Ph.D. in management sciences at the University of Bordeaux, Guillaume Plaisance is an associate professor at the University and IAE of Bordeaux and is attached to the Research Institute in Management Science (IRGO). He conducted a PhD thesis linking governance mechanisms, performance management and impact measurement in non-profit organizations. His research themes focus on governance, nonprofit management (including arts organizations), resilience and crisis management, and social and societal responsibility of organizations. His researches are published in the International Journal of Public Administration, VOLUNTAS, the Public Organization Review or the Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics.