RIPCO launches a new special issue: Norms and organisationnal behaviour
In a context where confusion between standards and legal regulations is common, it is essential to clarify that standards are voluntarily adopted management tools, co-constructed through consensus, designed to simplify organisational processes. Unlike laws, which are mandatory, standards offer flexibility in implementation. Some are obligatory, such as ISO 17021 for certifications, while others, like ISO 26000, provide non-certifiable guidelines. Recent research shows that the adoption of standards is influenced by cultural and organisational factors, with tensions sometimes arising, as seen in France's critical reception of ISO 45001. The proliferation of standards, referred to as "Tétranormalisation," also creates challenges by generating conflicts between different norms. This special issue aims to explore how organisations perceive, negotiate, and manage standards, while also considering the creation of new standards to address contemporary issues like remote working and inclusivity.
RIPCO launches a new special issue: Wellbeing at work
The study of ill-being at work is almost as old as the dissemination of Taylor's principles in organizations. In contrast, the emergence of well-being as a topic within management sciences is more recent. It truly came to prominence around the turn of the millennium when positive psychology encouraged the scientific community to study human functioning. As it is increasingly viewed by employees as a right rather than a privilege, well-being at work has consequently become a significant managerial issue. Various changes, such as the expression of new expectations at work, the depletion of traditional managerial performance levers, the adoption of new forms of organization and work, and the sudden and recent intrusion of artificial intelligence into many professions, encourage refining or even revising the established knowledge on the subject. This effort is all the more necessary because there is also a critical literature on well-being at work. Some scientists and practitioners see it as a new form of pressure on employees to make them ever more productive.
Fifth RIPCO Research Day: Focus on Well-Being and Malaise at Work
The fifth RIPCO research day took place on the ICN campus in Paris-La Défense, on June 6, 2024. More than fifty submissions had previously been sent to the scientific committee. Thirty-five were ultimately selected and presented. They were written by 63 contributors from eight different countries. Almost all were dedicated to the focus of the day, namely "well-being/malaise at work," although the call for papers indicated that all research falling within the field of organizational behavior was potentially acceptable. This specificity allowed for the organization of twelve workshops in which there were numerous exchanges due to their strong thematic unity. Ninety-three people participated in the event. The closing conference, led by Gaëtane Caesens, professor at the University of Louvain, captivated the audience's attention. It was centered on the growing phenomenon of dehumanization at work. Given the recurring success of the RIPCO annual research days, the editorial committee of the journal is considering the idea of transforming them into a two-day academic congress.
Special Issue: Vol.XXXI, Num. CFP_SI_NORMS ( 2026)
Norms and organisationnal behaviour
Guest editors: Pierre-Antoine Sprimont et Arnaud Eve
Deadline : 31/12/2026
In a context where confusion between standards and legal regulations is common, it is essential to clarify that standards are voluntarily adopted management tools, co-constructed through consensus, designed to simplify organisational processes. Unlike laws, which are mandatory, standards offer flexibility in implementation. Some are obligatory, such as ISO 17021 for certifications, while others, like ISO 26000, provide non-certifiable guidelines. Recent research shows that the adoption of standards is influenced by cultural and organisational factors, with tensions sometimes arising, as seen in France's critical reception of ISO 45001. The proliferation of standards, referred to as "Tétranormalisation," also creates challenges by generating conflicts between different norms. This special i ...
Special Issue: Vol.XXXI, Num. CFP_SI_WELLBEING ( 2025)
Well-being / Ill-being at Work
Guest editors: Nathalie Bernard et Virginie MOISSON
Deadline : 31/12/2026
The study of well-being at work truly emerged at the turn of the 2000s when positive psychology encouraged the scientific community to study optimal human functioning (Seligman 1999) and when well-being at work measurement scales appeared (Abord de Chatillon and Richard 2015; Bietry and Creusier 2013; Dagenais-Desmarais 2010). Today, well-being at work has become a significant managerial and societal issue. As employee expectations have shifted towards finding more meaning in work (Commeiras et al. 2022), greater work-life balance, and more human-oriented management, companies are being pushed to reinvent themselves to remain attractive and to enhance their employer brand, without this becoming an implicit injunction to well-being at work (Genoud 2023; Le Garrec 2021). ...
