This study proposes the theory of technological parasitism that may be useful for bringing a new perspective to explain and generalize the evolution of technology directed to sustain competitive advantage of firms and nations. Technological parasitism explains the relationship of mutualistic...

This study investigates the failure in project management due to bounded rationality of organizations in the presence of complex and uncertain environments. Examples of failure in project management are described from pharmaceutical sectors (e.g., antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s disease), space...

For some years now in France, a lively topic of debate has been the language to prefer for publications in research in management, and even in other fields. The questions that arise are not specific to French-speakers, since they also concern other languages, including major ones. The language...

Findings on key elements regarding the language of publication of research in Management, particularly in relation to the case of researchers who do not use English, and on multilingualism in the area.

Reflection on the challenges faced by countries non-hegemonic in knowledge production on management and organizations.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the relationship between language, thinking and society for explaining the degree of visibility of the French organizational studies (OS) production. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes a sociological analysis based on Bourdieu...

The efficient organisation of public research bodies is important to increase the production of scientific research, which is more and more necessary for competitiveness in modern economies. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the new project-based organisation of the biggest public research...

Francophone organizational scholarship has been neglected by Anglophone researchers. The development of the Francophone field can be understood in terms of both epoch and episteme. Three epochs are discernible - foundations, architecture, and building/rebuilding. There are also two epistemes....