Frank Lasch

Frank Lasch is a Full Professor in Entrepreneurship at Montpellier Business School, focusing on regional entrepreneurship, international entrepreneurship, micro-firms, inter-firm cooperation, coopetition, types of entrepreneurs, antecedents and outcomes of entrepreneurship, entry modes of entrepreneurship, copreneurship, and entrepreneurial well-being. He chairs the scientific committee and supervises the 'Innovation, context and entrepreneurial outcomes' chair and program under LabEx Entrepreneurship at the University of Montpellier.

• PhD: Joint degree from the University of Regensburg, Germany, and the University of Montpellier, France (2002)
• Habilitation: Supervising doctoral research in Management Science (2007, HDR, University of Montpellier)

His research explores interdisciplinary aspects of entrepreneurship, emphasizing regional dynamics, international expansion, and psychological factors affecting micro-firms. Recent work includes coopetition in small business sectors and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SME owners’ health.

Frank serves as an academic coordinator for the annual Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research and co-leads the Global Entrepreneurship French national team. His publications in journals like Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice and Small Business Economics have garnered significant recognition, including the Most Cited Paper Award in 2009.