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RENE DIAZ PICHARDO

Strategy and Entrepreneurship
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Biography

René DIAZ PICHARDO holds a PhD in Management from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and an HDR from Université de Paris-Saclay. He currently works as Associate Professor at ICN Business School, in Nancy, France. He participates as Associate Researcher at the CEREFIGE research laboratory at Université de Lorraine, Nancy. He is also a Visiting Professor at the National Polytechnic Institute, in Mexico. His areas of publication are sustainability, strategy, and entrepreneurship. His scientific work has been published in diverse journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, the Journal of Business Research, and Business Strategy and the Environment. He currently supervises doctoral students in Mexico, Spain, and France.

Degrees and Training

Year Title Institution Country
2021 Eligibility to Supervise Doctoral Research (HDR), Business Administration, CSR Université Paris-Saclay France
2010 PhD, Business Administration, Strategic Management ITESM, Tec de Monterrey Mexico

Courses Taught

Year Title Country Institution
2023 Governance & Responsible Leadership France ICN Business School
2023 Sustainable development and CSR at the Digital Age France ICN Business School
2023 Développement durable et RSE à l ère digitale France ICN Business School
2023 Advanced Doctoral workshop France ICN Business School
2023 Strategy & Scenario Planning France ICN Business School
2022 Corporate Social Responsibility France ICN Business School
2022 Strategic Challenge France ICN Business School
2022 Strategy France ICN Business School
2011 Advanced Statistics for the Social Sciences Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Oaxaca, Oaxaca
2011 Research Methods for the Social Sciences Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Research Interests

  • Business Strategy
  • Sustainable Development
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Publications

Year Type Reference
2026 Journal article ZAMBRANO-SÁNCHEZ, A., L. PADILLA-ANGULO, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Taxonomy of organizational capabilities to achieve sustainable project management in MSMEs: A systematic literature review”, Business Strategy and the Environment, February 2026
2026 Journal article DIAZ PICHARDO, R., V. VOTA, P. TETTAMANZI, “Healthy and sustainable food consumption among university students: Cultural drivers and behavioural patterns”, British Food Journal, February 2026
2025 Journal article DURAND, M., M. THOMAS, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Cultural friction and motivational attitudes during cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A revision of job characteristics theory”, Scandinavian Journal of Management, March 2025, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 101390
2025 Journal article LWANGO , A., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, P. S. SANCHEZ-MEDINA, “Socioemotional Wealth and the Success of Intra-Family Succession: Examining Intermediate Mechanisms in Craft-Based Family Ventures in an Emerging Economy”, Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat, September 2025, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 47-79
2025 Journal article SAEED, S., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, “A knowledge map of agility and innovation: trends and insights using bibliometric analysis”, Strategy & Leadership, October 2025
2025 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference DIAZ PICHARDO, R., V. VOTA, “Sustainable food consumption habits among University students aged 18 to 26” in 25th European Academy of Management (EURAM) conference, 2025, Florence, Italy
2024 Journal article MÉNDEZ-LEÓN, E., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, T. REYES-CARRILLO, M. D. R. REYES-SANTIAGO, “What is unique about sustainable business models for the base of the pyramid?”, Business Strategy and the Environment, March 2024, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 2345-2366
2024 Journal article BOYSSELLE, J., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “The moderating effect of participation in alternative food networks on the relationship between socially responsible corporate communication and brand trust”, Management International, June 2024, vol. 28, pp. 146–157
2024 Journal article DURAND, M., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “The role of cultural friction in the sociocultural integration micro-mechanisms in cross-border mergers and acquisitions”, Management International, September 2024, pp. 1-28
2024 Journal article RAMÍREZ-ALTAMIRANO, D. A., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, M. F. SUÁREZ-BARRAZA, “Transformational Environmental Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility as Triggers of Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Performance in Environmentally Certified Companies in Mexico”, Sustainability , 2024, vol. 16, pp. 8884
2024 Journal article MARTÍNEZ HERNÁNDEZ , J. J., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “The impacts of institutional pressures on environmental performance: The mediating role of voluntary environmental regulation in Mexico”, Gestión y Política Pública, October 2024, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 1-37
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference FINSTAD-MILION, K., M. A. KHALIK, J. GODINEZ, L. SANCHEZ-BARRIOS, K. LAHLOUH, L. ACHKOUTY, S. LOPEZ GOMEZ, S. JAYANTILAL, A. OUMESSAOUD, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Understanding Migrant Informal Female Entrepreneurship (MIFE); In Search for a Holistic and Integrative Approach” in Business and People on the Move Conference, 2024, Turku, Finland Coauthorspresented
2024 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference DIAZ PICHARDO, R., L. PADILLA-ANGULO, “The effect of environmental orientation and personality attributes on entrepreneurial perceived behavioral control” in European Academy of Management, 2024, Bath, Great Britain
2023 Journal article PADILLA-ANGULO, L., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, A. L. LEAL-RODRÍGUEZ, “Are different entrepreneurship-promotion activities equally effective? an analysis by academic year and gender”, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, March 2023, vol. 19, pp. 1-25
2023 Journal article SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, P. S., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, J. S. GUEVARA-FLORES, “Gender and satisfaction of basic psychological needs: an exploratory study of pottery crafts in Latin America”, Entreciencias: Diálogos en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, December 2023, vol. 11, no. 25, pp. 1-16
2023 Journal article DE YTA-CASTILLO, D., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, A. BAUTISTA-CRUZ, “Personal values in relation to environmental attitudes and behavior in handicraft enterprises in Oaxaca and Guanajuato, Mexico”, Contaduría y Administración, December 2023
2023 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference DIAZ PICHARDO, R., “The moderating effect of participation in alternative food networks on the relationship between socially responsible communication and brand trust” in EURAM (European Academy of Management annual meeting), 2023, Dublin, Ireland
2023 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference MENDEZ-LEON, E., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, T. REYES, M. DEL ROSARIO REYES-SANTIAGO, “What is Unique in Sustainable Business Models for the Base of the Pyramid?” in Social Business Creation, 2023, Montreal (online), Canada
2023 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference DIAZ PICHARDO, R., L. PADILLA-ANGULO, “Environmental orientation and personality attributes as antecedents of entrepreneurial perceived behavioral control” in 10th Responsible Management Education Research Conference, 2023, Portugal
2023 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference RAMÍREZ-ALTAMIRANO, D. A., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Environmental leadership and sustainability performance: A study of companies in Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Tlaxcala, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon y Sinaloa” in 1er Congreso Internacional en Administración de Empresas para la Sustentabilidad, 2023, Mexico Coauthorspresented
2022 Journal article MÉNDEZ-LEÓN, E., T. REYES-CARRILLO, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Towards a holistic framework for sustainable value analysis in business models: A tool for sustainable development”, Business Strategy and the Environment, January 2022, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 15-31
2022 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference RAMÍREZ-ALTAMIRANO, D. A., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Environmental leadership and sustainable performance of companies with and without environmental certification in Mexico” in XX Congreso Internacional de Análisis Organizacional, 2022, Mexico Coauthorspresented
2022 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference DIAZ PICHARDO, R., C. CANTÚ-GONZÁLEZ, P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, “Strengthening the first stage of food supply chains: A sustainability intervention model” in Principles for Responsible Management Education Conference, 2022, Netherlands (The)
2021 Journal article DIAZ PICHARDO, R., J. J. MARTÍNEZ HERNÁNDEZ, P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, “Business-oriented environmental regulation: Measurement and implications for environmental policy and business strategy from a sustainable development perspective”, Business Strategy and the Environment, January 2021, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 507-521
2021 Book Chapter DIAZ PICHARDO, R., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, “Corporate social responsibility response during the Covid-19 crisis in Mexico]” in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability during the Coronavirus Crisis., Anna Sörensson, Besrat Tesfaye, Anders Lundström, Georgiana Grigore, Alin Stancu Eds, PALGRAVE, pp. 37-56, 2021
2019 Journal article DEL ROSARIO REYES-SANTIAGO, M., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “The influence of environmental dynamic capabilities on organizational and environmental performance of hotels: Evidence from Mexico”, Journal of Cleaner Production, August 2019, vol. 227
2019 Journal article PADILLA-ANGULO, L., R. DIAZ PICHARDO, P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, L. RAMBOARISON-LALAO, “Classroom interdisciplinary diversity and entrepreneurial intentions”, Education and Training, August 2019, vol. 61, no. 7/8, pp. 832-849
2019 Book Chapter DIAZ PICHARDO, R., F. BRATEC, N. TROUSSIER, “Toward the Creation of an Impact Seriousness Indicator to Assist the Designer” in Technologies and Eco-innovation towards Sustainability II., Allen H. Hu, Mitsutaka Matsumoto, Tsai Chi Kuo, Shana Smith Eds, Springer, 2019
2018 Journal article JUÁREZ-LUIS, G., P. S. SÁNCHEZ-MEDINA, R. DIAZ PICHARDO, “Institutional Pressures and Green Practices in Small Agricultural Businesses in Mexico: The Mediating Effect of Farmers’ Environmental Concern”, Sustainability , November 2018, vol. 10, no. 12