Yvon Pesqueux is the head professor of the “Organizational Systems Development” chair at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris.
He is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a specialist in Cost-effective Management Techniques, holds a doctorate in Economics from Paris-Sorbonne University and an honorary doctorate from the University of Galati (Romania), and is the author of many academic articles.
His research primarily deals with the relationship between philosophy and organization.
He has also published many books, most recently including: Gouvernance et privatisation, la politique éclatée, PUF, Paris, 2007; Management et qualité : une approche critique, Economica, Paris, 2008; Filosofia e organizaçoes, Cencage Learning, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2008; La « société du risque – analyse et critique (collab.), Economica, Paris, 2009; Management de la connaissance (collab.), Economica, Paris, 2011; Contrôle de gestion, 4th edition, Dunod, Paris, 2013; Epistémologie des sciences de gestion (collab.), Vuibert, Paris, 2013; Moment libéral et entreprise (la fin d’un dogme), essai; L’organisation de la transgression (collab. with Sonny Perseil), L’Harmattan, 2014; Contrat psychologique et organisations – Comprendre les accords écrits et non écrits (collab. with Denise Rousseau, Pascale de Rozario, Rémi Jardat), Pearson France, Paris, 2014; Faire l’économie de la dénonciation (collab. with S. Perseil), perspectives organisationnelles, L’Harmattan, Paris, 2015. He is also the treasurer of the IFSAM (International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management) and the editor of the Society and Business Review (Emerald Publishing).