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Peter Wirtz

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Having earned a PhD degree in management science (more specifically: corporate finance and governance) at University of Burgundy, France, I spent three years as an associate professor (maître de conférences) at University Panthéon-Assas in Paris. In 2003, I became a full professor at University Lumière in Lyon, France, where I stayed until August 2011 as a member of the economics department. In September 2011, I moved to the business school (IAE) of University Jean Moulin in Lyon. At University Jean Moulin, I served as the vice-president in charge of the scientific council and of research for two terms (2012-2020). In January 2023, I joined the faculty of EMLyon Business School as a research professor. As a professor, I teach courses of corporate finance and corporate governance at the graduate level. As a researcher, I am a recognized specialists concerning issues of corporate (and more broadly speaking: organizational) governance. My principal fields of interest are corporate governance (its institutionalization in various settings, its linkage with financial behavior, as well as its relation to the creation of value), and entrepreneurial finance and governance. My latest research includes analyses of the specific contribution of French business angels to venture finance and growth, as well as studies of the governance of particular types of organization, such as religious orders.
Having earned a PhD degree in management science (more specifically: corporate finance and governance) at University of Burgundy, France, I spent three years as an associate professor (maître de conférences) at University Panthéon-Assas in Paris. In 2003, I became a full professor at University Lumière in Lyon, France, where I stayed until August 2011 as a member of the economics department. In September 2011, I moved to the business school (IAE) of University Jean Moulin in Lyon. At University Jean Moulin, I served as the vice-president in charge of the scientific council and of research for two terms (2012-2020). In January 2023, I joined the faculty of EMLyon Business School as a research professor. As a professor, I teach courses of corporate finance and corporate governance at the graduate level. As a researcher, I am a recognized specialists concerning issues of corporate (and more broadly speaking: organizational) governance. My principal fields of interest are corporate governance (its institutionalization in various settings, its linkage with financial behavior, as well as its relation to the creation of value), and entrepreneurial finance and governance. My latest research includes analyses of the specific contribution of French business angels to venture finance and growth, as well as studies of the governance of particular types of organization, such as religious orders.

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The scale-up process and the nascent board’s modus operandi : The role of attention and self-efficacy

Joëlle Bédat , Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 2023, 26 (1)
Journal articles halshs-04054887v1

Decision-making style in entrepreneurial finance and growth

Laurence Cohen , Peter Wirtz
Small Business Economics, 2022, 59 (1), pp.183-210. ⟨10.1007/s11187-021-00528-y⟩
Journal articles hal-03289758v1

Experts in the crowd and their influence on herding in reward-based crowdfunding of cultural projects

Aurélien Petit , Peter Wirtz
Small Business Economics, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s11187-020-00424-x⟩
Journal articles hal-03152411v1

Gouvernance et financement des firmes entrepreneuriales

Peter Wirtz , Véronique Bessière , Éric Stéphany
Revue Française de Gestion, 2021, 47 (299), pp.61-65. ⟨10.3166/rfg.2021.00569⟩
Journal articles hal-03478790v1

What drives the active involvement in business angel groups? The role of angels' decision-making style, investment-specific human capital and motivations

Christophe Bonnet , Vincenzo Capizzi , Laurence Cohen , Aurélien Petit , Peter Wirtz et al.
Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021, pp.101944. ⟨10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101944⟩
Journal articles hal-03188001v1

Kicking Off the Corporate Governance Lifecycle: Seed Funding, Venture Capital and the Nascent Board

Peter Wirtz , Nils Konstantin Lang
British Journal of Management, 2021, ⟨10.1111/1467-8551.12475⟩
Journal articles hal-03140679v1
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Investing Human Capital: Angel Cognition and Active Involvement in Business Angel Groups

Peter Wirtz , Christophe Bonnet , Laurence Cohen , Christophe Haon
Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 2020, 19 (1), pp.43-60. ⟨10.3917/entre1.191.0043⟩
Journal articles halshs-02374570v1

Crowdfunding, business angels, and venture capital: an exploratory study of the concept of the funding trajectory

Véronique Bessière , Eric Stephany , Peter Wirtz
Venture Capital, 2020, 22 (2), pp.135-160. ⟨10.1080/13691066.2019.1599188⟩
Journal articles hal-02100122v1
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Bertrand Marceau, Exercer l’autorité : l’abbé de Cîteaux et la direction de l’ordre cistercien en Europe (1584-1651), Paris, Honoré Champion, 2018, 745 p.

Peter Wirtz
Chrétiens et Sociétés XVIe - XXIe siècles, 2018, pp.Chrétiens et Sociétés XVIe - XXIe siècles, n° 25, 236-242. ⟨10.4000/chretienssocietes.4695⟩
Journal articles hal-01911284v1

Successfully mobilizing for employee board representation

Pierre-Yves Gomez , Peter Wirtz
Journal of Management History (Archive), 2018, 24 (3), 262-281 p. ⟨10.1108/JMH-08-2017-0039⟩
Journal articles hal-01811784v1

Venture Capital, Angel Financing, and Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Literature Review

Johannes Wallmeroth , Peter Wirtz , Alexander Peter Groh
Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship, 2018, 14 (1), pp.1 - 129. ⟨10.1561/0300000066⟩
Journal articles hal-01716661v1

Professional Asset Managers and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in France and Japan: Lessons from a Questionnaire Survey

Yumiko Miwa , Peter Wirtz , Mitsuru Mizuno , Mohamed Khenissi
Revue française de gouvernance d'entreprise, 2017, 18 (2), pp.121-140
Journal articles hal-01701768v1

Governance of old religious orders: Benedictines and Dominicans

Peter Wirtz
Journal of Management History, 2017, 23 (3), ⟨10.1108/JMH-02-2017-0007⟩
Journal articles hal-01528015v1

Genèse et fonctionnement du conseil d’administration d’une firme entrepreneuriale : le rôle des identifications sociales des administrateurs

Christophe Bonnet , Martine Séville , Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 2017, 20-3, ⟨10.4000/fcs.1980⟩
Journal articles hal-01631218v1

Governance and Missionary Effectiveness of the Company of Jesus: Lessons from an Extended Theory of Governance

Peter Wirtz
Revue française de gouvernance d'entreprise, 2015, 15, p. 33-51
Journal articles hal-01159800v1

Le processus stratégique de déterminantion de la rémuneration des dirigeants: Les enseignements du Cas Vinci

Mohamed Khenissi , Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 2015, 18 (1), pp.en ligne. ⟨10.4000/fcs.1584⟩
Journal articles hal-01178313v1

" Quelle gouvernance pour quelles valeurs ? " Aux sources du discours légitimant la structure de propriété du groupe Auchan

Peter Wirtz , Bernard Laurent
RIMHE : Revue Interdisciplinaire Management, Homme(s) & Entreprise, 2014, 4 (13), pp.22-39
Journal articles hal-01059367v1

Au-delà des théories établies : leçons de la gouvernance des Dominicains

Peter Wirtz , Odile Paulus , Patrice Charlier
Economies & Sociétés, 2013, K (22), pp.147-179
Journal articles halshs-00746145v1

Liftoff: when strong growth is predicted by angels and fuelled by professional venture funds

Christophe Bonnet , Peter Wirtz , Christophe Haon
Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat, 2013, 12 (4), pp.59-78. ⟨10.3917/entre.124.0059⟩
Journal articles hal-01101551v1

Raising capital for rapid growth in young technology ventures: when business angels and venture capitalists coinvest

Peter Wirtz , Christophe Bonnet
Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2012, pp.1-20. ⟨10.1080/13691066.2012.654603⟩
Journal articles halshs-00666416v1
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Investor Type, Cognitive Governance and Performance in Young Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Conceptual Framework

Christophe Bonnet , Peter Wirtz
Advances in Behavioral Finance & Economics: The Journal of the Academy of Behavioral, 2011, 1 (1), pp.42-62
Journal articles halshs-00642737v1

The cognitive dimension of corporate governance in fast growing entrepreneurial firms

Peter Wirtz
European Management Journal, 2011, 29, pp.431-447
Journal articles halshs-00642749v1

Caractéristiques et dynamique de l'équipe dirigeante dans une jeune entreprise en hypercroissance

Peter Wirtz , Martine Séville
Revue Internationale PME, 2010, 23 (3-4), pp.43-70
Journal articles halshs-00682239v1
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L'attrait psychologique des codes de « meilleures pratiques » en France

Peter Wirtz
Revue Française de Gestion, 2008, 183, pp.51-71. ⟨10.3166/rfg.183.51-71⟩
Journal articles halshs-00464415v1

Institutionnalisation des régimes de gouvernance et rôle des institutions socles : le cas de la cogestion allemande

Peter Wirtz , Pierre-Yves Gomez
Economies & Sociétés, 2008, K (19), pp.1869
Journal articles halshs-00746276v1

Discipline ou compétence ? L'apport des perspectives cognitive et comportementale à la compréhension des mécanismes de gouvernance

Gérard Charreaux , Peter Wirtz
Revue française de gouvernance d'entreprise, 2007, 1, pp.xx-xx
Journal articles halshs-00260119v1
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Compétences, conflits et création de valeur:vers une approche intégrée de la gouvernance

Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 2006, 9 (2), pp.187-201
Journal articles halshs-00464649v1

"Meilleures pratiques" de gouvernance et création de valeur : une appréciation critique des codes de bonne conduite

Peter Wirtz
Comptabilité - Contrôle - Audit, 2005, 11 (1), pp.141-159. ⟨10.3917/cca.111.0141⟩
Journal articles halshs-00746264v1
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Financial Policy, Managerial Discretion and Corporate Governance : The Example of Usinor

Peter Wirtz
Global Focus (formerly Business & the Contemporary World), 2001, 13 (1), pp.127
Journal articles halshs-00749637v1
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Système national de gouvernance, structures locales et logique de création et d'appropriation de rentes : les enseignements du cas Vodafone / Mannesmann

Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 2001, 4 (4), pp.163-201
Journal articles halshs-00748140v1

L'étude de cas : réflexions méthodologiques pour une meilleure compréhension du rôle de la comptabilité financière dans le gouvernement d'entreprise

Peter Wirtz
Comptabilité - Contrôle - Audit, 2000, 6 (3), pp.121-135. ⟨10.3917/cca.063.0121⟩
Journal articles halshs-00746266v1
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Évolution institutionnelle, schémas mentaux et gouvernement des entreprises : le cas Krupp - Thyssen

Peter Wirtz
Finance Contrôle Stratégie, 1999, 2 (1), pp.117
Journal articles halshs-00748139v1
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Are Corporate Governance Theories Relevant to the History and Long-Term Survival of Catholic Orders?

Peter Wirtz
Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2019, Aug 2019, Boston, United States
Conference papers hal-02277837v1

What Can We Learn about (Good) Governance Practices from Monasticism and Mendicant Orders?

Peter Wirtz
Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2017, Aug 2017, Atlanta, United States
Conference papers hal-01583830v1

GOUVERNANCE NAISSANTE ET ENDOGENEITE : L’IMPACT DE L’IDENTIFICATION SOCIALE SUR LA COMPOSITION ET LE FONCTIONNEMENT DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION

Christophe Bonnet , Peter Wirtz , Martine Séville
Conférénce Internationale de Gouvernance CIG 2016, May 2016, Montpellier, France
Conference papers hal-01337468v1
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Professional Asset Managers and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in France and Japan: Lessons from a Questionnaire Survey

Yumiko Miwa , Peter Wirtz , Mitsuru Mizuno , Mohamed Khenissi
Conférénce Internationale de Gouvernance CIG 2016, May 2016, Montpellier, France
Conference papers hal-01337466v1
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Governance and missionary effectiveness of the Company of Jesus: lessons from an extended theory of governance

Peter Wirtz
LAEMOS 2014, Apr 2014, Havana, Cuba
Conference papers hal-00974337v1
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NASCENT GOVERNANCE: THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE ON BOARD FORMATION AND ROLES

Christophe Bonnet , Peter Wirtz , Martine Séville
BCERC 2013 (2013 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference), Jun 2013, Lyon, France
Conference papers halshs-00850021v1

LIFTOFF: WHEN STRONG GROWTH IS PREDICTED BY ANGELS AND FUELLED BY PROFESSIONAL VENTURE FUNDS

Peter Wirtz , Christophe Bonnet , Christophe Haon
BCERC 2013 (2013 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference), Jun 2013, Lyon, France
Conference papers halshs-00850023v1

Liftoff: When Strong Growth Is Predicted by Angels and Fuelled by Professional Venture Funds

Peter Wirtz , Christophe Bonnet , Christophe Haon
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance, Sep 2012, New York, United States
Conference papers halshs-00746157v1
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Gouvernance et création de valeur cognitive : L'exemple de l'ordre des prêcheurs

Peter Wirtz , Odile Paulus , Patrice Charlier
Colloque Management & Religions, Aug 2011, Strasbourg, France
Conference papers halshs-00642977v1
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Valeurs du dirigeant, conception de la propriété et modèle de gouvernance : une illustration à travers le cas du groupe Auchan

Peter Wirtz , Bernard Laurent
CIG 9ème conférence internationale de gouvernance, May 2010, Metz, France. pp.X
Conference papers halshs-00746270v1
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A Resource Based Interpretation of Performance Enhancing Capital Structure Changes : The O.M. Scott LBO Revisited

Peter Wirtz
FMA European Conference (Financial Management Association), Jun 2005, Siena, Italy, Italy
Conference papers halshs-00746277v1

Corporate Governance Theorien auf dem Prüfstand des katholischen Ordenslebens

Peter Wirtz
B. Feldbauer-Durstmüller et al. (Hrsg.), Unternehmen und Klöster, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, pp.223-249, 2019, ⟨10.1007/978-3-658-26694-3_10⟩
Book sections hal-02138631v1

Changing Corporate Governance in France in the Late Twentieth Century

Peter Wirtz
B. Bowden, A. McMurray (eds.). The Palgrave Handbook of Management History, Springer International Publishing, pp.1-21, inPress, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-62348-1_95-1⟩
Book sections hal-01995754v1

L'approche comportementale de la gouvernance d'entreprise : une illustration dans le cas de la rémunération des dirigeants

Mohamed Khenissi , Peter Wirtz
Kirsten Burkhardt; Philippe Desbrières. Cas en gouvernance des organisations, Editions EMS, p. 55-77, 2018, 978-2-37687-096-8
Book sections hal-01716669v1

L'émergence du conseil d'administration

Christophe Bonnet , Peter Wirtz
Kirsten Burkhardt; Philippe Desbrières. Cas en gouvernance des organisations, Editions EMS, p. 80-100, 2018, 978-2-37687-096-8
Book sections hal-01716675v1
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Entrepreneurial Finance and the Creation of Value: Agency Costs vs. Cognitive Value

Peter Wirtz
Luis Carmo Farinha et al. Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IGI Global, 2015
Book sections hal-01178314v1

L'émergence de la gouvernance dans les jeunes entreprises innovantes

Peter Wirtz , Christophe Bonnet
Bessière V. et Stéphany E. Le financement de l'innovation, de boeck, p. 105-122, 2015, 978-2-8041-9015-6
Book sections hal-01162668v1

Gouvernance et efficacité missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jésus : les enseignements d'une théorie élargie de la gouvernance

Peter Wirtz
La responsabilité sociétale des organisations: des discours aux pratiques?, Vuibert, pp.171-184, 2014
Book sections hal-01071408v1

Le secret d'une organisation qui dure : la gouvernance cognitive des Dominicains

Peter Wirtz , Odile Paulus , Patrice Charlier
Management et Religions - Décryptage d'un lien indéfectible, Editions EMS, pp.121, 2012
Book sections halshs-00746151v1
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Beyond Agency Theory: Value Creation and the Role of Cognition in the Relationship Between Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists

Peter Wirtz
Rassoul Yazdipour. Advances in Entrepreneurial Finance, Springer, pp.31-43, 2011, ⟨10.1007/978-1-4419-7527-0_3⟩
Book sections halshs-00642764v1

Le discours sur les "meilleures pratiques" de gouvernance en France

Peter Wirtz
Management: enjeux de demain, Vuibert, pp.117, 2009
Book sections halshs-00746259v1

Corporate Governance in France

Gérard Charreaux , Peter Wirtz
Apreda, R., Braendle, U., Falaschetti, D., Kostiuk, A. Corporate Governance, Virtus Interpress, pp.301-310, 2007
Book sections halshs-00260121v1
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Are Corporate Governance Theories Relevant to Account for the History and Long- Term Survival of Old Catholic Orders?

Peter Wirtz
2019
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-02083983v1
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Caractéristiques des entrepreneurs, finance entrepreneuriale et trajectoires de croissance

Laurence Cohen , Peter Wirtz
2018
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-01723858v1
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Institutional Seed Financing, Angel Financing, and Crowdfunding of Entrepreneurial Ventures: A Literature Review

Johannes Wallmeroth , Peter Wirtz , Alexander Peter Groh
2017
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-01527999v1
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Les enseignements de la longue histoire des ordres religieux occidentaux en matière de (bonnes) pratiques de gouvernance : monachisme et ordres mendiants

Peter Wirtz
2016
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-01355650v1
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Professional Asset Managers and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in France and Japan: Lessons from a Questionnaire Survey

Yumiko Miwa , Peter Wirtz , Mitsuru Mizuno , Mohamed Khenissi
2016
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-01278443v1
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Angel Cognition and Active Involvement in BAN Governance and Management

Christophe Bonnet , Laurence Cohen , Peter Wirtz
2015
Preprints, Working Papers, ... hal-01182804v1
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Gouvernance et efficacité missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jésus : les enseignements d'une théorie élargie de la gouvernance

Peter Wirtz
2013
Preprints, Working Papers, ... halshs-00862068v1
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PROCESSUS DECISIONNEL EN MATIERE DE REMUNERATION DES DIRIGEANTS : LE CAS VINCI

Mohamed Khenissi , Peter Wirtz
2013
Preprints, Working Papers, ... halshs-00850083v1
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Founder-CEO values, the conception of ownership and governance models illustrated in a case study of Auchan

Bernard Laurent , Peter Wirtz
2013
Preprints, Working Papers, ... halshs-00796728v1
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La gouvernance des Dominicains au-delà des théories établies

Peter Wirtz , Odile Paulus , Patrice Charlier
2012
Preprints, Working Papers, ... halshs-00691233v1