Ben M. Bensaou
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| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Academic, author |
| Employer | INSEAD |
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Notable works | Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA |
Ben M. Bensaou is a French academic and author. He is a professor at INSEAD whose research focuses on innovation and organizational capability. His work on how companies build innovation practices has been discussed in international publications including The Irish Times, Sifted, and the Maeil Business Newspaper.[1][2][3]
Education
According to INSEAD, Bensaou studied engineering in France before moving into management studies in Japan and later completing doctoral work in the United States.[4]
Academic career
Bensaou is a professor at INSEAD in the areas of technology management and Asian business and comparative management.[4] He served as Dean of Executive Education at INSEAD from 2018 to 2020.[4]
His work has focused on how organizations develop the capability to innovate over time. In Sifted, he has been cited discussing the role of middle managers in sustaining innovation within companies.[2]
Publications
Bensaou is the author of Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA (McGraw Hill, 2021).[5]
The book was included in Thinkers50’s list of Best New Management Books for 2022.[6]
Themes from the book, including the idea that innovation can be developed as an organizational capability rather than relying on individual creativity, have been discussed in business media. For example, The Irish Times described how companies embed innovation practices across departments, drawing on Bensaou’s framework.[1]
In 2026, Bensaou contributed an article for the Kyndryl Institute discussing the practice of innovation in organizations and arguing for treating innovation as an ongoing activity rather than a discrete outcome."Innovating as a Verb". Kyndryl Institute. May 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
A short review of the book appeared in Inventors Digest in October 2021.[7]
Case writing
Bensaou co-authored the case study “Even a Clown Can Do It: Cirque du Soleil Recreates Live Entertainment.” The case was included in The Case Centre’s 50th anniversary list of the Top 50 MBA cases.[8]
The same case was also listed by Poets & Quants among the Top 50 MBA cases of the last 50 years.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "When a company builds an innovation engine the process of creating happens in all departments". The Irish Times. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Forget genius leaders — middle managers are the secret to innovation". Sifted. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "혁신은 명사가 아니라 동사다". Maeil Business Newspaper. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ben M. Bensaou". INSEAD. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ Bensaou, Ben M. (2021). Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company's DNA. McGraw Hill.
- ↑ "Best New Management Books for 2022". Thinkers50. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Building an Innovation Station". Inventors Digest: 43. October 2021.
- ↑ "Top 50 Cases - No. 13". The Case Centre. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "Ranking The Top 50 MBA Cases Of The Last 50 Years". Poets & Quants. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
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