La 4e de couverture indique : "Quand de si nombreuses personnalités réputées et expertes dans leur métier se rejoignent pour contribuer à la rédaction d'un ouvrage, nul ne doute qu'un motif puissant les y incite. La raison en est ici de rendre un hommage à un collègue et ami. Le titre de...

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...