Nabil Ghantous, new Director of the DBA and Research Laboratory at ISC Paris

With the start of the 2024 academic year, ISC Paris is delighted to welcome Nabil Ghantous as the new Director of the DBA and Research Laboratory. With a wealth of academic and research experience, Nabil Ghantous will be responsible for raising the profile of the program and boosting research activity at ISC Paris.

Academic and professional background

Nabil Ghantous holds a PhD in Management Sciences and a Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), and has held teaching and research positions in several prestigious institutions in France and abroad.

His areas of expertise include

• Marketing and intercultural management
• Innovation and organizational transformation
• Entrepreneurial marketing
• Franchising and omnichannel

A career marked by academic leadership

Prior to joining ISC Paris, Nabil Ghantous held a number of academic leadership positions, including:

• Director of post-graduate programs at EM Normandie Business School
• Chairman of the Academic Programs Committee at Qatar University
• Director of the Marketing Program at Qatar University’s College of Business and Economics

These experiences have given him a solid understanding of the issues involved in developing and managing high-level academic programs.

A recognized researcher

Author of numerous publications in leading academic journals such as Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, and International Marketing Review. Nabil Ghantous’ research work on contemporary issues in marketing and management will strengthen ISC Paris’ research activity.

The arrival of Nabil Ghantous is in line with ISC Paris’ strategy of strengthening its position as a benchmark institution for executive education and the production of management knowledge.

A word from Nabil Ghantous

“I’m very excited and delighted to be joining ISC as Director of the Research Lab and DBA program. The professors at ISC Paris are already very involved in academic research in management sciences. My role is to reinforce this research culture and support our teacher-researchers in the development of their projects, their financing, links with external stakeholders, and the dissemination of their work beyond the academic public. This means strengthening and highlighting our expertise in multi-disciplinary research with a social impact, for example in sustainability studies. It also means better integrating the doctoral program into the school’s research laboratory, to exploit the synergies between our professors, who are committed to a long-term research approach, and the DBA candidates, who bring their questioning and insight into current organizational issues based on their extensive professional experience.”