Magalie Marais

Magalie Marais serves as Associate Professor in the People & Organizations department at Montpellier Business School, where she co-founded the "Chair MIND: Inclusive Management & Societal Commitment" in 2020. Her academic work bridges theoretical research and practical implementation of societal commitment frameworks.

Her research centers on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility, and inclusion within organizations, with specific focus on care ethics, governance of alternative organizations, and moral-economic paradoxes in diversity management. Key themes include Human Rights, Social Entrepreneurship, Non-profit Management, and Decarbonization Challenges, examining how organizations balance societal impact with operational scaling.

Recent publications reveal consistent trends in organizational transformation through care ethics and measuring societal impact, with growing emphasis on AI-emotional intelligence intersections and renewable energy transitions. Her work spans journals like Journal of Business Ethics and Organization and Environment, highlighting practical frameworks for inclusive business models.

Through the MIND Chair initiatives, Professor Marais drives institutional change via white papers on societal impact measurement and inclusive business school frameworks, establishing Montpellier Business School as a hub for responsible management research and practice.