How firms combine incremental and radical innovation? The ambidextrous model suggests to differentiate exploration units from exploitation units. We show the importance of integration between these entities in outlining the tensions between them. We suggest that integration takes place on a...

Le modèle d'organisation ambidextre constitue l'une des réponses avancées par la littérature pour développer des innovations radicales dans les grandes entreprises. Il met en avant la coexistence d'unités dédiées à l'exploitation et d'autres à l'exploration et au développement de ces...

Since the seminal work of J. March (1991), balancing exploration and exploitation activities is an important topic in management research. Though the literature is abundant on the management of exploitation activities, exploration activities remain a much less studied area. How should be...

The increasing importance of innovation for companies, mergers and acquisitions, and the strengthening of project structures are leading to numerous rationalisations in the organisation of the research function. Although few works have analysed company R&D organisation and its impact on...

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Comment et sous quelles conditions un dispositif de formation peut-il appuyer un apprentissage collectif en matière de gestion dans une organisation ? L'objet de cet article est de contribuer à éclairer cette question à partir d'expériences menées sur le développement du management de...

Pour aborder les questions d'articulation entre dynamiques des connaissances et dynamiques des innovations, nous nous focalisons sur un métier de l'entreprise dans lequel elles se posent de manière particulièrement aigüe : le métier de recherche. Les métiers de la recherche sont désormais...

The role of innovation in business has long been recognized, but increased competition among companies has forced them to seek new strategies. In this paper, two types of strategies will be compared. In the first type, patents play a key role in protecting businesses from the entry of new...

Germany, Great Britain, and Switzerland are usually considered to be the dominant powers in the European chemical industry, since they are associated with companies of international stature such as Bayer, BASF, ICI, Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Founded decades ago, these firms have marked the sector...