Ramzi Belkacemi

Title
Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Management, Marketing and Operations Department
College
College of Business

Areas of Expertise

Strategy - Corporate Governance / Innovation - Sustainability / SMEs - Transportation Industry.
Ramzi Belkacemi

Dr. Ramzi Belkacemi is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Strategy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach campus) since August 2023. He previously held the same position for two years at a university based in the francophone province of Canada, where he had the honor of also serving as an elected-member of the board of directors and a nominated-member of the institutional committee on equity, diversity and inclusion. 

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Belkacemi's journey led him to follow two different trajectories, both of which consist of experiences that shaped his conception of his current profession and that have fueled the approach he favors to fulfill it. The first is an experience as a manager (as a vice president and director of a family business for 7 years) and the second an experience as an elite athlete (as a player in the competitive and elite leagues, in the high school, cégep and university networks, as well as under professional contract).

Since entering academia, Dr. Belkacemi conducts research that falls within the field of strategic management in general and corporate governance in particular. It aims more specifically to tend towards a substantial understanding of the strategic scope of the main ''governance chain'' (i.e., shareholders, boards of directors and top management teams). His work has earned him prestigious awards and scholarships from professional associations (e.g., Outstanding Reviewer Award of the Academy of Management) as well as from different organizations both at the provincial (e.g., "FRQSC Scholarship" of the Government of Québec-Ranked first in the province in the field of management) and federal levels (e.g., "Bertram Scholarship" of the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research). 

Beyond the purely scientific nature of his research, Dr. Belkacemi is keen to contribute at his humble level to bridging the gap between academia and industry. To achieve this, he is highly involved in community service while also carrying out professional mandates as a strategic management consultant. In this context, he is regularly mandated by organizations to offer training to members of boards of directors and top management teams regarding key strategic considerations (e.g., strategic planning, board roles, innovation processes, etc.).

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management, Universite Laval
  • M.S. - Master of Science in Business Management, Universite du Quebec a Montreal
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Project Management, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres
  • B.B.A. - Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business, Universite du Quebec a Montreal

BA 201: Principles of Management (study abroad-Greece)

BA 424: Project Management in Aviation Operations

BA 490: Strategic Management

BA 635: Business Policy & Decision Making

BA 699: Special Topics in Business Administration

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

1. Belkacemi, R., Veilleux, S., Roy, M.-J., & Tremblay, M. (2024). Board-related processes and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises: A continuum logic and configurational approach. Corporate Ownership & Control, 21(2), 17–36

2. Belkacemi, R., Papadopoulos, A. & Bouzinab, K. (2021). The impact of board of directors’ surface level diversity on innovation performance. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, 18(2), 131-151.

3. Belkacemi, R., Bouzinab, K. & Papadopoulos, A. (2021). The impact of board of directors’ deep level diversity on innovation performance. International Journal of Business and Management, 16(2), 1-20.

4. Belkacemi, R., Papadopoulos, A. & Bouzinab, K. (2020). The presence of creators inside the boardroom: A vector of innovation performance. Journal of International Finance and Economics, 20(2), 27-38.

5. Brinette, S. Khemiri, S. & Belkacemi, R. (2020). Does board diversity matter for innovation performance: Evidence from the world’s most innovative firms. International Journal of Business Management and Economic Review 3(6), 181-192.

6. Belkacemi, R. (2020). Board composition of innovative firms: A portrait and geographical comparison. Journal of International Business Economics, 20(1), 21-38.

7. Belkacemi, R. (2019). A hand on the rudder of innovation: Investigating the influence of board of directors and top management teams. International Journal of Business Strategy, 19(1), 65-84.

8. Belkacemi, R. & Ben Farah, S. (2019). Boon or clog? A systematic literature review of the link between diversity and innovation in the organizational context. International Journal of Strategic Management, 19(1), 73-88. 


BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Belkacemi, R. & Papadopoulos, A. (2022). Le conseil d’administration : Un outil stratégique et un vecteur d’innovation quand diversité rime avec capital. In Sabourin V., Gordini, M. (Éd.). Veille et pratiques stratégiques en gestion de l'innovation, Collection Gestion de l’innovation, Presses de l’Université du Québec.

2. Belkacemi, R., Menvielle, W & El Ourabi, H. (2019) Opening the “black box” of the entrepreneurship/marketing interface trough an under investigated community. In Ratten V., Jones P., Braga V., Marques C (Éd.). Sustainable Entrepreneurship: The role of collaboration in the global economy (pp. 63-86), Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. 


SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

1. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                            15-16 June, 2023

Conseil d'administration et innovation : la diversité et la sophistication méthodologique comme outil de compréhension.

Conference “Governance & Innovation” (Marrakesh, Morocco).

2. Belkacemi, R., Youth, Y., & Toihir, I.                                                                                             9-11 June, 2023

Human Capital Within Boards of Directors and Top Management Teams: What Strategic Scope?

Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Management, Economics and Accounting (Nice, France).

3. Belkacemi, R., Veilleux, S., Roy, M-J., & Tremblay, M.                                      29 November-1 December, 2021

Board Processes and Product/Service Innovation in SMEs: A configurational approach. 

Conference of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (Valencia, Spain).

4. Belkacemi, R., Roy, M-J., Veilleux, S., & Tremblay, M.                                                           8-10 October, 2021

Board of directors and internal product/service innovation in small and medium enterprises. 

Conference of the International Corporate Governance Society (Groningen, Netherlands).

5. Belkacemi, R., Veilleux, S., Roy M-J. & Tremblay, M.                                                       30 July-3 August, 2021

Board and innovation: A systematic review of the literature from a contingency perspective.

Conference of the Academy of Management (Philadelphia, USA).

6. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                                   6-7 May, 2021

La gestion de l’innovation : d’une vision restreinte à une approche extensive.

Conference of the "Association Francophone pour le Savoir" (Sherbrooke, Canada).

7. Belkacemi, R., Papadopoulos, A. & Bouzinab, K.                                                                4-6 December. 2020

The impact of board of directors’ surface level diversity on innovation performance.

Conference of the European Academy of Management (Dublin, Ireland).

8. Belkacemi, R., Bouzinab, K. & Papadopoulos, A.                                                            14-15 November, 2020

A cognitive approach to diversity: Investigating the potential impact of board of directors’ deep level diversity on innovation performance.

Conference of the International Corporate Governance Society (Norfolk, USA).

9. Belkacemi, R., Menvielle, W. & El Ourabi, H.                                                                      16-17 October, 2020

L’entrepreneuriat multiculturel : une approche plus inclusive pour une meilleure compréhension. 

Conference of the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Toronto, Canada).

10. Belkacemi, R., Papadopoulos, A. & Bouzinab, K.                                                                  16-18 June, 2020

The presence of creators inside the boardroom: A vector of innovation performance.

Conference of the International Association of Business and Economics (Nuremberg, Germany).

11. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                            7-9 March, 2019

Board composition of innovative firms: A portrait and geographical comparison.

Conference of the International Association of Business and Economics (West Palm Beach, USA).

12. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                         5-7 October, 2019

A hand on the rudder of innovation: Investigating the influence of board of directors and top management teams.

Conference of the International Association of Business and Economics (Las Vegas, USA).

13. Belkacemi, R. & Ben Farah, S.                                                                                              14-16 June, 2019

Boon or clog? A systematic literature review of the relationship between diversity and innovation in the organizational context.

Conference of the International Association of Business and Economics (Los Angeles, USA).

14. Brinette, S., Khemiri, S. & Belkacemi, R.                                                                                29-30 May, 2019

La diversité du conseil d’administration influence-t-elle l’innovation ? Le cas des entreprises les plus innovantes au monde.

Conference of the "Association Francophone pour le Savoir" (Gatineau, Canada).

15. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                           29-30 May, 2019

Les contributions d’hier, les fondations de demain : une synthèse des études portant sur le lien entre le conseil d’administration et l’innovation.

Conference of the "Association Francophone pour le Savoir" (Gatineau, Canada).

16. Brinette, S., Khemiri, S. & Belkacemi, R.                                                                                23-24 May, 2019

Does board diversity matter for innovation performance? Evidence from the world’s most innovative companies. 

Conference of the "Association Académique Internationale de Gouvernance" (Brussels, Belgium). 

17. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                              4-5 June, 2018

La diversité infuse et acquise des administrateurs: quel impact sur l’innovation?   

Conference of the "Association Académique Internationale de Gouvernance" (Nice, France).

18. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                            27-29 May, 2018

La diversité du conseil d’administration et l’innovation : apprendre « des meilleures ».       

Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (Toronto, Canada).

19. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                            27-29 May, 2018

Les stratégies marketing déployées par les entrepreneurs maghrébins montréalais.              

Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (Toronto, Canada).  

20. Belkacemi, R.                                                                                                                           18-19 April, 2018

L’innovation ne serait-elle pas, en premier lieu, l’affaire du conseil d’administration?    

Conference "Management de l’innovation : entre création de valeur et enjeux stratégiques" (El Jadida, Morocco).

21. Belkacemi, R. & Ighrayene, A.                                                                                                  8-12 May, 2017

L’impact de la diversité du conseil d’administration sur l’innovation. 

Conference of the "Association Francophone pour le Savoir" (Montreal, Canada).  

Inside academia


Université du Québec à Rimouski (Rimouski, Québec, Canada)

Assistant Professor of Strategy                                                                                             06/2021 – 08/2023

Elected-Member of the Board of Directors                                                                            04/2022 – 08/2023 

Nominated-Member of the EDI Institutional Committee                                                        09/2022 – 08/2023


Outside academia

StrataGemStone Inc. / Freelance (Montréal, Québec, Canada [base] / Worldwide [coverage])

Strategic Management Consultant                                                                                        09/2019 – ... 


Marché Al Amine Inc. / Family Business (Montréal & Laval, Québec, Canada)

Vice President & Nominated-Member of the Board of Directors                                           05/2014 – 06/2021 


FS Salaberry; Panellinios FC; FC Boisbriand (Montréal & Boisbriand, Québec, Canada)    04/2012 – 09/2014

Senior-Elite (AAA) & Designated-Professional (PLSQ) Soccer Player

International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS)                                                           2020 – …

Member

Academy of Management (AOM)                                                                                           2019 – …

Member

Canadian Council of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE)                              2019 – …

Member

European Academy of Management (EURAM)                                                                     2019 – …

Member

Strategic Management Society (SMS)                                                                                   2018 – …

Member

Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC)                                                    2018 – …

Member

Association Académique Internationale de Gouvernance (AAIG)                                      2018 – …

Member

Association Internationale de Management Stratégique (AIMS)                                         2018 – …

Member

Groupe de Recherche sur l’Innovation Stratégique et la Gouvernance / UQAM               2018 – …

Member

Two-time recipient (for the two classes taught during the academic year 2022-2023) of a letter of congratulations from undergraduate and graduate program directors which highlights outstanding teaching performance (Université du Québec à Rimouski)

Four-time recipient (for the four classes taught during the academic year 2021-2022) of a letter of congratulations from undergraduate and graduate program directors which highlights outstanding teaching performance (Université du Québec à Rimouski)

Two-time recipient (2020 & 2021) of the Outstanding Reviewer Award - Strategic Management Division (Academy of Management Annual Meeting)