Quality judgements in terms of academic standards of excellence required by external stakeholders such as labour markets and steering hierarchies obviously exert strong pressure on universities. Do they generate an ‘iron cage’ effect, imposing a passive and uniform conformity on global...

La gestion collective des plates-formes technologiques est l'un des enjeux des politiques publiques dans les sciences de la vie en France, qui leur assigne la double mission de contribuer à produire des connaissances nouvelles et de réaliser des transferts technologiques vers l'industrie....

Quality judgments in terms of academic standards of excellence required by external stakeholders such as labour markets and steering hierarchies obviously exert strong pressure on universities. Do they generate an "iron cage" effect imposing a passive and uniform conformity on global standards?...

Comment poser la question de la réforme du système public français de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur? Le texte passe en revue les nombreuses propositions émises en 2004 lors du débat national. Mobilisant le savoir acquis par la sociologie des organisations et par l'analyse des...

Indicator-based policy steering is staunchly embedded in an underlying technical approach and a management philosophy that draws on a simplified vision of the organisational relationships between policy designers, users, advisors and overseers. This governance model grounded in the principle of...

The recent development of networks has engendered both the evanescence of “macro-actors” (i.e., big formal organizations) and new problems related to corporate social responsibility. The concept of “organization” must be redefined and analyzed so as to identify network externalities and...