Zineb AOUNI

Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Permanent

Presentation

Biography

Zineb AOUNI is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at ICN Business School. She has over twenty years of experience in coaching and teaching entrepreneurship. Zineb AOUNI earned her doctorate in entrepreneurship from HEC Liège and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Microfinance Research Center (CERMi) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Her experience includes holding international managerial positions in higher education and assuming pedagogical responsibilities as a program director for Masters, EMBA, and executive programs. She has also been actively involved in launching multiple programs and initiatives for entrepreneurs. Zineb AOUNI's research primarily focuses on innovation processes and entrepreneurship education. One of her significant contributions is the understanding of the cognitive mechanisms of investors toward hybrid organizations within crowdfunding platforms

Degrees and Training

Year Title Institution Country
2011 PhD in Education for entrepreneurship Management School of the University of Liège Belgium
2002 French Graduate Diploma in Management Management School of the University of Liège Belgium
1997 MA in Economics and Management Mohamed V University Morocco

Courses Taught

Year Title Country Institution
2023 Competitive Intelligence / Séminaire Pékin France ICN Business School
2023 Défi stratégique d'entreprise France ICN Business School
2023 AtI Mode et handicap France ICN Business School

Publications

Year Type Reference
2024 Journal article AOUNI, Z., M. HUDON, A. PERRILLEUX, T. WRY, “Crowdfunding social ventures: who rewards or punishes hybridity?”, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, September 2024, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 1191–1222
2022 Journal article MANJON, M., Z. AOUNI, N. CRUTZEN, “Green and digital entrepreneurship in smart cities”, Annals of Regional Science, April 2022, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 429-462