Romain Boulongne

Education

• Ph.D. in Management, HEC Paris • Master of Science in Management and Organizational Dynamics, University of Paris • Graduate Degree in Political Science, Sciences Po Lille

Romain holds a Ph.D. in Management from HEC Paris, a Master of Science in Management and Organizational Dynamics from the University of Paris, and a Graduate Degree in Political Science from Sciences Po Lille. During his time at HEC, Romain also spent one year as a Visiting Doctoral Student in the Economic Sociology Group at MIT Sloan.

His primary research focus is on how categorization processes—the various cognitive mechanisms that people use to make sense of the social world — shape social evaluation and performance of organizations in markets.

Another aspect of Romain’s research draws on his broader interest in questions related to sustainability, where, to address them, he uses experimental methods and large-scale empirical approaches to explore topics such as the performance evaluations of social enterprises, impact investing or sustainable cities.

Prior to joining academia, Romain spent several years studying the intricacies of complex organizational dynamics at a French social enterprise, working on topics such as urban development and human rights/ equality.

His work has been published or is forthcoming at Organization Science and Research in the Sociology of Organizations.

Areas of interest

• Cognitive and Normative Dimensions of Firm Performance
• Organization Theory
• Sustainability