Grenoble School of Management

About: Grenoble School of Management is a education organization based out in Grenoble, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Business model. The organization has 359 authors who have published 1167 publications receiving 23515 citations. The organization is also known as: Grenoble École de management.

Navigating in the Modern MNC: Identifying the Emergence of a Pilot Subsidiary Role

Abstract: As multinational corporations (MNCs) shift from networks of miniature replica subsidiaries to value chains fine sliced across the globe, the impact of these changes on how subsidiaries contribute to the organisation has been largely overlooked. Departing from the current perspectives of subsidiary initiative and entrepreneurship, we explore the impact of a narrow focus on subsidiary capacity to contribute to the MNC using multiple case studies within the Information Communications and Technology Industry. Drawing on both lead user and capability lifecycle theories, we uncover a Pilot subsidiary role, where a unit strategically positions as a test bed for capability development within its organisation, engaging in the risky strategy of constantly developing and diffusing capabilities to the wider MNC. The implications of our findings for theory and practice are then discussed.

Emotional Skills: an Essential Axis of Pedagogical Innovation in the Training of Buyers/Managers of External Resources

Abstract: Abstract Objective: The transformation of many jobs within companies should give rise to a necessary evolution of skills used by individuals. Whether it is to improve the relevance of decisions or to preserve people’s health, the development of emotional skills for the last ten years has often been presented as a necessity. Buyers, who are more and more seen as managers of external resources, are particularly concerned by this need. By strongly evolving, the purchasing function has become strategic and essential for achieving organizations’ performances. The development of soft skills like the emotional skills of the buyers implies a significant evolution of the training intended for them. It is true if we consider initial training at the University or Business School, as well as in the field of in-company training. Based on a presentation of new needs, we propose possible changes and additions that could be brought to current training. Methodology: The research was based on the analysis of literature review and real situations observed in companies (especially during training sessions). Findings: Because of the evolutions of their job, buyers who become more and more managers of external resources should develop their emotional skills. These skills can be developed using adapted training sessions. Value Added: The importance of emotional skills is pointed out and several ideas aimed at enabling the development of emotional skills are given. Recommendations: It is recommended to use the TSP chain (Task, Skill, Pedagogy) in order to define adapted pedagogy for the development of emotional skills.

Identifying With How We Are, Fitting With What We Do: Personality and Dangerousness at Work as Moderators of Identification and Person-Organization Fit Effects

Abstract: Using a sample drawn from a Brazilian electric company exposing employees to both dangerous and non-dangerous working conditions, the current study provides evidence on the differential underlying mechanisms guiding the relationships of organizational identification and person-organization-fit (P-O fit) with job performance. We suggest that despite their relatedness in current literature, organizational identification operates as a largely self-centered process and P-O fit as a predominantly context-dependent one, leading to distinct work-related processes deriving from each construct. Our findings suggest that P-O fit serves as a pathway through which job identification induces job performance. In this mediating path, personality and in particular neuroticism, hinders the effects of identification, whereas job dangerousness, a contextual factor, undermines work-related effects of perceived environmental congruence (P-O fit). Discussing these results, we provide novel insights on the distinct mechanisms driving organizational identification, P-O fit and their contingencies.

Socio-economic and ecological transition in community supported agriculture: from the 'transitional' to the 'ideal' CSA

Abstract: This paper focuses on the transitional features of community supported agriculture (CSA). Its key contribution is to show the transformational potential of CSA for agricultural system change. The starting point of this research is the "ideal" CSA model. Instead of a monolithic CSA model, in practice we find a patchwork of experiences that we group together under the "transitional" CSA name. We develop a framework that highlights the "transitional" CSA model and compares it with both the conventional and the "ideal" CSA. The coevolutionary approach helps us to understand how CSAs adapt to their context. We use many narratives from the broad literature on CSAs.