Émilie Ruiz is an associate professor of innovation management at Université Savoie Mont Blanc (France) and a member of the Institut de recherche en gestion et économie (IREGE). Her research, published in journals such as Revue française de gestion, Management International, R&D Management, Technovation and European Management Journal, deals with open innovation, in particular innovation with innovation communities, organizational creativity and the cultural and creative industries.