Patrimonialization and Organizational Heritage: A Return to Twin Peaks

De la dynamique de patrimonialisation à l'héritage organisationnel: un retour à Twin Peaks

Nicolas Remond ()
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Nicolas Remond: CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, REGARDS - Recherches en Economie Gestion Agroressources Durabilité et Santé - CRIEG - Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Economie Gestion - MSH-URCA - Maison des Sciences Humaines de Champagne-Ardenne - URCA - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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Abstract: This paper presents a longitudinal and historical analysis of Twin Peaks (1990–1991) and its late sequel The Return (2017), used as an empirical object to examine the dynamics of patrimonialization and organizational heritage. By articulating memory, temporality, and reinvention, the analysis reveals a dual movement: the consolidation of a collective cultural heritage and its creative deconstruction. Theoretically, patrimonialization is conceived as an organizational heritage process in which collective memory becomes a strategic resource — not a fixed legacy, but a driver of creation and transformation (Taupin, Le Masson & Segrestin, 2024). Methodologically, serialized fiction constitutes an empirical object for observing tensions between identity and innovation across three corpora spanning three decades (1990–1992–2017). Finally, the paper highlights the managerial relevance of this analysis: Twin Peaks illustrates how organizations, like cultural universes, mobilize their heritage to reinvent themselves without betraying it — between memory, temporality, and creation.

Keywords: Twin Peaks; Analyse historique; Analyse longitudinale; Fiction sérielle; Temporalité; Héritage organisationnel; Patrimonalisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-04-02
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Published in Management en Séries - Saison 4, Apr 2026, Orléans, France

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