Threshold crossings in growing organisations and the role of the consultant as a transmitter

Passages de seuil dans les organisations en croissance et fonction de passeur de l'intervenant

Vivien Braccini (), Mostefa Kaïdi and Patrick Schmoll
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Vivien Braccini: LISEC - Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Education et de la Communication - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine
Mostefa Kaïdi: P.S.Institut
Patrick Schmoll: P.S.Institut

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Abstract: The growth of an organisation in its early stages is not linear. Its development takes it through successive stages, with the transition from one stage to another occurring discontinuously, during times of crisis. Consulting work with these organisations generally takes advantage of these moments of imbalance, which are both times when concern prompts the organisation to seek outside help and when the fragility of the existing structure maximises the impact of the intervention. Observing these situations of transition from one state of equilibrium to another leads to identifying and describing the role of the consultant as a transmitter.

Keywords: Homeodynamics; Bifurcations; Leader's Psychology; SMEs (Small and medium-sized enterprises); Growth of the firm; Organisational change; Stages of Development; Transition Dynamics; Psychosocial Intervention; Intervention in Organisations; Consulting; Recruitment methods; Alternative stable states; Homéodynamique; Psychologie du dirigeant; Conseil en recrutement; Recrutement du personnel; Intervention dans les organisations; Paliers de développement; Changement organisationnel; Croissance PME; PME (Petites et moyennes entreprises) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Cahiers de Systémique, 2025, 7, pp.45-56. ⟨10.5281/zenodo.17312559⟩

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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17312559

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