Marina BOURGAIN

Marina BOURGAIN is a Teacher-researcher at ESC Clermont (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont), part of Université Clermont Auvergne, affiliated with the Alter-Management, Human Potential and Innovation (AMPHI) research axis within Clermont Recherche Management (CleRMa). Her primary institutional base is IAE Clermont Auvergne - School of Management, where she contributes to both academic instruction and research activities in management disciplines.

Dr. BOURGAIN's research program spans three interconnected domains with significant practical implications. Her foundational work examines career paths of executives in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), revealing how professionals justify their career choices through a complex interplay of work-related dimensions (autonomy, versatility, proximity to power) and geographical considerations (affective-identity ties, economic security, living environment quality). She has extensively documented both the advantages and disadvantages that executives perceive when working in SME contexts, providing nuanced insights into career decision-making in smaller organizations. More recently, her research has evolved to address critical workplace dynamics including mistreatment, sexism, and moral courage in professional settings. Her 2024 publications on third-party reactions to workplace injustice and sustainable relationship-building in work environments represent significant contributions to organizational ethics. Additionally, she maintains a strong focus on entrepreneurship, particularly examining the intersection of family responsibilities with entrepreneurial careers—a dimension she identifies as frequently overlooked in traditional entrepreneurship research.

Her scholarly output demonstrates a clear trajectory from foundational SME management research toward increasingly sophisticated examinations of workplace ethics, pedagogical innovation, and the complex interplay between personal life and professional careers. The most recent publications (2023-2024) reveal a maturation of her research program, with greater attention to gender dynamics, ethical workplace behavior, and innovative teaching methodologies in business education. This evolution reflects both continuity in her core SME focus and expansion into addressing contemporary organizational challenges.

Dr. BOURGAIN actively contributes to the academic community through her participation in scientific committees for conferences focused on Human Capital and Collective Intelligence. She serves as editor for special issues in prominent journals including Revue de l'Entreprenariat and @GRH, helping to shape scholarly discourse in her fields of expertise. Her collaborative research approach is evident in her extensive co-authorship network, with frequent collaborations with scholars such as Marc-André Vilette, Adeline Gilson, and Sabrina Pérugien, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary and team-based research methodologies.