The proliferation of articles in the press, the media, and on the Internet demonstrate a real interest in the Web 2.0 phenomenon. The concept can be seen as a new step in the development of the Internet network as evidenced by its “2.0” label, in opposition to Web 1.0. All the same, it is...

Évoluer d’un modèle fonctionnel à une forme d’organisation multipolaire impose aux firmes une profonde remise en question de leur management

La place des middle managers dans la démarche stratégique a souvent été soulignée par la littérature stratégique (Bower, 1970 ; Burgelman 1983 ; Mintzberg 1994, Laroche 1999). Cependant, rares sont les études ayant tenté d’approfondir les caractéristiques et les déterminants de leur...

In most companies managers have to cope with an ever increasing mass of information to deal with, along with coordination problems that are also more and more complex due to the multiplicity of time units and places. Among the tools managers have to hand is e-mailing, which is the most commonly...

In most companies managers have to cope with an ever increasing mass of information to deal with, along with coordination problems that are also more and more complex due to the multiplicity of time units and places. Among the tools managers have to hand is e-mailing, which is the most commonly...

Collaborative technologies (corporate social networks, Wiki platforms, groupware, etc.) are often considered as one of the most important developments in the business world. Although the perception of managers is positive in the majority of studies carried out (Andriole, 2010), the concrete...

Usual models for IS conception and configuration are today quite challenged by the new ways of business departments or even end users to subscribe directly online IT services. These evolutions in usages and in practices strongly question the roles and the position of the IT departments. The aim...