This article uses the literary form of the embedded narrative to link a particular text to the larger texts in which it is embedded, or the surrounding story situation. The article thus addresses a continuing problem in organizational discourse, which is the need to interpret discourse in...

The international energy environment is full of uncertainties. However, the aggravation of global warming and the stagnation of climate geopolitics reinforce the urgency for action and the development of adaptation policies. Europe has set up a long term energy vision which is very responsible...

Évoluer d’un modèle fonctionnel à une forme d’organisation multipolaire impose aux firmes une profonde remise en question de leur management

This work in progress paper aims to contribute to the literature on the cognitive foundations of capability development. Extant research acknowledges that capabilities are rooted in taken for granted conventions that are both a source of distinctiveness but may potentially also give rise to...

Can the digital sector relaunch France’s national economy ? For a few years now, this question has nagged experts and spawned topquality reports. Despite their relevance, these documents all err by too simply separating the “new technology”, adorned with all virtues and loaded with...

The strategic value-curve approach has been widely acclaimed for at least ten years as a major innovation in the strategic field ; it meets a great success in many industries, based on its authors’ –Kim & Mauborgne- promise to make the competition irrelevant. The approach relies on a graphic...

A radical innovation of business model changes the way organizations create value for their customers and implement it. The interplay between internal and external factors will induce the innovation’s success or failure. This article underscores the importance of organizational identity in the...