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L’autonomie de décision dans les entreprises libérées de l’emprise organisationnelle. Une analyse des cas de Google et de la Favi
No full textFNEGE 3International audienceContemporary management is tending towards allowing collaborators decision autonomy. Organizations which have levelled out hierarchical lines and allowed their employees a degree of personal initiative are even referred to as ‘liberated businesses’ (Getz, 2009 and 2012). But we noted that there is manipulation in such apparently ‘liberated’ businesses, which challenges the stated decision autonomy : indeed, far from demonstrating that they act on their own initiative, the members of staff are merely reproducing the behavioral patterns expected of them and advocated by senior management. This observation has encouraged researchers to take into account the different personalities of the collaborators and their level of integrity in terms of choice. This article is based on Giroux’s theory about integrity (1999). We highlight the influence which managerial practices may have on the level of integrity of members of staff, illustrating our statements on the basis of the experience gained by Google and FAVI. We conclude by widening the scope of the concept of liberated businesses.Le management contemporain consacre une tendance à l’autonomie des collaborateurs. On parle même d’« entreprises libérées » pour désigner les organisations caractérisées par l’aplatissement de la ligne hiérarchique et la marge d’initiative laissée au personnel (Getz, 2009 et 2012). Pourtant, le constat de manipulations au sein d’entreprises apparemment libérées questionne l’autonomie de décision affichée par ces entreprises : loin de faire preuve d’initiative, le personnel reproduit, dans ces cas, les attendus de la culture promue par la direction. Ce constat invite le chercheur à s’interroger sur l’autonomie de décision dans les entreprises libérées et à prendre en compte la personnalité des collaborateurs et leur intégrité en matière de choix. Cet article s’appuie sur la théorie de l’intégrité de Giroux (1999). Il met en évidence l’influence que les pratiques managériales peuvent avoir sur l’intégrité du personnel. Il illustre son propos à l’aide des cas de Google et de la Favi. Il conclut sur un enrichissement du concept d’entreprise libérée
Le numérique, une chance à saisir pour la France : 4 études et 33 propositions pour une France numérique
No full textCe livre blanc est le fruit du travail de quatre écoles (Centrale Supélec, Paris-Dauphine, ECE Paris et Télécom École de Management), piloté par CGI
An exploratory study of the board composition of European incumbent telecommunication operators
No full textInternational audienceWhile Internet executives such as Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg have achieved widespread recognition beyond the business pages, this is not the case for the chairman or chief executive officers of telecommunication servicer providers. However, they are responsible for the provision and then management of a key infrastructure that we increasingly rely upon in the information intensive economy that is emerging. An extensive literature has emerged examining the composition of company boards and the impact that they have on the performance of companies. This literature, however, has largely overlooked the telecommunications industry. In this paper we address this shortcoming by presenting an exploratory study of the boards of two European incumbent telecommunication companies: British Telecom and France Télécom / Orange. Through drawing on public documents, we identify the board members of both companies before investigating their characteristics. We focus on the gender, education and professional background of board members as well as their presence on other (company) boards. We conclude by suggesting areas for further research
Information Systems Governance as a system of rules : hierarchical and heterarchical implementation
No full textInternational audienceInformation Systems Governance (ISG) can be defined as a set of rules allowing executives and skateholders to determine how they will decide on the Information System management. The first objective of this paper is to propose a set of meta-rules addressing different aspects of ISG, which are instantiated in each company setting. The second objective is to propose two constrasting models of ISG, which instantiate differently the set of rules. Conventional view of ISG includes hierarchical and centralized control with little flexibility to support rapidly changing organizations. Heterarchical forms are more and more frequently observed in ISG practices (agility, transversality, decentralization…). However, if uncontrolled, heterarchy can lead to the emergence of anarchic phenomena, such as instability, increased conflicts, and waste of resources. Approaching ISG through rules implementation can help controlling heterarchical forms. In the first part of our paper, we describe an ISG as a set of the rules, based on Elinor Ostrom's work and her IAD (Institutional Analysis and Development) framework. In a second part, we develop each type of rule first according to a hierarchical view, then to a heterarchical one. Beyond theoretical contribution, the proposed set of rules can help CIOs involved in improving ISG. It can also be used to make an organizational analysis of heterarchical practices of a company's ISG
La génération Y au travail : regards de professionnels des TIC
No full textInternational audienceTrois focus groupes ont été conduits avec des professionnels des ressources humaines, des managers et chefs de projets systèmes d'information, pour mieux comprendre comment ils ou elles perçoivent leurs jeunes collaborateurs. Il en ressort que, pour les entreprises, l'enjeu semble se trouver aujourd'hui sur la recherche d'un équilibre entre le potentiel de transformation numérique offert par cette nouvelle génération et le besoin de respecter des modes de fonctionnement régulant les rapports au travail depuis longtemps
Étude de cas. L'industrie du jus de fruits, JOKER et la "bataille du pur jus"
No full textDisponible en ligne sur le site de la Centrale de Cas et de Médias Pédagogiques : https://www.ccmp.fr/collection-ccmp/cas-the-fruit-juice-industry-joker-and-the-battle-for-fruit-juice-denominationsCas pédagogique CCMP N° G1794(GB
Case analysis of imitative innovation in Chinese manufacturing SMEs : Products, features, barriers and competences for transition
No full textInternational audienceInstead of viewing imitation and innovation as two opposite extremes, this research views firms’ new product development as a continuous spectrum in which pure imitation at the one end and original innovation at the other. Firms change their position gradually by means of continuous organizational learning and systematic improvement in R&D capability during the imitative innovation process. Novelty and originality of innovations were increased gradually, and finally firms are able to carry out original innovations with good novelty. This case study investigates how the Chinese manufacturing SMEs go through this process. Drawing upon a multiple case study approach, this research in particular addresses the following questions: How do Chinese firms transit from pure imitation to original innovation through imitative innovation? What barriers may firms encounter in each stage of the transition? What competences do firms need to develop in order to make the transition successfully? Through appropriate Chinese manufacturing SMEs design they may improve their innovation capability to enable support to governmental policy making.<br/
Animated Times: Critical Transitions and the Maintenance of Field-Configuring Events
No full textInternational audienceRecent research has pointed to the challenge facing recurrent field-configuring events (FCEs)in trying to remain dominant in their fields over sustained periods. Based on a revelatory historical case studyof the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the leading FCE in its field, this paper explores how a fieldconfiguringrole can be maintained over time. We focus specifically on the FCE organization, and highlight theimportance of critical transitions, relatively short periods of time when fundamental changes were made to itsformal and informal governance rules, which redefined the event’s identity and scope, and thus ensured itremained the dominant event for field participants. In terms of the organizational dynamics facilitating criticaltransitions, we emphasize the importance of conflict as a driver of change, as well as the particular role of localstakeholders in renewing FCEs that are organized recurrently in the same location
Financial institution network and the certification value of bank loans
No full textInternational audienceSocial networks and reputation are believed to play important roles in mitigating informational frictions related to financial intermediation, in particular bank lending. We investigate the effect of the network and reputation of financial institutions on the certification value of bank loans using data on syndicated loans to European companies. We find that the presence of more central and reputable leaders in a syndicate substantially increases the stock market's reaction to loan announcements. This certification value is reinforced when informational frictions are more important, but vanishes in case of severe disruptions in the functioning of financial markets, such as during the financial crisis of 2008
Leverage and information asymmetry in product markets: the impact on firm survival and security returns
No full textInternational audienceThe link between security returns and product market interactions has become an important area of research in recent years. Understanding this link requires how industry structure as well as firm-specific characteristics affect firm behavior such as investment and divestment decisions. A crucial aspect of this dynamic is how well-informed firms are regarding competitors in the industry. Thus, this book develops a real options model of imperfect competition with asymmetric information that analyzes firms' exit decisions. Optimal exit decisions are linked to firms' financial leverage and efficiency. The model sheds light on how information asymmetry may distort product market competition and how firm behavior reveals information to competitors. The book also analyzes firm risk and derives implications for security returns. It argues that firm risk is not only driven by a firm's own characteristics but is also affected by the competitor firm characteristics and behavior. The book is intended for researchers and professionals who are interested in the interaction between corporate finance on the one hand and industrial organization and product market competition on the other hand