45 research outputs found
Technologies de lâinformation, controÌle et panoptique : Pour une approche deleuzienne
he concept of panoptic developed by Michel Foucault has been widely used in research in information systems (IS) and organizational theory to describe the recent forms of organiza- tional control that developed as a result of massive use of technologies of information and communication technologies (ICT). This framework has long been very relevant, but the new characteristics of ICT (including ubiquity) lead us to rethink the organizational control fra- mework. This article applies the work of G. Deleuze to propose a new assessment of control systems, incorporating the use of ubiquitous technologies and new space-time in which they operate. To confront this framework to the organizational reality, a case study is conducted in a consulting firm in the banking industry. The case study highlights a tangle of controls, which illustrates the importance of Deleuzeâs approach, without definitively rejecting Fou- caultâs panoptic approach, suggesting a power of two interlocking perspectives
Experiencing communality in collective activity : Four ways to generate sameness in differences
In this introductory article of the special issue âExperiencing communality and togetherness at work: Phenomenologies of a shared existenceâ, we suggest exploring the issue of sameness and differences at stake in collective activity. In a post-pandemic world of work, a weak sense of co-presence is fostered by hyper-individualization, fragmentation, liquidity, geo-political tensions and a widespread distrust of social institutions. In this context, communality is less than ever a given. In this context, we ask the following question: How can we experience communality together in collective activity while acknowledging our often profound differences? This essay and special issue address this question by investigating how sameness can be experienced in and through difference. Specifically, we do so by focusing on commons and the process of communalization as it has been explored in Management and Organization Studies. We propose a typology in which we specify four perspectives shedding light on four experiences of communality in collective activity through and beyond differences. This typology offers a lens to present the articles selected for this special issue, as well as generating implications for research and education in Management and Organization Studies
Victime ou coupable ? Repenser le rĂŽle du contrĂŽlĂ© dans la relation entre contrĂŽle, information et technologies de lâinformation
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Victime ou coupable ? Repenser le rĂŽle du contrĂŽlĂ© dans la relation entre contrĂŽle, information et technologies de lâinformation
Bien que les relations entre contrĂŽle et technologies de lâinformation (TI) aient fait lâobjet de nombreuses recherches en thĂ©orie des organisations et en management des systĂšmes dâinformation, les recherches passĂ©es se focalisent essentiellement sur des situations de « couplage fort » entre lâactivitĂ© et sa reprĂ©sentation, offrant une vision rĂ©ductrice du rĂŽle du contrĂŽlĂ©, souvent considĂ©rĂ© comme la victime de pratiques de contrĂŽle disciplinaire. Cet article conceptuel propose une vision renouvelĂ©e du contrĂŽle technologique Ă partir dâune relecture des relations entre contrĂŽle, information et TI. Une analyse de la littĂ©rature existante couplĂ©e au prisme conceptuel Foucaldien permet dâintroduire le pouvoir du contrĂŽlĂ© comme producteur dâinformations et dâune reprĂ©sentation nĂ©cessaires Ă lâexercice du contrĂŽle. Cette relecture permet de conceptualiser le rĂŽle du contrĂŽlĂ© dans des situations de « couplage faible » entre lâactivitĂ© et sa reprĂ©sentation, jusque-lĂ peu Ă©tudiĂ©es, mais qui tendent Ă se rĂ©pandre avec lâĂ©volution rĂ©cente vers plus de dĂ©centralisation et dâinteraction entre lâacteur et la technologie. Lâarticle dĂ©veloppe lâidĂ©e que lâobjet sur lequel sâexerce le contrĂŽle nâest ni le subordonnĂ©, ni son activitĂ©, mais en rĂ©alitĂ© une reprĂ©sentation technologiquement et socialement construite par ce dernier de son activitĂ©. Ce faisant, cette rĂ©flexion amĂšne Ă reconsidĂ©rer le rĂŽle des acteurs organisationnels (contrĂŽleur et contrĂŽlĂ©) dans les relations entre contrĂŽle et technologie, et suggĂšre, plus largement, une Ă©volution des dimensions du contrĂŽle, dont les enjeux conceptuels et con- tributions pratiques sont spĂ©cifiĂ©s.
XIV. Gilles Deleuze. Penser autrement lâorganisation
International audienceEn quoi la philosophie de Gilles Deleuze Ă©claire-t-elle les sciences de gestion et du management ? Tout au long de son Ćuvre, Deleuze a Ă©laborĂ© une conception originale du rĂŽle du philosophe dans la CitĂ©, comme « celui qui crĂ©e des concepts », et de la philosophie en gĂ©nĂ©ral, non pas comme une vĂ©ritĂ© imposĂ©e ou transcendante, mais comme une activitĂ© crĂ©atrice de « concepts ». Contre lâidĂ©e de transcendance ou de thĂ©ologie (Chabot et Franco, 2006), et la vision classique dâune doxa ontologique qui dirait la vĂ©ritĂ© dĂ©finitive sur les choses, Deleuze raisonne en termes dâimmanence et dĂ©peint la philosophie comme une « attitude » dans la vie. Loin de ne sâadresser quâaux spĂ©cialistes, la philosophie rĂ©side selon lui dans la possibilitĂ© offerte Ă chacun de penser, de crĂ©er, dâinterroger, dans un questionnement permanent ouvert sur le rĂ©el. Les concepts sont, selon Deleuze, des outils Ă la disposition de tous pour comprendre le monde. Deleuze conçoit ainsi « sa philosophie » comme une « boĂźte Ă outils », pouvant ĂȘtre utilisĂ©e comme « une paire de lunettes orientĂ©es vers la comprĂ©hension du monde extĂ©rieur » (Deleuze et Foucault, 1977, p. 208).Pourtant, Deleuze aurait certainement dĂ©testĂ© lâappropriation de sa pensĂ©e par les sciences de gestion et du management (Moriceau, 2017). Deleuze (1990) expliquait par exemple que la philosophie, en tant quâactivitĂ© crĂ©atrice de concepts, a ses ennemis. Lâinformatique, la communication, la promotion commerciale, le marketing et la finance sont aux yeux de Deleuze autant de rivaux qui sâapproprient, en les dĂ©naturant, les notions de « concept »
âSeeing to be seenâ: The managerâs political economy of visibility in new ways of working
International audienceRecent changes in the world of work have modified the conditions of the exercise of management in ways that challenge managersâ traditional authority and identity, both symbolically and physically. In this context, we analyse the âvisibilizing processâ of managers, through which they attempt to make themselves more visible, in ways that reaffirm their authority and restore their identity as managers. To that end, we develop a Foucauldian framework on power and visibility, which sheds light on the âpolitical economy of visibilityâ of the manager. We apply this framework to a case study that encouraged a re-spatialization of remote work in coworking spaces. The findings show how the manager in our case study staged his own visibility, by enhancing managerial control, to manage his invisibility and shape his intertwined identities. Through the visibilizing process, the manager legitimated his role, materialized his function, and restored his authority
Interrelationships of identity and technology in IT assimilation
Abstract Even as organizational literature increasingly studies the role of identity in organizations, the interrelationships of identity and technology in the context of information technology (IT) assimilation demand greater exploration, particularly in light of limitations in prior research that have prevented a full understanding of this relationship. This article aims to deepen understanding of the processes by which technology and identity co-evolve in the IT assimilation process over time. The proposed alternative framework relies on the philosophy of Michel Foucault, applied to a longitudinal, qualitative case study of a French company involved in the deployment of a geolocation technology. The analysis reveals diverse patterns of interaction among the managerial discourses used to shape technicians' ascribed identity and the identity that technicians design for themselves, which then result in distinct IT assimilation types that contribute to the further evolution of their identity
Un regard critique sur lâapproche structurationniste en SI : Une comparaison avec lâapproche foucaldienne
This research paper aims at questioning the structurationist perspective in information systems and to establish a parallel with the Foucauldian perspective. Indeed, Anthony Giddens and Michel Foucault share the same critics of essentialism and dualisms, and both question concepts that are crucial in IS research questions. Yet, these perspectives have not received the same attention in IS research. While the structurationist perspective in IS appears as one of the dominant paradigm of IS research, the Foucauldian perspective has long been neglected in French IS research. We thus seek to highlight the limitations of the structurationist perspective in IS, and to show how the Foucauldian perspective could enrich our understanding of the relationships between IS, the organisation and individual members, without falling into the traps raised by the structurationist approach in IS. Cet article de recherche propose de questionner la perspective structurationniste en systèmes d’information (SI) et d’établir un parallèle avec la perspective foucaldienne. Anthony Giddens et Michel Foucault partagent effectivement les mêmes critiques de l’essentialisme et des dualismes, et s’interrogent tous deux sur des notions inhérentes aux problématiques de SI. Pourtant, force est de constater que tous deux n’ont pas reçu le même écho dans la recherche en SI. Alors que la perspective structurationniste apparaît comme l’un des paradigmes dominants de la recherche en SI, la perspective foucaldienne a été souvent négligée dans la recherche francophone en SI. Nous cherchons donc à mettre en évidence les limites de la perspective structurationniste en SI, et à montrer en quoi la perspective foucaldienne permet d’enrichir notre compréhension des relations entre le SI, l’organisation et les individus, sans tomber dans certains écueils de la perspective structurationniste. 
An Ethical Perspective on Emerging Forms of Ubiquitous IT-Based Control
International audienceThe goal of this paper is to investigate the ethical implications of emerging forms of control that have developed along with the use of ubiquitous information technology (IT). Because it can be exerted at a distance, almost anytime and anywhere, IT-based control has become more subtle, indirect, and almost invisible, with many negative side effects. Yet the issues raised by this new form of control have rarely been interpreted, treated, and framed as ethical issues in business ethics literature. Thus, a more comprehensive inquiry rooted in ethical concerns is necessary to improve understanding of this more subtle form of control, its ethical consequences, and the way ethical considerations can be taken into consideration and acted on by management. This article addresses this goal with a qualitative, exploratory case study of a telecommunications company, in which salespeople have been equipped with ubiquitous technology. The findings specify the characteristics and consequences of ubiquitous IT-based control, thereby inviting a rethinking of the ethical issues related to the privacy, autonomy, human dignity, and health of salespeople. In particular, this article highlights four ethical issues raised by the use of ubiquitous IT at work: the ambivalence of this use of ubiquitous IT at work, the subtlety of the control exerted by ubiquitous IT, the invasiveness of ubiquitous IT, and the self-reinforcement of ubiquitous IT-based control. Such issues are not often taken into account, suggesting that ethical considerations fail to enter into managerial decision making. This study directly raises questions about the intentions, responsibilities, and divisions across different categories of organizational members who participate in such control systems. It also provides useful insights into employeesâ perceptions and offers guidance to managers who want to apply a professional code of ethics to the uses of ubiquitous IT