury for « AIMS - Best French Doctoral Dissertation ».
. Member of The Academy of Management and of the Academy of International Business


PUBLISHED CASE STUDIES
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. VERY, P., M. BERTHELIER & R. CALORI (1993), "A Note on the World Automobile Industry", in G. JOHNSON et K. SCHOLES, Exploring Corporate Strategy - Text and Cases, Prentice Hall, London.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & M. BERTHELIER (1993), "Peugeot S.A. Group", in G. JOHNSON et K. SCHOLES, Exploring Corporate Strategy - Text and Cases - Third Edition, Prentice Hall, London.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & M. BERTHELIER (1997), "Peugeot S.A. Group", in G. JOHNSON et K. SCHOLES, Exploring Corporate Strategy - Text and Cases - Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, London.
. CALORI, R., P. VERY & M. BERTHELIER (1999), "PSA Peugeot Citroën", in G. JOHNSON et K. SCHOLES, Exploring Corporate Strategy - Text and Cases - Fifth Edition, Prentice Hall, London.
. VERY, P. (2001), “CEVEO au Kirghistan”, Centrale des Cas et des Médias Pédagogiques, Paris.

NB : elaboration of additional case studies for particular purposes. Last one created with Francis Bidault (Theseus Institute) for the specific needs of Philips Semiconductors (2001).

TEACHING AND CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
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TEACHING
Courses in :
- strategic management ;
- internationalization ;
- mergers and acquisitions ;
- diversification strategies.
In undergraduate and graduate programs, MBA programs and professional training.

CONSULTING
Consulting activities with firms like Merial , Ugine-Kuhlman, …



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