Michel Ferrary

Michel Ferrary is a Full Professor at the Institute of Management, University of Geneva, holding a Ph.D. from HEC Paris. His academic career spans over three decades with continuous scholarly contributions through 2025. Based at Uni Mail - 3256 in Geneva, he maintains an active research profile with numerous publications in top-tier management journals.

Professor Ferrary's research interests focus on organizational theory, stakeholder dynamics, and gender diversity in corporate governance. His work employs Bourdieusian frameworks to analyze business models and value creation, particularly examining how prestigious universities maintain their status and how non-profit organizations convert symbolic capital into funding. He has extensively researched the French Copé-Zimmermann law and its impacts on corporate boards, as well as network structures of corporate stakeholders during industrial restructuring. His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, management, and gender studies.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on stakeholder theory, gender diversity, and organizational networks. His 2023-2025 works demonstrate growing interest in the intersection of societal value creation and business models, particularly through a Bourdieusian lens. The research shows evolution from earlier work on social networks and venture capital to more contemporary examinations of gender diversity across organizational levels and non-profit business models.

Professor Ferrary has made significant contributions to understanding gender diversity in corporate governance, particularly through his analyses of French corporate board composition. His work on non-profit organizations' funding mechanisms represents an important theoretical contribution to understanding how symbolic capital conversion creates sustainable business models in the social sector.

His teaching portfolio includes courses on Human Resources Management, Business Creation and Innovation Ecosystems, and Strategic Human Resource Management at the executive level. While specific information about his student advising is not provided in the available materials, his extensive publication record suggests active mentorship of graduate students in organizational theory and related fields.