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JULIEN BILLION

Strategy and Entrepreneurship
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Biography

Julien Billion holds a Ph.D. in sociology (EHESS), a Ph.D. in management sciences (Polytechnic Institute of Paris), and a habilitation in management sciences (Polytechnic Institute of Paris). As a professor and researcher at ICN business school and at CEREFIGE center, he specializes in the areas of social innovation and social entrepreneurship. He is the author of articles, books, and documentaries in these fields. Notably, his work has been published in reviews such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, and Management International.

Degrees and Training

Year Title Institution Country
PhD in Sociology EHESS
PhD in Management Sciences Polytechnic Institute of Paris
Habilitation in Management Sciences Polytechnic Institute of Paris

Courses Taught

Year Title Country Institution
2021 Professor-Researcher France ISC Paris Business School
2018 Lecturer France EMLV Business School
2018 Lecturer France ESSCA
2018 Lecturer France ISTEC – Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et Marketing
2018 Lecturer France IGS

Research Interests

  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Publications

Year Type Reference
2026 Journal article BILLION, J., J. RENOUF, C. DOUSSARD, J. LABBE, ““I have someone who takes care of me.” Social and economic capital of entrepreneurs with disabilities”, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, January 2026, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 343–360
2026 Journal article BILLION, J., J. JÉRÉMIE RENOUF, C. DOUSSARD, J. LABBE, “Designing Support Systems That Empower Entrepreneurs with Disabilities”, The European Business Review, January 2026
2026 Book BILLION, J., Narratives of Youth Homelessness. Stories from Paris and New York., Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2026
2026 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference BILLION, J., C. DOUSSARD, “Histoires et territoires d’entrepreneurs en situation de handicap.” in Ascencia business school, 2026, Puteaux
2025 Journal article BILLION, J., “De l’innovation sociale à l’innovation inclusive”, The conversation, March 2025
2025 Journal article BILLION, J., “Evolution de l’innovation sociale vers une approche inclusive de l’innovation”, Observatoire Action Sociétale Action Publique, April 2025
2025 Journal article BILLION, J., C. CHRISTEL TESSIER-DARGENT, J. JÉRÉMIE RENOUF, “Exploring the determinants of business sector choice among entrepreneurs with disabilities”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2025
2025 Journal article BILLION, J., C. TESSIER DARGENT, J. RENOUF, “Unlocking Potential: Supporting Entrepreneurs with Disabilities”, The European Business Review, October 2025
2025 Journal article BILLION, J., “Mobile incubator: a social innovation making entrepreneurship accessible”, Polytechnique insights, November 2025
2025 Journal article TESSIER-DARGENT , C., J. BILLION, “Unveiling the Interactions between Individual, Entrepreneurial and Organizational Resilience of Entrepreneurs with Disabilities”, Relations industrielles / Industrial Relations, December 2025, vol. 80, no. 1
2025 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference BILLION, J., C. DOUSSARD, ““Il faut être audacieux.” Histoires et territoires d’entrepreneurs en situation de handicap.” in Association Florimont, 2025, Paris
2025 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference SOLÈNE JUTEAU, C. QUÉRO, J. BILLION, “Des-innovation(s): avancées et inerties des dispositifs innovants pour l’accessibilité des personnes en situation de handicap” in AIM, 2025, Lyon, France
2025 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference CAROLE BATAILLARD, C., S. SHIVA TAGHAVI, J. BILLION, “Rebalancing Cognitive Frames for Sustainability: Lessons from Rowing.” in AOM, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark
2025 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Pour l’innovation inclusive dans le contexte des handicaps” – 2025, HEC stories, Paris, France
2025 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Pour la création d’incubateurs inclusifs.” – 2025, Les Echos.fr, Paris, France
2025 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Et si le Québec s’inspirait de la France pour soutenir les entrepreneurs en situation de handicap? Kim Auclair” – 2025, Les affaires
2025 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Table ronde sur le travail indépendant et le handicap. Journée mondiale de la neurodiversité.” – 2025, INSEI, Suresnes
2024 Journal article DOUSSARD, C., E. GARBE, J. MORALES, J. BILLION, “Universal Design for the Workplace: Ethical Considerations Regarding the Inclusion of Workers with Disabilities.”, Journal of Business Ethics, January 2024
2024 Journal article BILLION, J., J.-M. SAHUT, C. DOUSSARD, R. DANG, “Qu’apporte l’étude des entrepreneurs en situation de handicap à la littérature entrepreneuriale? Une revue systématique de la littérature.”, Management International, February 2024, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 80–91
2024 Journal article LEJEALLE, C., J. BILLION, “Somehow I made it a force”. How a disabled entrepreneur leveraged his self-identity in the workplace as a competitive advantage?”, International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies, March 2024, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 240-255
2024 Journal article BILLION, J., C. LEJEALLE, O. FOURNOUT, C. DOUSSARD, “My disability is something we use as a strength.” Hero or not hero: revisiting critical studies about entrepreneurship.”, International Review of Entrepreneurship, November 2024, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 111-134
2024 Book BILLION, J., Handicaps. De l’innovation sociale à l’innovation inclusive., INSEI Editions, Suresnes, France, 2024
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference BILLION, J., J. RENOUF, C. TESSIER-DARGENT, S. MOHAND-AMAR, “Unconventional Entrepreneurship as a Path to Empowerment: The Case of Entrepreneurs with Down Syndrome in the United States.” in 40th EGOS colloquium (European Group for Organizational Studies), 2024, Milan, Italy
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference TESSIER-DARGENT , C., J. BILLION, “Modéliser les interactions entre résiliences individuelle, entrepreneuriale et organisationnelle : le cas des micro-entrepreneurs en situation de handicap” in CIFEPME, 17ème Congrès International Francophone en Entrepreneuriat et PME, 2024, Québec, Canada
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference RENOUF, J., J. BILLION, C. TESSIER-DARGENT, “Parent-Child Relationship in Family Businesses: Supporting Entrepreneurs with Down Syndrome” in RENT conference, The Multiple Faces of Entrepreneurship, 2024, Nantes, France
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference QUÉRO , C., E. LOMBARDO, J. BILLION, “Technologies 4.0 : un modèle d’autonomie pour l’amélioration du bien-être des personnes en situation de handicap” in ‘Disruptive Technologies & Healthcare’, DTA conférence, 2024, Clichy
2024 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “La vérité sur le handicap et l’entrepreneuriat” – 2024, Entreprendre, Paris, France
2023 Journal article DOUSSARD, C., J. BILLION, J. RENOUF, S. BUREAU, “Barefoot entrepreneurs trapped in liminal spaces: the case of homeless youths in New York City”, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, July 2023, vol. 35, no. 9-10, pp. 938-955
2023 Journal article BILLION, J., C. DOUSSARD, J. LABBE, ““It’s easier to make money.” The homeless youth of Châtelet-les-Halles, an extreme case of disadvantaged entrepreneurs within the informal economy”, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, June 2023
2023 Journal article LEJEALLE, C., J. BILLION, “Ma production est aussi importante que celle d’un mec bien normal : construction identitaire d’un entrepreneur handicapé.”, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion (anciennement Revue Sciences de Gestion), July 2023, vol. 2, no. 155, pp. 371-400
2023 Journal article BILLION, J., C. QUERO, A. VANCAELEMONT, “Je me suis cassé.” La théorie enracinée ou un regard porté sur la protection de l’enfance”, Gestion 2000, August 2023, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 269-278
2023 Journal article BILLION, J., C. LEJEALLE, “Understanding the success of a deaf-funder’s restaurant between food and empathy’s appeal: the case of 1001 signes.”, Journal of Information Technology – Teaching Cases, October 2023
2023 Journal article BILLION, J., E. PEYRARD, J. RENOUF, “Training students to inclusive innovation: what device and what implementation ?”, Entreprendre et innover, July 2023, vol. 2, no. 55, pp. 53-59
2023 Book BILLION, J., C. DOUSSARD, Il faut être audacieux. Histoires et territoires d’entrepreneurs en situation de handicap., EMS Editions, France, 2023
2023 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Ce que les entrepreneurs ont à apprendre des entrepreneurs en situation de handicap” – 2023, Xerfi Canal, Paris
2023 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “”Handi-preneurs” : être audacieux pour entreprendre en étant handicapé” – 2023, Xerfi Canal, Paris
2023 Interview, debate, Broadcast BILLION, J. – “Entrepreneuriat & handicap” – 2023, B SMART, Paris, France
2022 Journal article QUERO, C., J. BILLION, A. VANCAELEMONT, “Ras-le-bol d’être à la rue. Modèle transthéorique et parcours de ruptures de jeunes sans domicile en lien avec les offres des associations sociales.”, Management & Avenir, December 2022, vol. 6, no. 132, pp. 113-132
2022 Journal article QUERO, C., J. BILLION, S. CANEVET-LEHOUX, “Création et destruction de valeur dans le cas des associations sociales en faveur des jeunes sans domicile.”, Revue Interdisciplinaire Management, Homme et Entreprise (RIMHE), March 2022, vol. 11, no. 47, pp. 79-89
2022 Journal article BILLION, J., C. QUERO, S. CANEVET-LEHOUX, K. KAIYM, “Évaluation du Business Model d’un établissement et service d’aide par le travail. Le cas de l’ESAT Délos Apei 78.”, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion (anciennement Revue Sciences de Gestion), January 2022, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. 243-273
2022 Journal article BILLION, J., ““Déjà 2 ans à mon compte.” Histoire d’un jeune sans domicile rêveur et entrepreneur.”, Management et Sciences Sociales, February 2022, vol. 1, no. 32, pp. 96-107
2021 Journal article BILLION, J., “La théorie de l’effectuation. Une théorie entrepreneuriale mise à l’épreuve dans le cadre d’entreprises à destination de jeunes sans domicile”, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion (anciennement Revue Sciences de Gestion), 2021
2021 Journal article BILLION, J., “ly me up, un projet de création d’entreprise en faveur de l’insertion professionnelle des jeunes sans domicile.”, Recherches en Sciences de Gestion (anciennement Revue Sciences de Gestion), 2021
2018 Book BILLION, J., Je ne dors pas à la maison.” Histoires de jeunes sans domicile à Paris et à New York., Champ social éditions, Nimes, France, 2018