Academic department

Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Business

Main campus

Lyon

Areas of research

  • Strategic management
  • Strategic decision making and the role of advice
  • Corporate entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Interorganisational relationships

Areas of teaching

  • Innovation Management
  • Strategic management
  • Organisational theory/behaviour

Grants and awards

2024

Best reviewer Award, Strategy process Interest Group, SMS 44th Conference
Strategic Management Society (SMS)

2019

“Executive Programme Business in Culture”, Post-experience Programme Lifelong Learning, Innovation Exchange Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The)

2019

“Masterclasses Boost Your Business for Creative Professionals”, Post-experience Programme Lifelong Learning, Innovation Exchange Amsterdam, in collaboration with Amsterdam University of the Arts
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands (The)

Publications from the last 5 years

Articles

SHOMALI, A. and ALEXIEV, A. (2024). Resourcing strategies for mutual dependence in social venture–corporate collaborations: Reaffirm, reach out, and rally. Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 23(1), pp. 19-43.

JANSSEN, M.J., FRENKEN, K., TUR, E.M. and ALEXIEV, A. (2022). The perils of pleasing: Innovation-stifling effects of customized service provision. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 32, pp. 1231–1264.

ALEXIEV, A., VOLBERDA, H., JANSEN, J. and VAN DEN BOSCH, F. (2020). Contextualizing Senior Executive Advice Seeking: The Role of Decision Process Comprehensiveness and Empowerment Climate. Organization Studies, 41(4), pp. 471-497.

Conferences and other contributions

ALEXIEV, A. (2025). Generative AI for Creative Theory Development in Corporate Entrepreneurship. In: GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, Future. Amsterdam.

ALEXIEV, A. (2025). Organizational Identity and the Path to Ambidexterity in Exploration Alliances. In: SMS 45th Annual Conference. San Francisco.

ALEXIEV, A., WERNICKE, G., GAGLIARDI, L., KHASHABI, P., NOVELLI, E., DI STEFANO, G. and TARAKCI, M. (2024). Frontiers in Research on Creativity and Experimentation in Strategic Stakeholder Management. In: SMS 44th Annual Conference. Istambul.

SHOMALI, A. and ALEXIEV, A. (2024). The Process of Premature Scaling When Implementing Experimentation in Established Organizations. In: SMS 44th Annual Conference. Istanbul.

ALEXIEV, A., BESSON, P. and CARTON, G. (2024). Top management team involvement in the strategy process and the role of transformation projects. In: 13th EIASM Workshop onTop Management Teams and Business Strategy Research. Passau.

ALEXIEV, A. (2023). Upper Echelon Capabilities in the Postmerger Integration Process. In: Conférence de l'AIMS. Strasbourg.

ALEXIEV, A. and CASTANER, X. (2023). Outsider Successors and Strategic Change: The Role of the Postsuccession Process. In: SMS Annual Conference. Toronto.