Our research axis

Finance, Governance, CSR

The Finance-Governance-CSR Axis studies issues in relation to the methods of governance and financing of organizations and with CSR.

Les thématiques abordées par cet axe sont les suivantes :

Governance

Reorganizations following bankruptcy, companies in financial difficulties, status of start-ups, status of start-ups, private loans and legislation, individual investors and legal protection, accounting and taxation, microfinance, participatory financing, slow money, financial technology for development, financial technology for development, crowdfunding (in biotechs, such as financing SMEs, legislation)

Corporate finance

CSR

Role and impact of stakeholders on the management of organisations, responsible management, social dialogue, trade unions and skills, CSR trajectories, CSR communication, responsible innovation and social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and innovation, CSR networks and territories, environmental challenges (energy and environmental benefits of R&D support policies, trade unions in territories and social and environmental responsibility, expectations of cooperative bank customers), social responsibility in public organisations, CSR in cooperative banks.

This research contributes to several dimensions of BSB's mission:

With regard to the academic community : publications in classified journals (CNRS-FNEGE-HCERES) and communications in national and international conferences
At the territorial level : partnerships established with companies (working on real and current issues), meeting needs expressed by 12 local or national actors (Banque Popaire de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, National Federation of Popular Banks, unions in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté [CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT]), networks established with local associations (Mouves, Cigales, Regional Chamber of the Social and Solidarity Economy of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), unions in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté [CFDT, CFE-CGC, CGT]), networks established with local associations (Mouves, Cigales, Regional Chamber of Social and Solidarity Economy of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, etc.)
For students : research mobilized from the lessons of BSB programs (courses in microfinance, governance, accounting, corporate finance, responsible management, economic and financial news, participatory financing or social dialogue), supervision of professional theses
For civil society : round tables, press briefings, videos, blogs, management of websites open to the public such as the Board Diversity Barometer