The shareholder brings resources to the enterprise and requires as his counterpart a return of the risk borne. The management of the enterprise is more frequently delegated to an executive officer who has to be controlled by the shareholder. This control can be carried out either directly...

The concept of global performance is used in managerial literature in order to assess companies' implementation of sustainable development. It refers to an holistic conception of performance. In this this paper we intend to confront the theoretical representation of a balanced integration of...

The concept of "global performance" is used to represent the corporation participation in sustainable development. It is a part of CSR management control system ; it enlarges boundaries of this control and covers a wider range of issues. In theory, it supposes a balanced integration of economic,...

Thanks to the advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), virtual teams have become a reality in an increasing number of companies. Despite the advantages they provide, these teams trigger some concerns about the lack and even the absence of face-to-face communication and...

Dès lors qu’un projet implique un changement organisationnel de grande ampleur, le responsable en charge de le conduire cristallise des attentes et des rôles potentiellement contradictoires: au rôle de manager (permettre) lui incombant classiquement, s’ajoutent en effet ceux de leader...

This paper proposes to confront theoretical and professional perspectives on corporate social responsibility (CSR), which is the subject of renewed interest by both academics and practitioners. After outlining the conceptual bases and showing the strategic importance of social dimensions in the...

As stressed by many authors, knowledge is a key res ource which is nowadays lying at the heart of organizational performance of knowledge intensive o rganizations. Such organizations are characterized by an increasing number of knowledge intensive and interconnected processes. Many knowledge...