GAUTIER Arthur

Arthur Gautier is Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School and Executive Director of the ESSEC Philanthropy Chair. He teaches for the Master in Management and at ESSEC Executive Education. From 2016 to 2021, he was Academic Director of the French Fundraising Certificate.

He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) de Paris (2009) and is an alumni from ESSCA School of Management (2005).

Prof. Gautier's research focuses on philanthropy and more broadly on private initiatives for the common good, from organizational, sociological, psychological and historical perspectives. He studies the emergence and the institutionalization of individual and corporate philanthropy, both as concepts and practices. He is also interested in hybrid philanthropic practices combining multiple institutional logics, such as impact investing, crowdfunding, and foundation-owned companies.

• 2009 : PhD in Management Science (Conservatoire National des Arts & Métiers (CNAM), France)
• 2005 : Master in Management (Essca School of Management, France)

Full-time academic appointments

• 2023 - Present : Associate Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2019 - 2023 : Assistant Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)

Other Academic Appointments

• 2016 - Present : Academic director, French Fundraising Certificate (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2014 - 2023 : Executive Director, Philanthropy Chair (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2011 - 2018 : Research Engineer (ESSEC Business School, France)

Professional appointments

• 2010 : Head of Publishing and Events (ADMICAL, France)
• 2006 - 2009 : Strategy and management consultant for cultural venues (ORAMA, France)

• 2023 : ESSEC Foundation Science & Society Award (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2022 : ESSEC Foundation Teaching Award (ESSEC Business School, France)
• 2021 : Finalist of the OMT Responsible Research Award (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2020 : EFMD 2019 Case Writing Award (European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), Belgium)
• 2019 : Best Business Ethics Paper Award Finalist (Academy of Management, United States of America)
• 2016 : Best Paper in the History of CSR (Academy of Management, United States of America)

• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and SANTOS, F.M.S.D. (2023). Making sense of hybrid practices: The role of individual adherence to institutional logics in impact investing. Organization Studies, In press.
• GAUTIER, A. and BOTHELLO, J. (2022). What happens when a company (like Patagonia) transfers ownership to a nonprofit? Harvard Business Review.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C., CHOWDHURY, I. and LIGONIE, M. (2021). The Missing Link: Communities of Practice as Bridges Between Institutional Entrepreneurs and Frontline Practitioners in Institutionalizing a Divergent Practice. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, 71, pp. 199-230.
• VAN SCHIE, S., GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and GÜNTER, S.T. (2019). What Keeps Corporate Volunteers Engaged: Extending the Volunteer Work Design Model with Self-determination Theory Insights. Journal of Business Ethics, 160(3), pp. 693–712.
• GAUTIER, A. (2019). Historically contested concepts: A conceptual history of philanthropy in France, 1712-1914. Theory and Society, 48(1), pp. 95-129.
• ANDRE, K., BUREAU, S., GAUTIER, A. and RUBEL, O. (2017). Beyond the opposition between altruism and self-interest: Reciprocal giving in reward-based crowdfunding. Journal of Business Ethics, 146(2), pp. 313-332.
• SANDFORD, S., PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2016). Case study: Donations Within Limits. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 14(1), pp. 20-25.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Research on Corporate Philanthropy: A Review and Assessment. Journal of Business Ethics, 126(3), pp. 343-369.
• GAUTIER, A. (2015). Le mécénat d'entreprise en France. Histoire et perspectives. Revue Française de Gestion, 41(249), pp. 13-32.
• PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2014). A Global Family Affair. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 12(3), pp. 61-62.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2012). La philanthropie familiale en France. Revue des Deux Mondes, pp. 126-135.

• FRUMKIN, P., PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2020). Vers une philanthropie stratégique. Odile Jacob, 256 pages.
• GAUTIER, A., BOTHELLO, J., SEGHERS, V., DELSOL, X. and LE BRUN, F. (2015). Les fondations actionnaires : première étude européenne. Paris: Prophil.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2014). La Philanthropie : Une affaire de familles. Paris: Autrement, 237 pages.
• GAUTIER, A. and COLIN, B. (2008). Pour une autre économie de la culture. Toulouse: Éditions Érès, 176 pages.

• BOTHELLO, J., GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2020). Families, firms and philanthropy: Shareholder foundation responses to competing goals. In: L. Roza, L. Meijs, & von Schnurbein, G. eds. Handbook on Corporate Foundations. 1st ed. Berlin: Springer, pp. 63-82.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and MOSSEL, V. (2015). Giving in France: A philanthropic renewal after decades of distrust. In: P. Wiepking & F. Handy (ed.). The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy. 1st ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 137-154.
• GAUTIER, A. (2012). Développer les ressources privées pour les musiques actuelles. In: Guide du mécénat culturel territorial. 1st ed. Voiron: Territorial Editions, pp. 69-75.
• GAUTIER, A. (2008). Associations et entrepreneuriat institutionnel. In: La gouvernance des associations. 1st ed. Ramonville: Éditions Érès, pp. 213-223.
• GAUTIER, A. (2008). Les lieux associatifs de musiques actuelles : régulation hybride et changement institutionnel. In: La gouvernance des associations. 1st ed. Ramonville: Éditions Érès, pp. 171-199.

• GAUTIER, A. and EABRASU, M. (2021). Past the business case: Reorienting corporate philanthropy research towards outcomes and impact. In: 2021 Academy of Mangement Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings. Academy of Management.
• GAUTIER, A., CHOWDHURY, I. and LIGONIE, M. (2020). Communities of Practice as Bridges between Institutional Entrepreneurs and Frontline Practitioners. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management, pp. 14865.
• EABRASU, M. and GAUTIER, A. (2019). From donor motivation to recipient welfare: A new agenda for corporate philanthropy research. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management, pp. 19214.
• GAUTIER, A. and SANTOS, F.M.S.D. (2019). From compartmentalizers to hybridizers: How individuals respond to multiple institutional logics. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Boston: Academy of Management, pp. 19513.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and SANTOS, F. (2018). From compartmentalizers to hybridizers: How individuals respond to multiple institutional logics. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management, pp. 17913.
• PACHE, A.C., GAUTIER, A. and CHOWDHURY, I. (2016). Bound to fail yet successful: understanding the institutionalization processes of contested practices. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management, pp. 13220.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and CHOWDHURY, I. (2013). Nonprofit roles in for-profit firms: The institutionalization of corporate philanthropy in France. In: Academy of Management Proceedings. Academy of Management, pp. 17464.

• GAUTIER, A. (2023). Philanthropy for Systems Change: An Exploratory Study. In: 11th International Conference of the European Research Network On Philanthropy 2023. Zagreb.
• GAUTIER, A. (2023). Philanthropy for Systems Change: An Exploratory Study. In: 39th European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium 2023. Cagliari.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and SANTOS, F.M.S.D. (2022). Making sense of hybrid practices: The role of individual adherence to institutional logics. In: 2022 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Seattle.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and SANTOS, F.M.S.D. (2022). Making sense of hybrid practices: The role of individual adherence to institutional logics. In: 38th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium 2022. Vienna.
• GAUTIER, A. (2019). Motivations for Charitable Giving: An Interdisciplinary and Integrative Review. In: 2019 International Research Conference of the European Research Network on Philanthropy.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and SANTOS, F. (2018). The Making of Hybridizers: Exploring How Individuals Combine Competing Institutional Logics. In: 5th Alberta Institutions Conference 2018.
• PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2017). The Making of Hybridizers: Exploring How Individuals Combine Competing Logics. In: 2017 Academy of Management Meeting.
• PACHE, A.C., GAUTIER, A. and CHOWDHURY, I. (2016). Bound to Fail Yet Successful: Understanding Institutionalization Processes of Contested Practices. In: 32nd European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium 2016.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and CHOWDHURY, I. (2015). Bound to fail yet successful: Understanding the institutionalization processes of corporate philanthropy in France. In: ERNOP 7th International Conference. Cergy.
• BOTHELLO, J., GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Families, Firms and Philanthropy: A cross-national comparison of responses to competing institutional demands. In: 31st EGOS Colloquium. Athens.
• BOTHELLO, J., GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Families, Firms and Philanthropy: A cross-national comparison of responses to competing institutional demands. In: ERNOP 7th International Conference. Cergy.
• GAUTIER, A. and EABRASU, M. (2015). From donor motivation to recipient welfare: A philosophical assessment of corporate philanthropy. In: ERNOP 7th International Conference. Cergy.
• GAUTIER, A. (2014). Contemporary History of Corporate Philanthropy in France: Key Changes over the Past Thirty Years. In: ISTR 11th International Conference. Muenster.
• EABRASU, M. and GAUTIER, A. (2014). From Donor Motivation to Recipient Welfare: A Philosophical-critical Assessment of Corporate Philanthropy. In: EBEN Annual Conference. Berlin.
• GAUTIER, A. (2013). Nonprofit roles in for profit firms: the emergence of corporate philanthropy in France. In: 4th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise. Liège.
• GAUTIER, A. (2013). The institutionalization of nonprofit professions within for profit organizations: a multilevel analysis of corporate philanthropy in France. In: 9th New Institutionalism Workshop. Warsaw.
• GAUTIER, A. (2013). What do we know about corporate philanthropy? In: 6th ERNOP International Conference. Riga.
• GAUTIER, A. (2012). What do we know about corporate philanthropy? A literature review. In: SEEK Workshop on Corporate Philanthropy. Mannheim.
• GAUTIER, A. (2012). What do we know about corporate philanthropy? A literature review. In: International Workshop on the Role of Business in Society and the Pursuit of the Common Good. Cergy.
• GAUTIER, A. (2011). What do we know about philanthropy? A Literature review. In: 3rd International Social Innovation Research Conference. Londres.
• GAUTIER, A. (2009). Entrepreneuriat institutionnel et co-construction de politiques publiques : le cas des lieux associatifs des musiques actuelles. In: Conférence internationale sur la gouvernance des associations. Paris.
• GAUTIER, A. (2009). Stratégies institutionnelles d’associations dans un jeune champ  organisationnel : le cas des lieux associatifs de musiques actuelles. In: XVIIIe Conférence de l’AIMS - Atelier doctoral. Grenoble.
• GAUTIER, A. and EYNAUD, P. (2009). When nonprofits rally to change public policies: an inter-organizational IT platform in the field of popular music. In: 25th EGOS Colloquium. Barcelone.

• VAN SCHIE, S., GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2014). L'engagement des collaborateurs : quels facteurs de participation durable ?
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and MOSSEL, V. (2013). Giving in France: A Philanthropic Renewal after Decades of Distrust. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A., PACHE, A.C. and CHOWDHURY, I. (2013). Nonprofit Roles in For-profit Firms: The Institutionalization of Corporate Philanthropy in France. ESSEC Business School.

• GAUTIER, A. (2020). Managing the growth of an innovative subsidiary in the voluntary sector: Fondation Caritas France, an offshoot of Secours Catholique. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A. (2020). Gérer la croissance d’une filiale innovante dans le secteur associatif : la Fondation Caritas France, issue du Secours Catholique. ESSEC Business School.
• PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2016). Bringing together tradition and modernity: Towards a new philanthropy of the Rothschild family. ESSEC Business School.
• PACHE, A.C. and GAUTIER, A. (2016). Allier tradition et modernité : vers une nouvelle philanthropie de la famille Rothschild. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Donner un second souffle a un grand festival de musique : les Eurockéennes de Belfort. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Gérer le départ d'un fondateur charismatique: le cas d'Asmae, l'association de Sœur Emmanuelle. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Managing the departure of a charismatic founder: Asmae, the charity founded by Sister Emmanuelle. ESSEC Business School.
• GAUTIER, A. and PACHE, A.C. (2015). Giving a new lease of life to a major music festival: The Belfort Eurockéennes. ESSEC Business School.

• 2022 - Present : Introduction à l'impact investing (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2020 - 2022 : Expérience projet (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2020 - Present : L’économie collaborative (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2019 - Present : Philanthropy: strategies and impact (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2017 - Present : La philanthropie: comprendre et agir (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)
• 2016 - Present : Cas pratique: stratégie et fundraising (Executive Education Non Diplômant ESSEC Business School France)
• 2015 - Present : La philanthropie: définition, concepts, enjeux (Executive Education Non Diplômant ESSEC Business School France)
• 2015 - Present : Philanthropie, stratégies et impact (Grande Ecole - Master in Management ESSEC Business School France)