Laboratoire CERAG - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion

What Laboratoire CERAG - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion does

Laboratoire CERAG (Centre d'Études et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion) is a French academic research laboratory affiliated with Université Grenoble Alpes and Grenoble INP, operating from the Domaine universitaire in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It conducts fundamental and applied research in management sciences and organizational studies, organized around four thematic research axes (FIRMES, ORITA, TERRES, TRECS) and 13 specialized research chairs covering AI trust (TrAI-SoC within the MIAI cluster), Industry 4.0, human capital and innovation, organizational innovation in health, occupational health management, SME support, serious games, marketing for society, corporate social responsibility, regenerative practices, and societal transitions. As of 2026, the laboratory comprises 184 members, including 90 teacher-researchers, 73 doctoral students, and 14 associate researchers.

The laboratory's research outputs include peer-reviewed articles in classified journals, conference communications, book chapters, theses, and serious games, all disseminated through the HAL open-access repository, public events, and academic publishing channels. CERAG does not sell commercial products or services; its outputs are publicly available and produced under the French higher education and research framework. Funding flows from institutional support by the parent universities and from competitive research grants administered by ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche), France 2030 programs, IRGA (Initiatives de Recherche Grenoble Alpes), LUGA CDP transdisciplinary programs, and international research contracts. Industry engagement occurs through the research chair structure, which connects the laboratory with applied research partners across multiple management domains.

The laboratory's stated mission is to put management sciences at the service of a socially and ecologically sustainable society. Its go-to-market is effectively community-led: scientific dissemination, doctoral training, public thesis defenses, study days, and applied collaborations with organizations through research chairs. Stakeholders are the academic research community, doctoral candidates, partner institutions, and the 12 or more organizations engaging via research chairs.

Name

Laboratoire CERAG - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion

Legal name

Laboratoire CERAG - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées à la Gestion

Website

https://cerag.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laboratoire CERAG is a French academic research laboratory at Université Grenoble Alpes conducting management sciences research through four research axes and 13 specialized chairs. It serves the academic community, doctoral candidates, and industry partners via peer-reviewed publications, doctoral training, and applied research collaborations.

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Product category

Academic Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Management sciences research
• Academic research laboratory
• Organizational studies research
• Doctoral research programs
• Applied management research

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Martin-d'Hères

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Funding: Funded through government research grants, ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) contracts, France 2030 programs, international research contracts, and university institutional funding.

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Laboratoire CERAG conducts fundamental and applied research in management and organizational sciences, organized around four thematic research axes (FIRMES, ORITA, TERRES, TRECS) and supported by 13 specialized research chairs covering topics such as trustworthy AI, Industry 4.0, human capital, organizational innovation in health, serious games, and corporate social responsibility. The laboratory delivers doctoral training, peer-reviewed scientific publications, conference communications, book chapters, theses, serious games, and applied research outputs in partnership with industry through dedicated research chairs.

Product overview

Laboratoire CERAG is a research laboratory affiliated with Université Grenoble Alpes, specializing in management and organizational sciences. The laboratory operates as a collective of researchers organized around 13 research chairs and 4 research axes (FIRMES, ORITA, TERRES, TRECS). Its portfolio includes dedicated chairs covering topics such as AI trust (TrAI-SoC), Industry 4.0, human capital innovation, organizational innovation in health, serious games, marketing for society, and regenerative practices. The laboratory also produces scientific outputs including articles, communications, book chapters, theses, and serious games. Core research themes include societal and ecological sustainability in management practices.

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Products and services

• Chaire TrAI-SoC Research chair focused on trustworthy AI and AI systems certification, affiliated with the MIAI cluster AI.
• Chaire Industry 4.h Research chair addressing Industry 4.0 challenges and transformations.
• Chaire capital humain et innovation Research chair focused on human capital and innovation.
• Chaire For Libra Research chair focused on the Libra thematic area within management sciences.
• Chaire ICC (Innovation et Créativité en Communauté) Research chair on Innovation and Creativity in Community.
• Chaire INOS (Innovation Organisationnelle en Santé) Research chair on Organizational Innovation in Health.
• Chaire MANSAT (Management et Santé au Travail) Research chair on Management and Occupational Health.
• Chaire APPME (Accompagnement et Pilotage PME) Research chair on Support and Management of SMEs.
• Chaire Serious Games Research chair focused on serious games development and research.
• Chaire M2S (Marketing au Service de la Société) Research chair on Marketing in Service of Society.
• Chaire Impacts et RSE Research chair on impacts and corporate social responsibility (RSE).
• Chaire Regen Lab Research chair focused on regenerative practices.
• Chaire Transitions en action Research chair on transitions in action.
• Serious Games production Scientific productions in the form of serious games developed by the laboratory.
• Research Axes (FIRMES, ORITA, TERRES, TRECS) Four thematic research axes — FIRMES, ORITA, TERRES, and TRECS — each addressing distinct management and organizational research areas.

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Université Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERAG is an integral part of Université Grenoble Alpes, operating as its management research laboratory. The partnership provides institutional affiliation, infrastructure, and administrative support.
• Grenoble INPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERAG collaborates with Grenoble INP (Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble), another major institution within the Grenoble Alps university community, on interdisciplinary research initiatives.
• ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERAG receives funding through ANR research contracts for various research projects, supporting national-level scientific research in management sciences.
• France 2030 ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERAG participates in France 2030 research contracts, the national investment plan supporting innovative research and development initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HEC Paris (Faculty & Research): Leading European business school with extensive management research output. Comparable as a major French producer of management scholarship, though operating as a private grande école with broader commercial scope than a public research lab.
• EMLYON Business School (Research Faculty): Top French business school with a substantial management research faculty. Comparable as a much larger producer of management research in France, but operates within a private institution with degree-granting and executive education revenue.
• INSEAD (Faculty Research): Global business school with management research centers comparable in subject matter (organizational behavior, strategy). Operates at much larger international scale and is private rather than public.

Emerging players

• France Stratégie: French government think tank producing applied economic and management research with policy impact. Comparable as an entity producing applied research for industry and government stakeholders, though structured as a state advisory body rather than a university lab.

Direct peers

• Centre de Gestion Scientifique (Mines Paris - PSL): Management research lab at a French engineering grande école. Directly comparable as a small-to-mid-sized academic research unit producing peer-reviewed management research and engaging in industry-funded chairs.
• Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion (LRG) - Université Paris-Est: French public university management research lab. Directly comparable as a similarly structured academic unit producing management research, training PhDs, and engaging in applied research with industry.
• IAE Paris-Sorbonne (Sorbonne Business School): French university management research laboratory within a leading French university. Directly comparable as a public management sciences research unit producing academic publications and hosting industry-funded research chairs.
• Laboratoire Magellan (iaelyon School of Management): French university management research lab in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Directly comparable in geography and structure as a public management research unit producing applied and fundamental research.
• Centre d'études et de recherche de l'IAE Lille (CERI): French public management research unit attached to a university business school. Comparable in mission, structure, and output profile as a small academic research lab producing management science publications.

Regional players

• INRAE (Management Research Units): French public research institution with units conducting socio-economic and management-adjacent research. Comparable as a major French public research entity, though primarily scientific rather than management-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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