La résolution d’un grand défi au sein d’un organisme de recherche: tensions, co-construction et leadership dans la recherche publique

Fabien Blanchot and Sarah, E. Saint-Michel
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Fabien Blanchot: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Sarah, E. Saint-Michel: DRM - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: Focusing on a public research organization committed to tackling a major chal- lenge—namely, that of considering the climate and environmental transition in conjunction with food, agriculture, and ecology issues—our study draws on fifty interviews (twenty-one with directors of research or research support units, and twenty-nine with other staff members from those same twenty-one units) to analyze the tensions and contradictions that arise in this context. Our findings point to the organizational complexity inherent in responding to such a major challenge and high- light the tensions that run through the day-to-day activity of the organization. Far from hindering collective action, these tensions prove to be fruitful: they are tran- scended by organizational mechanisms that foster dialogue, co-construction, and collective intelligence. This study also provides a renewed perspective on the role of research unit directors, highlighting the importance of servant leadership—collec- tively oriented and supportive—in helping to resolve major systemic challenges on a day-to-day basis.

Keywords: Grand défi; Tensions; Contradictions; Paradoxes; Style de leadership; Transcendance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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