MONTPELLIER Business School

Founded in 1897 by the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry, MBS is a Grande Ecole of Management built on two pillars: academic quality and an unwavering commitment to its values - ethics, openness and diversity, global responsibility and performance.

Today more than ever, MBS stands out for its convictions: the conviction that diversity in all its forms is an asset and a strength for both society and business.

The conviction that the sustainable success of any company depends on taking into account not only its economic performance, but also its social and environmental performance.

Vidéos récentes de cette institution

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What is social finance?

Social financial institutions aim to finance social projects. Examples of such institutions include foundations, microfinance institutions, crowdfunding platforms, credit cooperatives, and social or ethical banks. Their operating methods are highly diverse: foundations make donations, while social banks provide loans. Social financial institutions make their investment and financing decisions based on social, environmental, and economic criteria.

COZARENCO Anastasia - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management of Social and Solidarity Organizations

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What is CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)?

Description of the concept of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) emerged from reflections aimed at questioning the role and mission of companies in society, as well as the responsibilities they bear. This concept appeared during the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States, as a way to examine the practices of large corporations concentrating capital, tools, and human resources.

MARAIS Magalie - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Management Dictionary
Management of Social and Solidarity Organizations, Strategic Management, Sustainable Development and CSR

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What is sustainable finance?

To understand the term “Sustainable Finance,” we need to look at the two words that make it up. The word “finance” refers to any activity related to money, which serves as a medium of exchange and a store of value. These activities can include financing and investing across different fields such as corporate finance, market finance, public finance, and personal finance. As for the word “sustainable,” it simply means something that lasts over time. Therefore, the term “Sustainable Finance” refers to financial activities that aim to promote sustainability across the four areas of finance. This sustainability can be social and/or environmental.

HOANG HILLARD Thi Hong Van - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Management Dictionary
Corporate and Market Finance

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What is product value perceptions?

La valeur perçue du produit décrit l'évaluation globale d'un produit par les consommateurs. Elle prend en compte la mesure dans laquelle un produit répond aux besoins et aux attentes d'un consommateur. Elle prend en compte la mesure dans laquelle un produit répond aux besoins et aux attentes d'un consommateur. La perception de la valeur d'un produit peut être considérée comme un compromis entre la qualité et le prix. Toutefois, des définitions plus nuancées tiennent compte de la nature complexe de la valeur perçue des produits et font référence à ses dimensions : émotionnelle (sentiments générés), sociale (amélioration de l'image sociale de soi), qualité/performance (attentes en matière de qualité et de performance) et prix/valeur de l'argent (utilité et coût du produit).

OSBURG Victoria-Sophie - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Management Dictionary
Marketing, Sales and Communication

Podcasts récents de cette institution

What is product value perceptions?

Perceived product value describes consumers’ overall assessment of a product. It considers the extent to which a product meets the needs and expectations of a consumer. Product value perceptions can be understood as a trade-off between quality and price.

OSBURG Victoria-Sophie - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Management Dictionary
Marketing, Sales and Communication

Do Wealth Managers Understand Codes of Conduct and Their Ethical Dilemmas?

How do wealth managers understand and comply with the social norms embedded in banks’ codes of conduct (CoC), and how do they cope with ethical dilemmas? To answer these and related questions, we conduct a nonincentivized online survey with wealth management employees of the Swiss legal entity of a large multinational bank. We used situational judgment questions to estimate the comprehension and the level of expected adherence to the CoC principles.

LOMBARD Ewa - MONTPELLIER Business School |

Research
Accounting and editing, Governance

The role of multiple large shareholders in the choice of debt source

In this video, Wael Rouatbi presents his article entitled “The role of multiple large shareholders in the choice of debt source”, co-authored with Sabri Boubaker and Walid Saffar, and published in Financial Management in 2017. Using a large sample of French listed companies, this study shows that companies with multiple controlling shareholders tend to resort to bank debt financing.

ROUATBI Wael - MONTPELLIER Business School |