Purpose - Scholars and practitioners have both emphasized the importance of collaboration in innovation context. They have also largely acknowledged that the definition of common purpose is a major driver of successful collaboration, but surprisingly, researchers have put little effort into...

Cette publication présente un modèle de conduite d'une centrale nucléaire en mode dégradé fondé sur l'élaboration conjointe de trois modèles. Le premier décrit l'ensemble des phénomènes physiques pertinents pour le pilotage d'une centrale nucléaire, le second l'ensemble des...

Purpose - This paper contributes to the sociology-of-science type of accounting literature, addressing how accounting knowledge is established, advanced and extended. Design/methodology/approach - The research question is answered through the example of research into linkages between accounting...

This paper seeks to contribute to the emerging stream of literature on the problematics of accountability (Messner, 2009; Roberts, 2009; McKernan, 2011) and the possibilities of accounterability (Kamuf, 2007) by questioning whether and how accounterability can appear as a response to the problematics of...

This paper analyses the dynamics of disassembly and reassembly unfolding in selected creative industries through the advent of digital technology. It argues that a full understanding of the much-observed organizational or sectoral lock-in effects on the one hand, and the possibilities for...

La gestion des savoirs s'inscrit désormais dans la réalité de l'entreprise : la connaissance est un enjeu économique majeur de demain. Créer, capitaliser et partager son capital de connaissances est une préoccupation de base de toute organisation performante. Mais gérer son capital savoir...

In this research, we examine when and why organizational environments influence how employees respond to moral issues. Past research proposed that social influences in organizations affect employees' ethical decision making, but did not explain when and why some individuals are affected by the...

Nous tentons ici de relier dans un cadre commun quelques concepts, nord-américains (USA), japonais, et français, qui nous ont permis, durant quinze ans, à la fois de réaliser des applications innovantes très diverses dans des entreprises et des organisations tout aussi diverses, et de mener...

Knowledge management is now a huge domain, where it is difficult to have a clear view of the manipulated concepts and their crossed-relations. The development of that domain requires now a theoretical framework including concepts from various theories as Knowledge Economy, Information Systems,...