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Joel Bothello

I am currently an Associate Professor in Management at the John Molson School of Business, and am an incoming Full Professor (level 1) at emlyon, France (beginning in 2026). Faculty profile here.

My research examines Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability, and informal economy entrepreneurship. It has been published in Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, and Regulation & Governance, among others, and in practitioner outlets including Harvard Business Review and Stanford Social Innovation Review. I am also co-developing a graphic novel on entrepreneurship in Kenya and South Africa.

Previously, I held Fellowships in International Management at King's College London and the ESSEC Philanthropy Chair in France. I hold a MS and Ph.D. in Management Strategy from ESSEC, a doctorat en sciences de gestion from the Université de Cergy Pontoise, and a BAS from York University, Toronto.

Affiliations

OS4F — Organization Scientists 4 Future, co-founding member

AFI — Accounting for Impact, steering committee

Visiting fellow, Wolfson College and the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Updated November 15th, 2025