Abstracts
Résumé
La littérature met en avant le rôle des communautés de pratique (CoPs) dans la constitution et le partage de connaissances tacites et ancrées. Cependant, leur impact sur les processus d’innovation reste l’objet d’un débat. Nous nous attachons à mieux comprendre le rôle des CoPs dans l’innovation à l’échelle d’une firme multinationale. A partir de l’étude de cas approfondie d’une innovation développée au sein d’une filiale et déployée dans une autre, nous montrons le rôle critique de l’implication conjointe de deux CoPs de natures différentes, l’une pilotée et soutenue par le top management et l’autre autonome et spontanée. Nous spécifions les modes de coordination entre ces CoPs qui ont soutenu le développement et le déploiement de l’innovation dans la FMN.
Mots-clés :
- Déploiement,
- communautés de pratiques,
- innovation,
- firme multinationale
Abstract
Recent literature emphasizes the role of communities of practices (CoPs) in terms of greater capabilities to assemble and share tacit and grounded knowledge. However, there is a debate on their impact on innovation processes. To contribute to this, we will try to better understand the role of CoPs in innovation within Multinational Corporations (MNC). Thanks to an in-depth case-study of an innovation that was firstly developed in a subsidiary and then deployed in another, we will highlight the critical role of two kinds of CoPs: one formally managed and supported by top management, and the second spontaneous and autonomous. We point out as well the critical role of their coordination modes in the innovation development and deployment within the MNC.
Keywords:
- Deployment,
- communities of practices,
- innovation,
- Multinational Corporation (MNC)
Resumen
La literatura enfatiza el papel de las comunidades de práctica (CoPs) en la constitución y el intercambio de conocimiento tácito y arraigado. Sin embargo, su impacto en los procesos de innovación sigue siendo objeto de debate. Nosotros tratamos de entender el papel de las CoPs en la innovación dentro de una empresa internacional. Partiendo del estudio profundo de una innovación desarrollada en una filial y desplegada en otra mostramos el papel crítico de la implicación conjunta de dos CoPs de naturalezas diferentes, una dirigida y apoyada por el top management y la otra, autónoma y espontánea. Nosotros especificamos los modos de coordinación entre estos CoPs que apoyaron el desarrollo y el despliegue de la innovación en la empresa multinacional.
Palabras clave:
- Despliegue,
- comunidades de práctica,
- innovación,
- empresas multinacionales
Appendices
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