AGRH - Association francophone de GRH

What AGRH - Association francophone de GRH does

AGRH (Association Francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines) is a French non-profit academic association (Loi 1901) founded in 1989 and headquartered in Paris at FNEGE premises. It serves as the principal francophone academic network for Human Resource Management research, comprising over 830 members including teacher-researchers, doctoral students, and HR practitioners across France, Belgium, North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), the Middle East (Lebanon), and West Africa (Ivory Coast, Senegal). The association bridges academic HR research with practitioner communities through its three peer-reviewed publications (Revue @GRH, Revue RGRH ranked 2 by FNEGE/CNRS, and Liaisons Sociales column), the AGRH-Vuibert book collection, an annual rotating congress (the 37th scheduled for Limoges in October 2026), doctoral workshops, and a thesis prize.

AGRH's core offerings are organized around publications (journals and books), events (annual congress and doctoral workshops), recognition (thesis prize), and community infrastructure (thematic research groups, pedagogical innovation committees, and standards normalization work). There is no proprietary technology product; the association operates through academic publishing infrastructure and standard association management practices. Its governance structure comprises a 40-member Conseil d'Administration and an Executive Bureau, with Jérôme Chabanne-Rive serving as President since 2025 succeeding Florence Noguera.

AGRH's business model is subscription-recurring via individual membership dues (cotisations), supplemented by institutional sponsorships from academic partners (FNEGE, ESSEC, HEC Paris, NEOMA), strategic partnerships with practitioner bodies (ANDRH, IAS), annual congress registration fees, and book royalties from the AGRH-Vuibert partnership. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Distribution occurs through the official website (agrh.fr), the Lettre de l'AGRH newsletter, annual congresses, academic journals, and the Vuibert commercial book distribution channel. The association positions itself under its current leadership as both a scholarly community and an emerging "laboratory for HR innovation," signaling intent to extend beyond pure research dissemination toward applied foresight on the future of work.

Name

AGRH - Association francophone de GRH

Legal name

Association Francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines

Website

https://agrh.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGRH is a French non-profit academic association founded in 1989 that serves as the principal francophone network for Human Resource Management research, with 830+ teacher-researchers, doctoral students, and HR practitioners across France and the wider francophone world, offering journals, congresses, and doctoral programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Educational Digital Courseware & Learning Platforms (LMS-Integrated) (MPAJABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Resources & Talent (SHRM/HRCI Recertification) (EDAAALAN), Human Resources & Faculty/Staff Administration (EDADAKAG)

Keywords

• Academic HRM research
• HR management publications
• Academic conferences
• Doctoral research workshops
• Professional association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (cotisations): AGRH generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by individual members including teacher-researchers, doctoral students, and HR practitioners. The association also benefits from institutional partnerships and sponsorships from organizations like FNEGE, ESSEC, HEC, and other academic institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AGRH is a non-profit academic association (Loi 1901) serving teacher-researchers, doctoral students, and HR practitioners in the francophone world. It publishes peer-reviewed HRM journals (Revue @GRH, Revue RGRH, Liaisons Sociales), a Vuibert book collection, and runs an annual rotating congress, doctoral workshops, and a thesis prize to support HR management scholarship.

Product overview

AGRH (Association Francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines) is a professional academic association for HR management researchers in the French-speaking world. The organization operates as a community network rather than a technology product company. Its offerings include three academic journals (La Revue de l'@GRH, La Revue RGRH, Revue Liaisons Sociales), a book collection (Collection AGRH-Vuibert), an annual congress series, doctoral workshops, and thesis awards. The association facilitates knowledge sharing through newsletters and thematic research groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revue @GRH Peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to Human Resource Management research, published in partnership with the Squarespace platform and aimed at teacher-researchers and doctoral students in the francophone academic community.

Quantifiable outcome

• The RGRH journal is ranked 2 by FNEGE and CNRS

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and supporting.

• ANDRH (Association Nationale des Directeurs des Ressources Humaines)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANDRH counts 61 local groups outside Ile-de-France. AGRH has the largest number of members in provinces across many university cities. Presidents of ANDRH local groups have been invited to connect with AGRH members in major university cities in the Paris region and provinces.
• IAS (Institut International de l'Audit Social)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH is associated with the two Social Audit Universities organized annually by IAS in France and abroad. IAS, chaired by Jean-Marie Peretti, brings together social auditors, teacher-researchers, and HR Directors concerned with social audit methods. IAS Tunis, IAS Morocco, and IAS Lebanon are organized in a network with IAS.
• FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNEGE is a key institutional partner hosting AGRH headquarters. FNEGE serves as a reference for management education in France and supports AGRH's publication classification efforts.
• ALGRH (Algeria)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH cooperates with the Algerian association (ALGRH) by actively participating in organizing and animating their annual congresses.
• AGEF (Morocco)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH cooperates with the Moroccan association (AGEF) by actively participating in organizing and animating their annual congresses.
• ARFORGHE (Tunisia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH cooperates with the Tunisian association (ARFORGHE) by actively participating in organizing and animating their annual congresses.
• CLERH (Lebanon)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH cooperates with the Lebanese association (CLERH) by actively participating in organizing and animating their annual congresses.
• AGRH Ivory CoastmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGRH cooperates with the Ivorian association (AGRH CI) by actively participating in organizing and animating their annual congresses.
• ESSEC Business SchoolsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerESSEC Executive Education partners with AGRH. Jean-Marie Peretti serves as ESSEC Professor and contributes to both organizations.
• HEC ParissupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerHEC Paris partners with AGRH through Charles-Henri Besseyre des Horts and other faculty members serving on the CA and bureau.
• Groupe ESC Rouen / NEOMA BSsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerNEOMA Business School (formerly ESC Rouen) is listed as a partner supporting AGRH's action in promoting research and training in HR management.
• LIRHE (Université Toulouse 1)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIRHE at Université Toulouse 1 is a research partner supporting AGRH's academic activities.
• GRAPHE (IAE de Lille)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRAPHE at IAE de Lille is a research partner supporting AGRH's academic activities.
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonnesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversité Paris 1 is listed as a partner supporting AGRH's action in promoting research and training in HR management.
• Référence RHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéférence RH partners with AGRH on joint publications including the 'Chronique AGRH-Référence RH de Liaisons Sociales' monthly column. Séverine Ventolini serves as Présidente of Référence RH.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): Largest global HR professional association (~300,000 members). Same HR domain but English-language, practitioner-led, and far broader scope; useful benchmark for membership and certification business models.
• Academy of Management (AOM): Premier global academic management association running multiple journals and an annual meeting. Most relevant international peer for AGRH's academic-research and congress model, albeit much larger and English-only.
• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development): UK-based chartered body for HR and people development with journals, research, and membership tiers. Comparable association structure with a research-publishing component, though at much larger scale.
• EURAM (European Academy of Management): Pan-European management research association with annual congress and journals. Strategic relevance given Chabanne-Rive's 'penser européen' axis and AGRH's existing VP role for European academic relations.

Direct peers

• ANDRH (Association Nationale des Directeurs des Ressources Humaines): France's national HR directors association with 61 local groups. Closest domestic peer: same HR focus and overlapping membership, but practitioner-led rather than research-led, and AGRH has a formal cooperation agreement with ANDRH.
• FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion des Entreprises): Hosts AGRH's headquarters and provides journal ranking infrastructure (FNEGE/CNRS classification). Functions as both institutional anchor and a broader peer in French management research infrastructure.
• IAS (Institut International de l'Audit Social): International social audit institute chaired by Jean-Marie Peretti that co-organizes universities with AGRH. Strong overlap in HR audit/research community and shared faculty network (ESSEC, HEC).
• AIMS (Association Internationale de Management Stratégique): Francophone academic association for strategic management research with similar Loi 1901 non-profit structure, annual congress, and ranked journals. Comparable community-association model in an adjacent management discipline.

Regional players

• IAG (IAG - Institut des Administrateurs et Administratrices): Canadian institute for directors and governance professionals. Relevant regional peer given AGRH's stated Canada membership footprint and shared French-language organizational landscape.
• AGRH Côte d'Ivoire: Ivorian sister association cooperating with AGRH on joint congresses. Most direct regional peer in West Africa representing the same francophone HRM research model in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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