A network is an organizational form for collective action whose main features rest on the variety and intensity of relations between actors. We rely on the work of Austrian sociologist Friedberg, for an integrated analysis of organization studies. Studying a healthcare network located in eastern...

The link between strategy and public organization is of growing interest since years and we especially question what organizations strategically do when they implement new organizational arrangements imposed by public policies. And we especially contribute to what public organizations...

This paper aims to analyze the process of creation and capitalization of knowledge within clusters. Clusters are characterized as localized and distributed organizations. We consider that clusters can be analyzed as a whole but are influenced and influence their member's knowledge. Four...

Organizational relational practices reveal the various manners organizations may take into account the diversity of actors they have to deal with. This diversity deals with knowledge and practices, and modes of structuring of the collective action and it impacts on what is being designed. The...

Purpose: Research on organizational innovation remains relatively scarce, particularly with respect to social structures and processes. In contrast to product innovation, organizational innovation relies more on informal processes and relationships among members of the organization than on...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to work on the relational innovation. Innovation is a key factor in understanding organizations. Emerged as a growth paradigm, it is a good indicator of their priorities. Considered in a more pragmatic way, it has been noticed that other forms of innovation...

Capitalisation of the history of a technology, a technique or a concept within an industrial company is relevant to historians. However it largely exceeds the historical problems from a Knowledge Management point of view. In this context, it can be the subject of specific approaches especially...