Taking part in the debate opposing rigor and relevance in academia, and about the role of scholars in society, this article suggests a heuristic framework for possible knowledge exchange between the figures of practitioners and the figures of researchers. A taxonomy of the modes of knowledge...

Abstract: Social requirements concerning corporate social responsibility focus on transparency and harmlessness of firm activities: a factory or a quarry must be invisible, odorless, and silent. Firms must show that they respect those requirements in order to gain legitimacy. They must change...

Society’s requirements concerning corporate social responsibility focus on the transparency and harmlessness of corporate activities: a factory or a quarry must be invisible, odorless, and noiseless. Firms must show that they respect these requirements in order to gain legitimacy. They must...

Social requirements concerning corporate social responsibility focus on transparency and harmlessness of firm activities: a factory or a quarry must be invisible, odorless, and silent. Firms must show that they respect those requirements in order to gain legitimacy. They must change invisibility...

This paper is designed to present the stakes and limits of integrating social and environmental issues in large projects management. The Social Impact Assessment is described as a process which aim to study and anticipate social, economic, and cultural large projects consequences on people well...