The construction sector is often characterized as a reactive sector, as lagging behind other sectors of the economy, notably industry, when it comes to innovation; as mechanically responding to external (client) needs and implementing innovations that originate elsewhere (Winch 1998, Harty...

La recherche gestionnaire dans le champ „Business & Society‟ souffre de sa faible prise en compte des enjeux organisationnels et managériaux associés aux démarches d‟entreprises en matière de responsabilité sociale et de développement durable. C‟est précisément ce constat qui,...

This article investigates a case of crisis management in a French public company. Combining stakeholder management and a knowledge-based perspective, we propose an analytical framework of organizational crisis management processes. We will first show how the crisis can be analyzed as a collapse...

Standards and norms are central objects for institutional studies. However, their role in innovation and the creation of novelty remain unclear, in particular in new / emerging fields. Accordingly, this paper investigates the relationship between standard setting and innovation, in the context...

How does innovation come about in a highly institutionalized field like the construction sector? The construction sector is characterized by relatively rigid routines, strong professional boundaries, clear division of labor, and elaborate national legislation. It tends to lag behind other...

La recherche gestionnaire dans le champ „Business & Society‟ souffre de sa faible prise en compte des enjeux organisationnels et managériaux associés aux démarches d‟entreprises en matière de responsabilité sociale et de développement durable. C‟est précisément ce constat qui,...

Stakeholder perspectives on crisis management provide a useful descriptive framework for analyzing crises and making crisis narratives. However, their "actionability" for crisis management, i.e. possibility to use stakeholder management models into operational crisis management processes,...

Le spectre de la désindustrialisation et des délocalisations alimente les débats et les fantasmes en France actuellement. Plutôt qu'une nouvelle étude générale sur un phénomène complexe et multiforme, nous avons proposé, en accord avec nos interlocuteurs de Charbonnages de France et de...

Sous la poussée de la mondialisation, les restructurations industrielles ont évolué vers des formes de mutations plus continues des entreprises. Parallèlement les formes d'action de l'Etat ont changé : dans les restructurations " à l'ancienne ", l'Etat, souvent actionnaire, intervenait de...

Various social science disciplines are currently witnessing a revival of theoretical approaches based on management instruments. The common feature of these approaches is that they consider management instruments as a starting point to study organized, strategic action. This article introduces a...