Work organization has deeply changed during the last decade, in particular with the introduction of a new type of management production system in the industrial and service sectors – the lean production system. Few studies have considered the social outcomes of work organization forms. Using...

L’organisation du travail, entendue comme la manière dont le travail est divisé et coordonné dans l’entreprise (Barreau, 2005), a connu de profonds bouleversements au cours de ces dernières années. Au modèle de l’organisation scientifique du travail de Taylor dominant pendant la...

The goal of the article is to present a case study in rail maintenance. This case study describes the consequences of an organizational change (the implementation of lean production) on health at work and absenteeism. This organizational change was followed by a surge of MSDS and absenteeism....

L'objet de cet article est de montrer en quoi une méthode mixte permet d’analyser et de comprendre les effets de pratiques organisationnelles caractéristiques de la lean production, sur la satisfaction et la santé au travail et ce, dans le contexte français. Les résultats montrent que...

L’objet de cette communication est de montrer en quoi le regard croisé d’une analyse quantitative et qualitative a un intérêt profond pour analyser et comprendre les effets sur la santé et la satisfaction au travail des pratiques de travail caractéristiques du lean production. Nous...

L’objet de cet article est de tester l’effet de quatre pratiques de travail caractéristiques de la lean production - polyvalence, forte intensité du travail, faible autonomie procédurale et management de la qualité totale - sur la satisfaction et sur la santé au travail au travers du...

The introduction of Online Reverse Auctions in interorganizational relationships was at the origin of supplier’s distrust against industrial buyers. The majority of suppliers perceive ORA as a great shift in their relationships with buyers. We suggest a model which deals about suppliers...

Although the term of Business Model (BM) is widely used in day-to-day retailing and more specifically in electronic commerce, the concept needs further analysis in this specific industry. The goal of the article is to identify the various elements of BM for retailers, and to develop a typology....

The aim of our work is to study the Business Model (BM) of small and micro business (SMB) in West Africa. Our research is based on a conventionalist and institutionalist approach of the concept of BM. BM and the convention are our conceptual and theoretical initial choice, while the...