Il est désormais certain que nous vivons une révolution industrielle basée sur l'exploitation du réseau Internet comparable à celle de la création des réseaux ferroviaires au siècle précédent.S'il s'agit bien d'une révolution du transport et de la communication, cette fois ci, elle ne...

The rise of mobile technologies such as mobile phone, laptop, personal digital assistant, enables workers to work from everywhere at any time. The main issue of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of the nomadism in french companies. A survey was conducted during three years on 8 754...

L’émergence des technologies de la mobilité (téléphonie mobile, ordinateur portable, agenda électronique) et la mise en réseau de nombreuses ressources informationnelles de l’entreprise grâce aux technologies Intranet autorisent désormais le manager à exercer ses fonctions dans des...

The disclosure of information to workers can take several forms (company journal, meeting with shop stewards, etc). This paper is about a form rarely studied: the boss's speech at the work medal ceremony. These medals were created by the ministry of commerce in France in 1886. The success of...

This paper investigates the determination and consequences of organizational changes (OC) in a panel of British and French establishments. Organizational changes include the decentralization of authority, delayering of managerial functions, and increased multitasking. We argue that OC and skills...

An interesting point about the expositions universelles, these first world fairs held in Paris, has to do with the linear but complex process whereby they were designed, prepared, opened and terminated. Studying it entails developing a framework and toolbox. In a sociohistorical context where...

This article presents a historical perspective on empowerment through an exposition of the writings of Ordway Tead (1891-1961) and early-20th-century debates as to the relationship between capitalism and democracy and specifically the balance of power among workers, managers, and owners. The...