Matthias Staessens

Matthias Staessens is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy & Entrepreneurship department at Montpellier Business School (joined 2022). His research focuses on sustainable organizational strategies, particularly in social enterprises, cooperatives, and nonprofits. He explores how decision-makers (CEOs, boards, TMTs) balance social, ecological, and economic objectives. His work examines governance structures, institutional entrepreneurship, and hybrid organizational models. He teaches sustainable development, entrepreneurship, and management across bachelor to executive programs.

Key research themes include corporate governance in social enterprises, cooperative resilience during crises, and mission drift in nonprofits. His recent studies address CEO self-efficacy impacts on institutional entrepreneurship and pandemic adaptations in cooperatives. He contributes to industry reports on social economy reforms and nonprofit governance innovation.

• Publications in Journal of Business Ethics, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Strategic Change
• Advisory roles: Board member of a residential care center
• Practical contributions: Nonprofit-for-profit collaboration roadmaps, board reform strategies

His teaching materials cover impact measurement, sustainable innovation management, and social entrepreneurship.