Professors

Helen BOLLAERT

Professor

Behavioral Corporate Finance, CEO Personality, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive compensation

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Helen BOLLAERT

Academy

Globalization

Research center

Finance & Accounting Insights on Risk and Regulation

Location

Lille

Discipline

Finance

Pr. Helen Bollaert is a permanent Professor of Finance and Accounting at SKEMA.She was Research Dean from February 2016 to August 2020 after a 3-year stint as Head of the European Centre for Corporate Control Studies (ECCCS). Helen Bollaert obtained her BSc degree from the University of Surrey and then went on to graduate from ESCP 1989). She successfully defended her PhD at the University of Lille 2 in 2011 and her HDR (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches) in 2016. Prior to her career in education, she worked for a number of years in financial audit. Her research interests include CEO psychology, mergers and acquisitions and leadership. Her most recent publications include the paper "CEO Narcissism and the Takeover Process: from Private Initiation to Deal Completion" (co-authored with Nihat Aktas, Eric de Bodt and Richard Roll) in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. She has also published co-authored papers on executive hubris, including in the Journal of Business Ethics. More recently, she has published papers on digital finance in Small Business Economics and the Journal of Corporate Finance.

Education
2016
HDR in Finance, Université de Lille, France
2011
Doctorate in Finance, Université de Lille, France
1989
Master in Management, ESCP Business School, France
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2016
Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2013 - 2016
Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2011 - 2013
Assistant Professor, SKEMA Business School, France
2006 - 2011
Assistant Professor, IÉSEG School of Management, France
Other academic affiliations and appointments
Since 2023
Head of the FAIRR Research Center, SKEMA Business School, France
2016 - 2020
Research Dean, SKEMA Business School, France
2013 - 2016
Head of European Center for Corporate Control Studies (ECCCS), SKEMA Business School, France
2004 - 2006
Adjunct Faculty, IÉSEG School of Management, France
2004 - 2006
Adjunct Faculty, EDHEC Business School, France
Other professional experiences
1991 - 1994
Audit senior, EY, France
1989 - 1991
Audit junior, Arthur Andersen, France
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2017
Best AFFI 2017 conference paper in Finance, Ethics and Sustainability, French Finance Association (AFFI)
2012
Prix de Thèse 2011 de l'Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Juridiques, Politiques et de Gestion, Université de Lille
Other research activities
PhD Supervision
2024
Z. XIA, PhD thesis, Thesis Reviewer
2023
X. LIU, University of Toulouse 1 Capitole, PhD thesis, Thesis Reviewer
2023
A. ALIMOV, Université de Lille, Habilitated for thesis direction, Thesis Reviewer
2023
S. ZOUARI, Université Côte d'Azur, PhD thesis, Thesis Jury President
2022
B. FERNANDEZ-TAMAYO, SKEMA Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis Jury President
2022
M. V. EL ALEM, SKEMA Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member
2022
R. AL-KADI, University of Strathclyde, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member
2019
H. PASCAIL, SKEMA Business School, PhD thesis, Thesis director
2018
F. LOPEZ DE SILANES MOLINA, SKEMA Business School, Habilitated for thesis direction, Thesis jury member
2016
A. GOGUEL, Université de Lille, PhD thesis, Thesis jury member

Peer-reviewed journal articles

AHMAD, F., DE BODT, E. and BOLLAERT, H. (2022). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. Finance, 43(3), pp. 37-117.
BOLLAERT, H., LEBOEUF, G. and SCHWIENBACHER, A. (2020). The Narcissism of Crowdfunding Entrepreneurs. Small Business Economics, 55, pp. 57-76.
AHMAD, F., BEUSELINCK, C. and BOLLAERT, H. (2017). Employment Protection and Payout Policy. Finance, 38(3), pp. 5-43.
AKTAS, N., DE BODT, E., BOLLAERT, H. and ROLL, R. (2016). CEO Narcissism and the Takeover Process: From Private Initiation to Deal Completion. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 51(1), pp. 113-137.
BOLLAERT, H. and DELANGHE, M. (2015). Securities Data Company and Zephyr, Data Sources for M&A Research. Journal of Corporate Finance, 33, pp. 85-100.
PETIT, V. and BOLLAERT, H. (2012). Flying too close to the sun: Hubris among CEOs and how to prevent it. Journal of Business Ethics, 108, pp. 265-283.
BOLLAERT, H., DAHER, H., DEROO, A. and DUPIRE, M. (2011). Corporate Governance and Performance of French Listed Companies. Bankers, Markets & Investors, 114, pp. 45-57.
BOLLAERT, H. and PETIT, V. (2010). Beyond the Dark Side of Executive Psychology: Current Research and New Directions. European Management Journal, 28(5), pp. 362-376.
BOLLAERT, H. and DILÉ, A. (2009). Changes in Corporate Governance Quality in Estonia between 1999 and 2007. Post-Communist Economies, 21(1), pp. 65-84.

Editorials of a journal

BOLLAERT, H., LOPEZ DE SILANES MOLINA, F. and SCHWIENBACHER, A. (2021). Fintech and Access to Finance. Journal of Corporate Finance, 68, pp. 101941.

Conference presentations

AHMAD, F., DE BODT, E. and BOLLAERT, H. (2018). Merger and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: AFFI (Association Française de Finance) Conference. Paris.
AHMAD, F., BEUSELINCK, C. and BOLLAERT, H. (2018). Employment Protection and Payout Policy. In: Multinational Finance Society Annual Conference. Budapest.
AHMAD, F., BEUSELINCK, C. and BOLLAERT, H. (2017). Employment Protection Legislation and Payout Policy. In: AFFI (Association Française de Finance) Conference. Valence.
AHMAD, F., DE BODT, E. and BOLLAERT, H. (2017). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: FEBS (International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society). Glasgow.
BOLLAERT, H., AHMAD, F. and BEUSELINCK, C. (2017). Employment Protection Legislation and Payout Policy. In: FEBS (International Conference of the Financial Engineering and Banking Society). Glasgow.
AHMAD, F., DE BODT, E. and BOLLAERT, H. (2017). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: ESCP Finance and Society Workshop. Paris.
AHMAD, F., BOLLAERT, H. and DE BODT, E. (2017). Mergers & Acquisitions Across Culture. In: ESCP Corporate Finance Workshop. Paris.
BOLLAERT, H., AHMAD, F. and DE BODT, E. (2016). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: Université Paris-Dauphine - 2016 Workshop in Corporate Finance. Paris.
BOLLAERT, H., DE BODT, E. and GRANDIN, P. (2015). The Equilibrium Assignment of Narcissistic CEOs to Firms. In: Paris December Finance Meeting. Paris.
AHMAD, F., DE BODT, E. and BOLLAERT, H. (2015). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: CF Conference on Culture and Finance, Wake Forest University. Winston-Salen.
DE BODT, E., BOLLAERT, H. and AHMAD, F. (2014). Mergers and Acquisitions Across Cultures. In: AFFI (Association Française de Finance) Conference. Aix-en-Provence.
BOLLAERT, H. (2013). Beyond good and bad leadership at the top: an empirical study on CEO authentic leadership and firm performance. In: EBEN (European Business Ethics Network). Lille.
DE BODT, E., AKTAS, N., ROLL, R. and BOLLAERT, H. (2012). CEO narcissism and the takeover process: From private initiation to deal completion. In: AFA Annual Meeting. Chicago.
BOLLAERT, H. and PETIT, V. (2011). Flying to close to the sun: Hubris among CEOs and how to prevent it. In: International Leadership Association Conference. London.
BOLLAERT, H. and PETIT, V. (2011). One ego, lany problems. Hubris versus leadership at the top. In: International Leadership Association Conference. London.
BOLLAERT, H. (2011). CEO Narcissism and the Takeover Process - From Private initiation to deal completion. In: European Finance Association Meeting. Stockholm.
BOLLAERT, H. (2010). Desperately Seeking Good Leaders: Hubris, Ethical Behaviors and Authentic Leadership at the Top. In: SBE - Society of Business Ethics annual meeting. Montreal.
BOLLAERT, H. (2008). Changes in Corporate Governance Quality in Estonia between 1999 and 2007. In: International Conference on Corporate Governance. Birmingham.

Press and social media

CHASSERIO, S. and BOLLAERT, H. (2020). How the Covid-19 crisis is exacerbating inequalities between male and female researchers. The Conversation, Great Britain.
CHASSERIO, S. and BOLLAERT, H. (2020). Covid-19 : pourquoi cette crise peut creuser les inégalités entre chercheurs et chercheuses. The Conversation, France.