Hidden Faces of Innovation

Patrick Gilbert is Professor Emeritus at the IAE Paris (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a member of the Mutations, Anticipations, Innovations Chair, France.Martine Le Boulaire is the General Secretary of the CIME association, France.

• Foreword xiRoberto RENIEROIntroduction xiiiPatrick GILBERT and Martine LE BOULAIREPart 1. Managerial Dimensions of Creation and Innovation 1Chapter 1. Creation's Unique Managerial Paradigm 3Thomas PARIS1.1. Creation as an organized social activity 41.2. The organization... against creation 111.3. Organizing and managing creation 181.4. Epilogue 261.5. References 27Chapter 2. Manager Roles and Skills amid Transformation Dynamics 31Anne BASTIEN, Christian DEFÉLIX, Martine LE BOULAIRE, Camille LEDOUX and Thierry PICQ2.1. Prism for analyzing organizational transformations 322.2. Manager roles and practices 412.3. Manager support provided by companies: various schemes 472.4. Conclusion: the return of the manager 532.5. References 56Chapter 3. Reconciling the Productivity and Well-being of Qualified Employees: The Managerial Challenge of Teleworking 59Clotilde CORON, Patrick GILBERT and Simon PORCHER3.1. The relationship between teleworking and productivity: a blind spot in research 613.2. A questionnaire survey to gain further insight 663.3. Two major lessons 723.4. Guidance elements 743.5. Conclusion 773.6. References 78Chapter 4. The Socio-organizational Conditions for Innovation: The Israeli Experience 81Christian DEFÉLIX, Martine LE BOULAIRE and Thierry PICQ4.1. Israel, the unique case of a country managing innovation and talent 824.2. Tips and inspiration for businesses 924.3. Working on conditions propitiating innovation 964.4. References 100Part 2. Organizational and Socio-material Dimensions of Innovation 101Chapter 5. Digital Technologies and Work Transformations 103Lise GASTALDI and Amandine PASCAL5.1. Digital technologies: reference points 1065.2. Analyzing changes in work in context through the prism of digital technologies 1095.3. Supporting work transformations: a collective responsibility 1195.4. Conclusion: towards countless empirical and theoretical projects 1235.5. References 125Chapter 6. The Influence of Atmospheres on R&D Creativity 129Natalia BOBADILLA6.1. The links between space, atmosphere and creativity 1306.2. The impact of atmospheres on creativity 1356.3. Recommendations for practice 1446.4. Conclusion 1466.5. References 147Chapter 7. The Expertise Factory: Shedding Light on a Blind Spot in Innovation Management 151Lise GASTALDI, Patrick GILBERT, Martine LE BOULAIRE and Olivier MUSSEAU7.1. The production of expertise and its mysteries 1527.2. A field survey to explore the question in depth 1647.3. Diving into the heart of expertise production 1687.4. Conclusion 1747.5. References 177Chapter 8. Managing Agility in an R&D Context: Practices and Challenges 181Natalia BOBADILLA, Patrick GILBERT and Martine LE BOULAIRE8.1. A wealth of literature, but still unanswered questions 1828.2. Four case studies 1888.3. Cross-disciplinary lessons 1998.4. Exploring avenues for agility in R&D: lessons learned and benchmarks for action 2018.5. Conclusion 2038.6. References 204List of Authors 207Index 209