Paola Duperray

Paola Duperray is a Lecturer in Management Sciences at Université Catholique de l’Ouest (UCO Angers), where she serves as Head of the Master's program 'Innovation Business and Society - SME-SMI Development' and the DU 'Professional Coaching, Support Practices'. She leads the 'Entrepreneurship and Territories' Chair and is a Full Member of the EGEI research team (Ethics and Governance of Business and Institutions). Her research focuses on entrepreneurship education, managerial support, and gender dynamics in entrepreneurship.

Education:

• Doctorate in Management Sciences (University of Southern Brittany, 2013)
• DESU Coaching Practices (Paris VIII University, 2021)
• Master's in Management of Social Economy Enterprises (University of Nantes, 2002)
• Laurea in Giurisprudenza (Master of Law, University of Bologna, 2000)

Research Interests: Her work explores entrepreneurial education, managerial resilience, and the intersection of gender and entrepreneurship. Key themes include leadership in digital contexts, ethical dilemmas in organizational governance, and burnout prevention in educational leadership. She collaborates with institutions like Pépite France on gender representation studies.

Recent Work Trends: Recent publications address controversies in coaching practices, gender disparities in student entrepreneurship, and organizational drivers of workplace suffering. Her 2025 editorial highlights evolving pedagogical strategies in continuing education.

Programs & Grants: She co-led a 6-year research program (2016–2022) on school leadership dynamics, funded by DDEC 49. Currently involved in the Ministry-backed ORELiG project studying youth entrepreneurial gender representations.

Labs/Teams: Core member of EGEI, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on business ethics and institutional governance.