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The Future of Work
Objectives
How work and organisations will change in the coming decade?
Digital transformation, shift towards more democratic and meaningful work: the socio-technological environment of organisations is strongly evolving. Research in this Area of Excellence (AE) analyses these changes and how they will impact work and organisations to support managers in their endeavor to shape the organisations of the future.
"We see this AE as a supportive space to develop strong, meaningful research relationships. Workshops, reading groups, events, and collective research projects will provide our members with opportunities to connect around common and interdisciplinary research interests. We also have the ambition to sustain an open-science diffusion within our community" say Birgit Schyns, Shiva Taghavi, Julien Jacqmin, Jean-Baptiste Suquet, co-coordinators of the AE.
Specific sub-areas of research
2023 - 2024
BRAUN, S., B. SCHYNS, Y. ZHENG, R. LORD, "When Vulnerable Narcissists Take the Lead: The Role of Internal Attribution of Failure and Shame for Abusive Supervision", Journal of Business Ethics, August 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05805-w
BOURMAULT, N., M. ANTEBY, "Rebooting One’s Professional Work: The Case of French Anesthesiologists Using Hypnosis", Administrative Science Quarterly, August 2023, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 913 – 955. https://doi.org/10.1177/00018392231190300
CORON, C., I. SCHEIBMAYR, P. LESCOAT, "How to do HRM with numbers? A performative lens on HR metrics, HR analytics and HR algorithms", New Technology, Work and Employment, July 2024, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12306
GONZÁLEZ-GÓMEZ, H., S. HUDSON, "Employee frustration with information systems: appraisals and resources", European Management Journal, June 2024, vol. 42, pp. 425-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2023.03.004
KHEYBARI, S., A. ISHIZAKA, M. R. MEHRPOUR, V. PEREIRA, "Selection of a business school dean: a multi-criteria knowledge-based approach", Journal of Knowledge Management, May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-06-2023-0468
BEAUJOLIN, R., "Accompagner la conciliation travail-cancer. Un enjeu épistémologique et méthodologique.", Revue Française de Gestion, May 2024, vol. 50, no. 316, pp. 123-143. https://doi.org/10.1684/rfg.2024.24
DA MOTTA VEIGA, S., M. DEBUS, A. SCHMITZ-WILHELMY, M. AMBÜHL, K. HASLER, M. KLEINMANN, "Contextual and personal resources in unemployed job search: An intra-individual perspective", Applied Psychology: An International Review, April 2024, pp. 1-24.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12540
LOIGNON, A., M. A. JOHNSON, M. VEESTRAETEN, "A window into your status: Environment-based social class’s effect on virtual leadership", The Leadership Quarterly, April 2024, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 101735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101735
MIROWSKA, A., T. BAKICI, "Working in a bubble: Techno-Isolation as an emerging techno-stressor in teleworkers", Information Technology and People, April 2024, vol. 37, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-09-2022-0657
LONATI, S., M. VAN VUGT, "Ecology, culture and leadership: Theoretical integration and review", The Leadership Quarterly, April 2024, vol. 35, no. 1.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101749
ALO, O., A. ARSLAN, A. Y. TIAN, V. PEREIRA, "Exploring the limits of mindfulness during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence from African context", Journal of Managerial Psychology, April 2024, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 371-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-03-2022-0124
FENG, Y. F., N.-Y. YU, K. Y. TAM, M. C. LAI, "Effective Intervention in User Adaptation: A 2x2 Coping Framework Entailing Implementation and Contextual Factors", Journal of the Association for Information Systems, March 2024. https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais_preprints/135/
SAI, L., G. GAO, E. MANDALAKI, L. E. ZHANG, J. WILLIAMS, "Co-constructing new ways of working: relationality and care in post-pandemic academia", Culture and Organization, March 2024, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2024.2323726
KHALID, A., S. K. SINGH, M. USMAN, M. WAQAS, A. ISHIZAKA, "Managerial latitude and adaptive selling: Important roles of salesperson perceived control and work centrality", Journal of Business Research, February 2024, vol. 172, pp. 114441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114441
SUQUET, J.-B., D. COLLARD, "Maintaining “Good” Care: An Articulation Work Perspective on Organizational Ethics in the Healthcare Sector", Journal of Business Ethics, February 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05616-z
AKKERMANS, J., S. DA MOTTA VEIGA, A. HIRSCHI, J. MARCINIAK, "Career transitions across the lifespan: A review and research agenda", Journal of Vocational Behavior, February 2024, vol. 148, no. 103957, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2023.103957
GAUGLITZ, I., B. SCHYNS, "Triggered abuse: How and why leaders with narcissistic rivalry react to follower deviance", Journal of Business Ethics, January 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05579-7
KAKARIKA, M., S. TAGHAVI, H. GONZÁLEZ-GÓMEZ, "Don’t Shoot the Messenger? A Morality‑ and Gender‑Based Model of Reactions to Negative Workplace Gossip", Journal of Business Ethics, January 2024, vol. 189, pp. 329–344. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05355-7
GAZEL, M., J. JACQMIN, "Les edtechs : émergence et soutenabilité d’un nouvel acteur de l’enseignement", Annales des Mines - Enjeux numériques, Décembre 2023, vol. 24. https://www.annales.org/enjeux-numeriques/2023/en_24_12_23.html
SETHI, D., V. PEREIRA, T. CHAKRABORTY, V. ARYA, "The impact of leader-member exchange, perceived organizational support, and readiness for change on job crafting behaviours in HRM in an emerging market", International Journal of Human Resource Management, December 2023, vol. 34, no. 22, pp. 4261-4290. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2023.2189021
LAGOWSKA, U., F. SOBRAL, J. JACOB, A. HAFENBRACK, R. GOLDSZMIDT, "Following community norms or an internal compass? The role of prospective leaders’ social category membership in the differential effects of authentic and ethical leadership on stereotype threat.", Journal of Applied Psychology, December 2023. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001156
TAGHAVI, S., M. SEGALLA, "Is Work an Act of Worship? The Impact of Implicit Religious Beliefs on Work Ethic in Secular vs. Religious Cultures", Journal of Business Ethics, December 2023, vol. 188, pp. 509–531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05325-z
MANSUR, J., G. TAVARES, U. LAGOWSKA, L. FURTADO - "Cadernos EBAPE Leadership: revisiting and reframing the big questions on theory and practice" - 2023, Cadernos EBAPE.BR. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-395120230161x
YU, N.-Y., Y. FENG, S. LI, "Investigation of System Upgrading Success Across Two Usage Contexts: Role of Belief Confirmation and Disconfirmation", IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2023.3320717
PHAM, N. T., C. J. CHIAPPETTA JABBOUR, V. PEREIRA, M. USMAN, M. ALI, T. VO-THANH, "Common good human resource management, ethical employee behaviors, and organizational citizenship behaviors toward the individual", Human Resource Management Journal, November 2023, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 977-1000. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12493
LIAO, Z., C. HUANG, Y. YU, S. XIAO, J. Z. ZHANG, A. BEHL, V. PEREIRA, A. ISHIZAKA, "Linking experimental culture, improvisation capability and firm’s performance: a theoretical view", Journal of Knowledge Management, November 2023, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 2671-2685. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-07-2022-0506
WALTRE, E., B. DIETZ, D. VAN KNIPPENBERG, "Leadership shaping social comparison to improve performance: A field experiment", Leadership Quarterly, October 2023, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 101720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101720
SUBRAMANIAN, D., F. RENIOU, "Quand le personnel de vente en front-office perturbe le traitement des réclamations", Revue Française de Gestion, September 2023, vol. 4, no. 311, pp. 31-52. https://doi.org/10.3166/rfg.311.31-52
2023-24
- Research Talk - Thursday and Friday, 21-22 December 2023, Rouen Campus: Future of Our Research Work at North American Top-tier Management Journals, a paper development workshop led by Professor Riki Takeuchi.
- Research Incubator #1 - Friday, 2nd February 2024, Paris Campus & Online, hybrid session.
- 9:30 – 10 :30 am: Daicy VAZ – PhD 1st paper presentation- “Developing a Futuristic Business Model with sustainable AI: A bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review approach”
- 10 :30– 11:15 am: Agata MIROWSKA – “Techno-Isolation: Scale Development”
- 11:15– 12 :15 am: Dhruv SINGH – PhD Proposal presentation: “Navigating the New Frontiers of Workplace Communication: Cultural Context, Mindset, and the Role of AI-based Technology”
- 2– 12 :45 pm: Helena GONZALEZ-GOMEZ – “Gossip, Status, and Change in Organizations” 2:45– 3 :30 pm: Grace XU & Helen DU – “Sales FDI Project Location Choices”
- 3 :30– 4:15 pm: Hae-Jung HONG – “Defeating Habit and Be Original: A Mixed-Method Approach to International Experience and Creativity”
- 4:15– 4:45pm: Brian KIM – “The bottom-up effect on team leader ethical leadership through team member moral motivational process: The moderating role of moral courage”
- Research Talk - Wednesday, 6 March 2024 Rouen Campus & online (hybrid session)
Definition and purpose of meta-analysis, Notable examples of application, Reading and interpreting meta-analyses.
- Research Talk - Wednesday, 6 March 2024 Reims Campus & online (hybrid session): Kevin Rockmann (George Mason University's Costello College of Business).
- Research Talk - Thursday, 7 March 2024 (in person only), Rouen Campus
- Morning (Techniques)- in person only: Research question formation, Data collection, evaluation, and coding procedures, Mean effects analysis, Meta-analytic regression analysis, Meta-analytic structural equation modelling
- Afternoon (Hands-on Practice)- in person and hybrid: Practical exercises in data collection, evaluation, and coding procedures (in person), Application of mean effects analysis (in person), Emily's closing speech (hybrid, open to all faculty).
- Research Incubator #2 - Thursday, 25 April 2024, Rouen campus and Online, (hybrid session): Florian Schuberth, an Assistant Professor at the Chair of Product-Market Relations at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.
Future of Leadership Sub Area
- Conference - Wednesday to Friday April 10-12, Reims Campus: Mini-Conference on Leadership and Its Challenges. Furthermore, the event include 18 oral paper presentations of invited projects as well as a methodological workshop.
Future of Knowledge Sub Area
- Conference - Wednesday, 19 June 2024, Paris Campus: The Current and Future Challenges of Indicators in Higher Education. Christine Musselin (Sciences Po Paris) will deliver the keynote address followed by 6 presentations of academic papers. The day will end with a round table (in French) at 4:30 pm about "the future of indicators: between sovereignty and sustainability" with Frédérique Vidal (EFMD/former French Minister of Higher Education), Jérome Caby (DG of FNEGE), Bernard Ramanantsoa (former dean of HEC) and Aurélien Acquier (professor at ESCP Business school).
Pedagogy
Examples of courses linked to this Area include: "Deep Dive in Leadership", "Leadership and Organisations Development", "Leading and Collaborating in a Competitive World" (e-learning module), "Human Resource Management", "Human Resource Management" (e-learning module), "Digital Transformation and Change Management", "Management and Organisation", ""Designing and Managing Organisations in a Digital Era", "Designing and Managing Organisations in a Digital Era" (e-learning module), "Agile Business Models and Organisations"
Industry events
Aurélien Rouquet and Jean-Baptiste Suquet win the first prize of the SYNTEC Awards 2021
Their paper "Knocking sovereign customers off their pedestals? When contact staff educate, amateurize, and penalize deviant customers", was published in Human Relations. A summary of their research is featured in Harvard Business Review (French edition)
Participation of Jean-Baptiste SUQUET in a debate with practitioners on managing customers with deviant behaviors
The aim of this webinar was to present the results of the study conducted in collaboration with Aurélien ROUQUET, in partnership with the AMARC (association pour le management de la réclamation client), and recently awarded recognition by Syntec Conseil and the FNEGE
Chairs, partners, and funded projects
The area includes two externally funded research projects: Vista-AR (Interreg, EU), whose goal is to analyse the impact of augmented reality on heritage sites, and Transformation of Retail after COVID (Grand Reims), whose is goal is to anticipate the mutations of retail in the post-pandemic era.
Rachel Beaujolin gives her feedback on a unique pedagogical experience, the Deep Dive into Leadership, an initiative designed in partnership with FERRERO. Watch video
Dealing with dark leadership behaviour
Birgit SCHYNS's paper 'Shady Strategic Behavior: Recognizing Strategic Followership of Dark Triad Followers' co-authored with Barbara WISSE (University of Groningen and Durham University Business School) and Stacey SANDERS (University of Groningen) published in June, 2019 in Academy of Management Perspectives, have been relayed in Academy of Management Insight online magazine dedicated to managers and business leaders and several other media (e.g., theHRDIRECTOR, companiesdigest.com, workplaceinsight.net, employer news, Management today)
How To Awaken Dormant Leaders
Based on her paper "Does thinking of myself as leader make me want to lead? The role of congruence in self-theories and implicit leadership theories in motivation to lead" co-authored with Tina Kiefer (Warwick University) and Roseanne Foti (Virginia Tech) in Journal of Vocational Behavior, Birgit Schyns proposes five actions to find, wake up and develop dormant leaders in organisations. Discover them on NEOMA Blog
How digitalisation and big data change the jobs of tomorrow
In a FNEGE video, Riadh Manita shares his analysis of how jobs will evolve with the rise of big data and digitalization, with a focus on the finance, consulting, and audit industries. Watch video
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