Valérie Duplat

Dr. Valérie Duplat is an Associate Professor of Strategy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, School of Business and Economics (SBE), within the Management and Organisation department. She previously taught at EDHEC Business School, France, and holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. Her research focuses on inter-organizational partnerships, regional strategies of multinational enterprises, and institutional influences on business strategy, with a recent emphasis on how institutions shape R&D-driven regional strategies and conflict management in alliances.

She coordinates the VU Amsterdam's Minor in Business Administration, titled "New Ways of Doing Business," and supervises four PhD candidates. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in fostering sustainable development through partnerships. Valérie has received accolades such as the FNEGE Junior Faculty Award (2013) and multiple Best Paper Proceedings awards. She is an Associate Editor for European Management Journal and an active member of VU's Knowledge Hubs for Ecosystems and Global Business Development.

Her teaching spans corporate strategy, M&A, and international business, with real-world consulting projects involving companies like Philips Lighting and ING. Valérie holds two teaching qualifications from Dutch universities (2019 and 2023).

• Education: Ph.D. in Strategic Management (Catholic University of Louvain), Visiting Scholarships at Maastricht University, University of Michigan, and Purdue University.
• Research Interests: Inter-organizational partnerships, institutional theory, conflict resolution in alliances, globalization strategies, and sustainable development.
• Labs/Teams: VU Knowledge Hub for Ecosystems and Global Business Development.