Laurent Vilanova
Full Professor of Finance
Université Lyon 2, Coactis
In recent years, my main area of research has been on behavioral approaches in corporate finance, entrepreneurship, and strategy. I study the implications of decision-makers' cognitive biases and personality traits on the behavior of entrepreneurs, CEOs, and financial investors, as well as on corporate performance. The second axis of my research deals with stakeholder theory and organization theory. The third axis of my research investigates corporate debt restructurings and the resolution of financial distress.
2023-2024: Co-director of the "Strategy and Finance: Decisions and Impacts" group at Coactis
2016-2023: Co-director of the "Behavioral Finance and Governance" group at Coactis
2017-2020: Director of SFR Maelyse
2011-2020: Director of the Master 2 "Evaluation et transmission d'entreprise" at Université Lyon 2
LATEST NEWS
Upcoming paper presentations Summer-Fall 2025: AEI (June, Aix-en-Provance), ENTFIN (Rotterdam, July), SMS (San Francisco, October)
March 2025: Article "Humbles ou narcissiques : quels entrepreneurs réussissent dans « Qui veut être mon associé ? »" (co-écrit avec Ivana Vitanova), The Conversation
June and August 2024: Paper "Optimism, Market Entry, and Competitive deterrence" presented at French Finance Association (AFFI) and Academy of Management (AOM) annual meetings (Lille and Chicago)
May 2023: Paper "Bank Priority and Strategic Debt Restructuring" presented at the AFFI conference (Bordeaux)
Nov. 2022: Interview (in French): "Séduire les investisseurs: humilité et narcissisme" on Xerfi Canal
Nov.2022: Interview (in French): "Finance: savoir tromper pour gagner" on Xerfi Canal
June 2022: Paper "Bank Priority and Strategic Debt Restructuring" presented at the EFMA conference (Rome)
Nov. 2021: The Wall Street Journal devotes an article to our study (co-written with Ivana Vitanova) on how entrepreneurial humility affects investors' perceptions and decisions! See here: Some Humility Can Really Help an Entrepreneur Win Over Investors
Nov. 2021: Another press cover for our "humility" paper on Inc.com
Dec. 2021: Paper "Humilité et narcissisme des entrepreneurs : quel impact sur les décisions des investisseurs en capital ?" published in Revue Française de Gestion