Expertise liée aux objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies :
Teaching
Brand Management
Franchising Strategy & Business Operations
Fundamentals of Strategic Management
International Strategy
Market Entry Decision
Marketing Management (Marketing Simulation)
Marketing Research
Research Methodology and Process
Services Marketing Management
Research Interest
Brand Management
Social Media Marketing
Luxury Marketing
Services Marketing
Franchising
Strategic Marketing
Sustainability
Qualifications
Ph.D., University of Vienna, Austria, 2011
Service
Service to the Institution
Programme Director – M.Sc. ILBM
Member of several administrative and accreditation committees
Supervision of Ph.D. and D.B.A. Students
Chair/member of several Ph.D. and D.B.A. thesis committees
Supervision of M.Sc. Students
Service to Profession
Reviewer for Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics Journal, International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Marketing Communications, International Journal of Business Performance Management, Journal of Quality & Technology Management, Pakistan Economic and Social Review, International Society of Franchising Conference, Academy of Management Conference, and International Corporate and Marketing Communication Conference.
Since 2014 – External examiner/review of doctoral theses at several institutes in France, UK and Pakistan.
2019 – Keynote Speaker and Discussant, International Conference on Sustainable Business Development.
2018 – Keynote Speaker and Discussant, International Conference on Management, Business & Technology.
2018 – Keynote Speaker and Discussant, International Conference on Management and Commerce.
2017 – Keynote Speaker and Discussant, International Conference on Management, Business & Technology.
2019, 2018, 2015, 2012, 2009 – Discussant and Session Chair, International Annual Society of Franchising (ISoF) Conference.
2018, 2015, 2013, 2009 – Discussant and Session Chair, International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks.
2014 – Discussant and Session Chair, International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management.
2014 – Discussant and Session Chair, International Workshop on Franchising, Retail & Service Chains.
2012 – Presentation at a Community Meeting (Lycée de la Merci).
Work Experience
Academic
Full Professor, Rennes School of Business (December, 2022 – Present)
Head of the Marketing Academic Area at Rennes School of Business, (February 2019 – Present)
Associate Professor, Rennes School of Business (September, 2016 – November 2022)
Assistant Professor, Rennes School of Business (January, 2012 – August, 2016)
Adjunct Faculty, University of Vienna (February, 2011 – January, 2012)
PhD Fellow, University of Vienna (March, 2007 – February, 2011)
Non Academic
Operations Manager, Faysal Bank Limited (June, 2004 – December, 2006)
Officer, Askari Bank Limited (November, 2002 – June, 2004)
Officer, First Standard Investment Bank Limited (September, 2001 – November, 2002)
Intellectual contributions
Articles in Refereed Journals
Antecedents and consequences of students’ attitudes towards internationally accredited business schools: a signalling theory perspective. Authors : Butt, M.M., Huisman, J., Hussain, D., Alam, M. & Amin, M. Published in: Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, In Press. Year: 2023
Tax amnesty schemes, anti-money laundering regulations and customer due diligence by financial institutes: an evaluation of the implementation issues in Pakistan. Authors : Sultan, N., Mohamed, N., & Hussain, D. Published in: Qualitative Research in Financial Markets, In Press. Year: 2023
Diversification as a Strategic Choice by Franchisees: A Qualitative Exploration and Framework Development in Brazil. Authors : Grünhagen, M., Gonzalez-Diaz, M., Hussain, D. & Monterio da Silva Filho, H. Published in: Journal of Small Business Management, 60(2), 253-288. Year: 2022
Ethical leadership and environment specific discretionary behaviour: The mediating role of green human resource management and moderating role of individual green values. Authors: Islam, T., Hussain, D., Ahmed, I. & Sadiq, M. Published in: Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 38(4), 442-459. Year: 2021
Does corporate environmentalism affect corporate insolvency risk? The role of market power and competitive intensity. Authors : Aziz, S., Rahman, M., Hussain, D & Nguyen, D.K. Published in: Ecological Economics, 189, 107182. Year: 2021
Franchising in South Asia: Past, present, and future developments. Authors : Hussain, D., Grünhagen, M., Panda, S. & Hossain, M.I. Published in: Journal of Marketing Channels, 26 (4), 227-249. Year: 2020
Luxury fashion and sustainability: looking good together. Authors : Campos Franco, J., Hussain, D. & Mccoll, R. Published in: Journal of Business Strategy, 41(4), 55-61. Year: 2020
Organizational capabilities and multi-unit franchising: Evidence from Germany and Switzerland. Authors : Hussain, D., Srekovic, M. & Windsperger, J. Published in: Small Business Economics, 50(4), 717-727. Year: 2018
Value creation and appropriation following M&A: A data envelopment analysis. Authors : Rahman, M., Lambkin, M. & Hussain, D. Published in: Journal of Business Research, 69(12), 5628-5635. Year: 2016
Why do firms adopt Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)? Empirical evidence from France. Authors : Khan, M.J., Hussain, D. & Mehmood, W. Published in: Management Decision, 54(8), 1806-1907. Year: 2016
An investigation of the independent small business owners’ perceptions of franchisee relationships. Authors : Perrigot, R., Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 43(8), 693-711. Year: 2015
Trust and the tendency towards multi-unit franchising: A relational governance view. Authors : Greissmair, M., Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: Journal of Business Research, 67(11), 2337-2345. Year: 2014
Online video advertisement avoidance: Can interactivity help? Authors : Hussain, D. & Lasage, H. Published in: Journal of Applied Business Research, 30(1), 43-50. Year: 2014
Using a multi-theoretical framework to explain multi-unit franchising. Authors : Hussain, D., Perrigot, R., Mignonac, K., El Akermi, A. & Herrbach, O. Published in: Managerial and Decision Economics, 34(3), 161-169. Year: 2013
Multi-unit franchising: A property rights view. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: European Journal of Law and Economics, 35(2), 169-185. Year: 2013
Multi-unit franchising: A comparative case analysis. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: Journal of Applied Business Research, 27(1), 103-112. Year: 2012
Multi-unit ownership strategy in franchising: Development of an integrative model. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: Journal of Marketing Channels, 17(1), 3-31. Year: 2010
Making strategic networks pluralistic neighborhoods. Authors : Yaqub, M. Z., Hussain, D. & Yaqub, R.M.S. Published in: The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management, 9(2), 113-128. Year: 2009
Chapters, Cases, Readings, & Supplements
Multi-unit franchising: Organizational capabilities and transaction cost explanations. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Published in: Interfirm Networks: Cooperatives, Franchising and Strategic Alliances (pp. 35-55), Heidelberg: Springer. Year: 2015
Presentations of Refereed Articles at International Conferences
Experts-Driven Design: A Framework for Measuring Social Influence in Online Social Networks.Authors : Shyamala Chalakudi, Dildar Hussain, Gnana Bharathy, VKM Kolluru. Presented at: 32nd Annual meeting of the Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Conference Hilton head SC, USA. Year: 2024
Consumer responses to arts-based initiatives hosted by luxury brandsAuthors : Koronaki, E., Zotou, A., Kyrousi, A., Hussain, D., & Vlachvei, A. Presented at: 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA) 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece Year: 2024
Leveraging on Perceived Sustainability for HENRY Consumers and Sustainable Luxury Brands: A Transformative Consumer Research Examination. Authors : Martínez Pérez, M.E., Koronaki, E., & Hussain, D. Presented at: Monaco Symposium on Luxury, Monaco. Year: 2023
Measuring Social Influence in Online Social Networks – A Focused Literature Review on Human Behaviors. Authors : Chalakudi, S.N., Hussain, D., Bharathy, G., & Kolluru, M. Presented at: Association of Marketing Theory and Practice Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA. Year: 2023
Consumers’ Perception of Franchising: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and France. Authors : Awokoya, O.F. & Hussain, D. Presented at: 35th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Year: 2022
An investigation into franchisees’ positive word-of-mouth in emerging countries. Authors: Awokoya, O.F. & Hussain, D. Presented at: Nineth International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks, Online. Year: 2021
Antecedents of franchisees’ positive word-of-mouth in emerging countries . Authors : Awokoya, O.F. & Hussain, D. Presented at: 33rd Annual International Society of Franchising Conference, Vienna, Austria. Year: 2019
Personal values and luxury consumption: The case of Vietnam. Authors : Hussain, D. & Tran, D.T. & Warraich, M.A. Presented at: 14th International Conference on Management, Finance and Economics. Tokyo, Japan. Year: 2019
A qualitative exploration of multi-brand, multi-system and multi-role franchising in Brazil. Authors : Grunhagen, M., González-Díaz, Hussain, D. & Monteiro da Silva Filho, H. Presented at: 32nd Annual International Society of Franchising Conference, Quito, Ecuador. Year: 2018
Franchising: A less risky path to entrepreneurship. Authors : Hussain, D. Presented at: International Conference on Management and Commerce, University of Gujrat, Pakistan. Year: 2018
Explaining franchisees’ multi-unit ownership strategy. Authors : Hussain, D. & Monteiro da Silva Filho, H. Presented at: British Academy of Management Conference, Coventry, UK. Year: 2017
Luxury marketing strategy: Anti-laws of marketing. Authors : Hussain, D. Presented at: International Conference on Management, Business and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Year: 2017
An empirical investigation of franchisees’ multi-unit ownership strategy. Authors : Hussain, D. & Monteiro, H. Presented at: 9th International Conference on Marketing, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Year: 2016
Competitive advantage through corporate social responsibility in franchising. Authors : Gorovaia, N. & Hussain, D. Presented at: 30th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands. Year: 2016
Multi-unit ownership strategy in franchising: An empirical investigation of franchisees’ perspective. Authors : Hussain, D. & Monteiro, H. Presented at: International Workshop on Franchising & Distribution Networks in Emerging Countries, Saint-Etienne, France. Year: 2016
Corporate social responsibility and brand competitiveness: The case of franchising. Authors : Gorovaia, N. & Hussain, D. Presented at: 7th International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks, Cape Town, South Africa. Year: 2015
Organizational Capabilities and Multi-unit Franchising: Evidence from Germany and Switzerland. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 29th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference, Oviedo, Spain. Year: 2015
Franchise termination: A case study. Authors : Hussain, D. & Warraich, M.A. Presented at: International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Penang, Malaysia. Year: 2014
Bottled up entrepreneurial capabilities: A case of franchise termination by the franchisee. Authors : Hussain, D. Presented at: International Workshop on Franchising, Retail & Service Chains, Rennes, France. Year: 2014
The impact of trust on ownership strategy: The case of multi-unit franchising. Authors : Griessmair, M., Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 6th International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks, Agadir, Morocco. Year: 2013
Using a multi-theoretical framework to explain multi-unit franchising. Authors : Hussain, D., Perrigot, R., Mignonac, K., El Akermi, A. & Herrbach, O. Presented at: 19th International Conference on Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Services Science, Vienna, Austria. Year: 2012
Multi-unit franchising: Organizational capabilities and transaction cost explanations. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 26th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference. Fort Lauderdale, Florida: USA. Year: 2012
Multi-unit ownership strategy in franchising. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 5th Economics and Management of Networks Conference. Nicosia, Cyprus. Year: 2011
Multi-unit franchising: Organizational capabilities and transaction cost explanations. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 25th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference. Boston, Massachusetts: USA. Year: 2011
Multi-unit franchising: A property rights view. Authors : Hussain, D. & Windsperger, J. Presented at: 24th Annual International Society of Franchising Conference. Sydney: Australia. Year: 2010
What makes small business a success or a failure? Authors : Hussain, D. Presented at: Business and Management Conference. Durban: South Africa. Year: 2009
Multi-unit franchising: A case study analysis. Authors : Hussain, D. & Schromm, C. Presented at: 4th International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks. Sarajevo: Bosnia & Herzegovina. Year: 2009
Franchisor’s tendency to use multi-unit franchising: A conceptual model. Authors : Hussain, D. Presented at: Academy of Marketing Science World Congress. Oslo: Norway. Year: 2009
Multi-unit ownership strategy in franchising: Evolution of the multi-unit franchising research and development of an integrative model. Authors : Windsperger, J. & Hussain, D. Presented at: 23rd Annual International Society of Franchising Conference. San Diego: California, USA. Year: 2009