Benjamin Huybrechts

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Research & Teaching Assistant, HEC Management School, University of Liège

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Training:   

PhD Thesis in Economics and Management (2005-2009, HEC-ULg). Title: "Explaining Organisational Diversity in Fair Trade Social Enterprises". Jury: Prof. Jacques Defourny (HEC-ULg), Prof. François Pichault (HEC-ULg), Prof. Leonardo Becchetti (Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata'), Prof. Corinne Gendron (Université du Québec à Montréal) et Prof. Alex Nicholls (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford).

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2007: Research Master of Management Sciences (HEC-ULg) - Highest Distinction

2005: Interuniversity Master of Development, Environment and Societies (UCL & ULg) - Master thesis on the impact of Fair Trade on coffee and cocoa producers in Bolivia (Winner of the Vanthournout Award 2006) - High Distinction

2003: BA in Management Sciences (IAG – UCL) – BA thesis on the creation of a Fair Trade partnership between Oxfam-Wereldwinkels and a co-operative of Chilean winegrowers (Winner of the Award "IAG best thesis 2002-2003") – High Distinction

Research areas:  

Fair Trade
Social Enterprise
Cooperatives

Recent publications: 

Huybrechts, B. (forthcoming), "Fair Trade Organisations in Belgium: Unity in Diversity?", Journal of Business Ethics

Huybrechts, B. (forthcoming), "The Governance of Fair Trade Social Enterprises in Belgium", Social Enterprise Journal

Huybrechts, B. & Defourny, J. (2008), "Are Fair Trade Organizations necessarily Social Enterprises?", Social Enterprise Journal, vol. 4, n°3, pp. 186-201; based on a paper presented at the 5th Annual Social Enterprise Research Conference, (London, 26-27th June 2008) and at the ISTR Eighth International Conference
and 2nd EMES-ISTR European Conference, Barcelona, 9-12th July

Becchetti, L. & Huybrechts, B. (2008), "The Dynamics of Fair Trade as a Mixed-form Market", Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 81, n°4, pp. 733-750 

Huybrechts, B. (2007), "The Governance of Fair Trade organizations: a Focus on Stakeholders' Representation", HEC Management School Working Paper, 200706/02, University of Liège

Huybrechts, B. (2007), "Fondements et implications de la diversité organisationnelle au sein du commerce équitable", Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, vol. 78, n°2, pp. 195-219

Contact information:

University of Liège – Sart Tilman B33 (Bte 4)
4000 Liège - Belgique

Tel:  +32 4 366 31 35
Fax: +32 4 366 28 51 
b.huybrechts@ulg.ac.be