Taïeb Hafs iis the Strategy and Society Professor of Management at HEC Montreal. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a permanent fellow of the Economic Research Forum, a think tank for the MENA region, funded by the World Bank. He published more than 100 articles in major journals.He wrote or edited thirty-nine books, of which 15 monographs on national strategy. His work is focused on strategic management and change in situations of complexity. In particular, he has done much work on strategy in developing countries.