Céline Louche

Professor of Business and Society and Head of the CSR Research axis at Audencia Buiness School

Biography

TEACHING DOMAINS

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

RESEARCH DOMAINS

  • Corporate responsibility
  • Sustainable finance
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Global value chains
  • Sustainability and innovation
  • Organization Studies
  • Institutional and organizational change

Education

  • Doctorate Erasmus University Rotterdam (1999 — 2004)
  • European Master European Association for Environmental Management Education (1997 — 1998)
  • Post-graduate (D.E.A.) Aix-Marseille University (1995 — 1996)
  • Master in Management Sciences Aix-Marseille University (1991 — 1995)

Companies

  • Professor of Business and Society and Head of the CSR Research axis Audencia (2013)
  • Visiting Scholar The University of Waikato (2018 — 2019)
  • Member of the advisory board, Portfolio 21 Belfius Insurance (2012 — 2018)
  • Member of the Register Commission of Forum ETHIBEL Ethibe (2011 — 2018)
  • Visiting Scholar University of California, Berkeley (2015 — 2015)
  • Member of the Scientific Committee and Management Board RIODD (2012 — 2014)
  • Member of the expert committee for the SRI label Novethic (2010 — 2014)
  • Member of the Academic Board ABIS - The Academy of Business in Society (2004 — 2014)
  • Assistant Professor Vlerick Business School (2004 — 2013)

ACADEMIC ARTICLES

Forthcoming

SINGHE, S., LOUCHE, C. (2020) . The development of microfinance in Cameroon: Focuson regulation, Strategic Change

LOUCHE, C., YOUNG, S., FOUGERE, M. (2021) . Cross-sector dialogue for sustainability: To partner or not to partner, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal

2021

GANSEMANS, A., LOUCHE, C., D’HAESE, M. (2021) . Planting seeds for social dialogue: An institutional work perspective, British Journal of Industrial Relations, 59 (1), 84-113

2020

LOUCHE, C., STAELENS, L., D’HAESE, M. (2020) . When Workplace Unionism in Global Value Chains Does Not Function Well: Exploring the Impediments, Journal of Business Ethics, 162 (2), 379-398

2019

SUKHBIR, S., MARC, O., LOUCHE, C. (2019) . How nation-level background governance conditions shape the economic payoffs of corporate environmental performance, Management Decision, 56 (10), 2714-2739

LOUCHE, C., TIMO, B., PATRICIA, C., ALFRED, M. (2019) . Financial Markets and the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: Challenging the Dominant Logics, Organization and Environment, 32 (1),

2018

STAELENS, L., DESIERE, S., LOUCHE, C., D’HAESE, M. (2018) . Predicting job satisfaction and workers’ intentions to leave at the bottom of the high value agricultural chain: evidence from the Ethiopian cut flower industry, International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29 (9), 1609-1635

2017

STAELENS, L., LOUCHE, C. (2017) . When the farm-gate becomes a revolving door: an institutional approach to high labour turnover, Human Relations, 70 (12), 1464-1485

ORLITZKY, M., LOUCHE, C., GOND, J., CHAPPLE, W. (2017) . Unpacking the Drivers of Corporate Social Performance: A Multilevel, Multistakeholder, and Multimethod Analysis, Journal of Business Ethics, 144 (1), 21-40

2016

COESLIER, M., LOUCHE, C., HETET, J. (2016) . On the Relevance of Low-Carbon Stock Indices to Tackle Climate Change, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, 6 (4), 247-262

MONNE, J., LOUCHE, C., VILLA, C. (2016) . Rational Herding toward the Poor: Evidence from Location Decisions of Microfinance Institutions within Pakistan, World Development, 84 266-281

ROOME, N., LOUCHE, C. (2016) . Journeying toward business models for sustainability: A conceptual model found inside the black-box of organisational transformation, Organization and Environment, 29 (1), 11-35

DUMAS, C., LOUCHE, C. (2016) . Collective Beliefs on Responsible Investment, Business and Society, 55 (3), 427-457

2014

GOODMAN, J., LOUCHE, C., Van CRANENBURGH, K., ARENAS, D. (2014) . Social Shareholder Engagement: The Dynamics of Voice and Exit, Journal of Business Ethics, 125 (2), 193-210

CRANENBURGH, K., ARENAS, D., GOODMAN, J., LOUCHE, C. (2014) . Religious Organisations as Investors: a Christian Perspective on Shareholder Engagement, Society and Business Review, 9 (2), 195-213

2012

LOUCHE, C., VAN CRANENBURGH, K., ARENAS, D. (2012) . From preaching to investing: attitudes of religious organisations towards responsible investment, Journal of Business Ethics, 110 (3), 301–320

2011

LOUCHE, C., ROOME, N. (2011) . SABAF: moving to a learning environment, Journal of Management Development, 30 (9), 1049-1066

2010

PEREZ, R., LOUCHE, C., SUN, W. (2010) . Introduction : finance, soutenabilité et responsabilité, Economies et Sociétés - Série KF Entreprise et finance, 44 (11),

2009

LOUCHE, C., DODD, T. (2009) . Reframing CSR, Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique, Tome XLVIII 59-68

2008

LOUCHE, C., SAKUMA, K. (2008) . Socially Responsible Investment in Japan: Its mechanism and drivers, Journal of Business Ethics, 82 (2), 425-448

2006

LOUCHE, C., BOSSUYT, X., WIIK, A. (2006) . Standardization in clinical laboratory medicine: an ethical reflection, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 67 (8), 1061-1063

LOUCHE, C., LYDENBERG, S. (2006) . Investissement sociallement responsable: differences entre Europe et Etats Unis, Revue Française d'Économie, 85 81-105

2005

LOUCHE, C. (2005) . Social and environmental reporting: Understanding the SRI logics and requests, Accountancy en Bedrifskunde, 25 (9), 51-61

LOUCHE, C., VAN DEN BERGHE, L. (2005) . The link between corporate governance and corporate social responsibility in insurance, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practices, 35 425-442

VAN DEN BERGHE, L., LENSSEN, G., LOUCHE, C. (2005) . Responding to Societal Expectations, Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 5 (3), 139–150

BOOKS

  • LOUCHE, C., & LYDENBERG, S. (2011). Responsible Investment Dilemmas. Greenleaf Publishing.

  • LOUCHE, C., & HEBB, T. (2014). Socially Responsible Investment in the 21st Century: Does It Make a Difference for Society. Emerald Group Publishing.

  • SUN, W., LOUCHE, C., & PEREZ, R. (2011). Finance and Sustainability: Towards a New Paradigm? A Post-Crisis Agenda. Emerald Group Publishing.

  • IDOWU, S., & LOUCHE, C. (2010). Theory and Practice Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer.

  • LOUCHE, C., IDOWU, S., & FILHO, W. L. (2010). Innovative Corporate Social Responsibility: From risk management to value creation. Greenleaf Publishing.

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Listed among the 60 Women Faculty Authors in Europe by Ingenium Global , 2017
  • Best Paper Award at the Corporate Responsibility Research Conference CRRC, Leeds, UK , 2014
  • Winner Dark Side Case-Writing Competition, AOM Conference , 2014
  • Best Paper Proceedings of the 2012 Academy of Management Meeting, SIM division , 2012
  • Runners Up for the Best Paper in the History of Corporate Responsibility Award sponsored by the SIM Division , 2012
  • Best reviewer, SIM division, Academy of Management , 2011
  • The co-edited book ‘Innovative CSR’ was listed in ‘The 2010 Top 40 Sustainability Books’ by the University of Cambridge , 2011
  • FT Lexicon - professor of the week , 2011
  • Dissertation award: Prize for the Best European PhD dissertation in Finance and Sustainable Development (French Social Investment Forum) , 2005
  • Dissertation award: runner up for the Critical Management Studies (CMS) , 2005

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