This article observes and interprets managers’ multiple rationalities on the basis of their life stories. Using Popper’s falsification theory, we establish a method to validate or refute local decision processes, thus creating operational know-how in local management. The research described...

This research is based on 404 graduates’ accounts of their relationship with line managers. The relationship is viewed - positively or negatively - according to five defined categories of Management levels: “Chief, Boss, Supervisor, Head or N+1.” The more archaic the definition is, i.e.,...

Afin d’actualiser la connaissance des débats susceptibles d’impacter la régulation opérée sous l’égide de la Responsabilité Sociale des Entreprises, l’étude établit un bilan 2008 des Parties prenantes francophones en présence. Après avoir rappelé le modèle de Carroll qui...

This study concerns itself with accounts of professional relationships between a manager and a recent graduate. The behaviour of the manager, as described by the recent graduate, is evaluated through social responsibility norms, all the while taking note of four specific modes of describing how...

The research carried out is based on 330 life stories. It focuses on how the story writers mentally represent their acts. Therefore, it first highlights mental representation, a concept which has been introduced for the last 120 years in the sciences of management as a key point in decision...

We study the main principles of “humanist philosophy”, in order to interpret them in terms of human resources management (HRM) practices. We show the similarities between a “humanist HRM” and the recommendations of the self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan, 2000). Then, we describe a...

This article examines the relationships of substitutability and complementarity between native workers and immigrants in France, depending on skill level, using a translog production function. We analyze the impact of immigrant workers on employment and wages of native workers by taking into...

Si les enjeux de l’épargne salariale (intéressement, participation légale et plans d’épargne d’entreprise) du point de vue de l’entreprise ont fait l’objet de plusieurs travaux (implication au travail, motivation des salariés, maîtrise de l’évolution de la masse salariale…),...

L’objectif de cet article est d’obtenir une meilleure compréhension de l’après fusion Sanofi Aventis en 2004. L’étude de cas Sanofi Aventis présentée est centrée sur les processus après-fusion. Nous avons choisi de mener une étude de type longitudinale pour comprendre les...

Our paper addresses the question of the deterrent effect of a monetary sanction associated to a collective rather than an individual liability, when crimes are realized within a hierarchical gang (defined as a criminal organization where the leader is a sleeping partner, and several agents are...