Line Pillet

Line Pillet is a Full Professor at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO), specifically at the School of Management in Valais-Wallis. She serves as Head of the Entrepreneurship & Management Institute, leading initiatives that bridge academic research with practical entrepreneurship. Her work spans multiple institutional roles while maintaining an active research and publication record.

Her research interests focus on entrepreneurship, organizational governance, change management, and systems approach of organizations. She has made significant contributions to understanding academic entrepreneurship through the Business eXperience program, organizational resilience during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, and sustainable building renovation governance. Her recent work combines the Quintuple Helix model with a S.P.I.N.S quest to examine multi-stakeholder approaches to sustainable development.

Professor Pillet's publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output across multiple formats including book chapters, scientific papers, and conference proceedings. Her work spans disciplines from organizational behavior to sustainable development, with a strong emphasis on practical applications in educational and business contexts. The research shows clear progression from foundational work on academic entrepreneurship to more recent applications in sustainable building renovation and crisis management.

Her scientific contributions include:

• Research on organizational resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic published in Safety Science (2024)
• Studies on academic entrepreneurship frameworks published with Springer (2022)
• Work on multicultural collaborative learning in the Journal of International Business Education (2023)
• Recent book chapter on sustainable building renovation governance (2025)

Professor Pillet actively supervises student projects through the Business eXperience program and has developed innovative teaching methodologies for multicultural collaboration. Her work on the 4E learning pedagogy has enhanced perceived learning attainment for international online learners. She has presented her research at numerous conferences including the Safety, Security, and Risk Management conferences and the Swiss Sport Managers Conference, demonstrating the breadth of her scholarly engagement across academic and professional contexts.

Her leadership of the Entrepreneurship & Management Institute provides students with hands-on entrepreneurial experiences while advancing research on knowledge transfer and research commercialization. The institute serves as a hub for connecting academic work with regional business needs in the Valais region, particularly in sustainable development sectors.