The present thesis addresses - cross-cutting the fields of organization sociology, strategic management and human resources - the motivation-stakes, the strategic challenges and the phenomenology inherent to the conduction of a diversity policy in the companies. The innovative nature of a...

The concept of alignment is often interpreted as a final or temporary consequence. It is often considered as a static concept, measured at a precise moment t, via scales of measurement, according to a quantitative approach. However, research papers with the aim of studying and examining the...

This article purposes a renewal approach to manage the appropriation of ICT. From a case study conducted during 30 months, this article deals with the controversies deployed because of the implementation of ICT, and the emergence of appropriation mode, that is to say a common approach about ICT....

We analyse the role of training in mitigating the negative impact of technical and organizational changes on the employment prospects of older workers. Using a panel of French firms in the late 1990s, we first estimate wage bill share equations for different age groups. Consistently with what is...

Purpose – Appropriation of information communication technology (ICT) drags tools and actors into a sociotechnical process. ICT, practices, and organizations are strongly modified. Only an interplay approach can reveal the complexity of relations between technology and work practices. The...