Sarah Richard

Sarah Richard is an Associate Professor at Audencia Business School, holding a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) in Business Administration, Organization Studies & Ethics from Université de Paris Créteil (2023). She earned her PhD in Management Sciences from EM Strasbourg (2016) and specializes in disability employment policies, identity work, and HRM.

• PhD, Management Sciences, EM Strasbourg (2016)
• HDR, Business Administration, Organization Studies & Ethics, Université Paris XII (2023)
• HDR, Sciences de Gestion, Université de Paris Créteil (2023)

Her research focuses on disability employment policies across individual, organizational, and societal levels, with attention to identity work and the functioning of sheltered and adapted employment systems in France. She also explores diversity and inclusion through organizational behavior lenses.

Scientific awards include:

• Best Track Paper (2019)
• Promotion CEFAG 2014 (2014)

Richard has served on the editorial board of Gèrer & Comprendre (2024) and co-edited a special issue on Handicap & Management in the Revue Française de Gestion (2025). She is a member of the European Centre of Expertise (ECE) in labor law and employment policy.