International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 22 Issue 4

How has the French context shaped the organization of the Airbus Group?

Christoph Barmeyer, Ulrike Mayrhofer

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether characteristics of French organizations can be found in the Airbus Group, ancient European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company…

Elite connectivity and concerted action in French organization

Mairi Maclean, Charles Harvey

The purpose of this study is to explore some of the distinctive features of organizing and organization in France which set it apart from organization in other nations, and which…

Gestion & Société’s approach to cooperation of French firms

Jean-Pierre Segal

This paper aims to provide a more nuanced image of cooperation in France, first, insisting on the idiosyncratic conditions under which French will be likely to cooperate, and…

French industrial relations: a dual paradox with deep historical roots

Jacques R. Rojot

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the dual paradox of French industrial relations. On the one hand, unions are numerically weak and bitterly divided but retain a significant…

Language and thinking in organization studies: The visibility of French OS production in the Anglo-Saxon OS field

Jean-François Chanlat

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…

Is the French sociology of organisations specifically French?

Yves Frederic Livian

The purpose of this paper is to study the contribution of French sociology of organisations (mainly represented by M. Crozier, E. Friedberg and J.D. Reynaud) to the knowledge of…

Action research and intervention research in the French landscape of organizational research: The case of ISEOR

Henri Savall, Véronique Zardet

This paper aims to present a concise history of the main action research (AR) contribution in France. The authors discuss the role of AR in the organizational research field in…

Special issue on organizations and organizing in a French context

Peter Stokes, Eric Davoine, Ewan Oiry