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 addressing a major challenge—the integration of climate and environmental transition with issues of food, agriculture, and ecology—our study is based on 50 interviews (including 21 with research unit or research support directors and 29 with other staff members from these 21 units) to analyze the tensions and contradictions that arise within the organization and its institutional environment. Our findings reveal the inherent organizational complexity involved in tackling this major challenge and highlight the multiple dynamics that permeate the daily activities of the organization. Far from hindering collective action, the identified tensions prove to be productive: they are transcended through organizational mechanisms that promote dialogue, co-construction, and collective intelligence. This study also offers renewed insights into the role of research unit directors, emphasizing the importance of servant leadership oriented towards the collective to support the daily resolution of major systemic challenges.

Date: 2025-10
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Published in 36ième congrès de l’AGRH (Association Francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines), Oct 2025, Deauville, France

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