Drawing on postcolonial studies of management, this article highlights the importance of adopting a contextualized approach to hybridization processes that, first, takes into account the importance of the historical and cultural contexts from which hybridity emerges and, second, helps to...

Over 180 years old, the Mauboussin jeweler's shop looks like a rebellious child on the Place Vendôme (Paris, France) since Dominique Frémont took over almost ten years ago. Alain Nemarq, the President, explains the marketing strategy he has used since his arrival in 2002. He also details the...

This paper aims at understanding what the consequences are of cultural diversity on co-operative relationships. Co-operation is considered through two different modes: the first one, called community based co-operation, is based on the need for belonging and the second mode, called complementary...

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is an innovating concept which emerges in organization and management theory and which is mostly applied to the health sector. As a response to the evidence found in the literature as to the lack of precise definitions of IPC and to the existence of many...

This paper explores the consequences of cultural diversity on co-operative relationships. It postulates two different modes of co-operation: ‘community based co-operation’, based on the need to belong, and ‘complementary co-operation’, which seeks to harness strategic resources. These...

The objective of this paper is to contribute to the elaboration of a framework for analyzing the influence of Information Systems for modes of control in organizations. These systems are not always associated with results control. They also have consequences for behaviour control and social...

A case study starts with a problem and seeks to solve it. But is solving always what matters most? Isn’t it also the problem, tensing the situation, which ought to be at the study horizon? This ill be discussed based upon the case of management control cybernetics problematisation by Anthony.

This article examines the contribution of the identification process in building up a community of practice. Despite the presence of artefacts and activities typical of the emergence of a common identity, the transformation of the network under study into a community of practice appears...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a relatively recent phenomenon for companies and their stakeholders. However, we cannot ignore its historical roots. Many companies, especially in industry, developed social and environmental policies and practices a long time ago. These practical and...