Actualidad

INARBE organiza este seminario que se celebrará el día 30 de octubre a las 12:00 en la sala de conferencias del edificio Jerónimo de Ayanz.

After introducing the IREGE laboratory at Savoie Mont Blanc University and its research trajectory, Rachel will present two ongoing research projects in the field of innovation. The first aims to develop a model of ambidexterity based on practices, derived from a case study conducted with the renowned French high pastry house, Pierre Hermé. The second research project, which is still very emerging, focuses on the microfoundations of open innovation and their links to value creation, employing a quantitative methodology. Summaries of the two papers are provided below.

Reconciling exploration and exploitation: Ambidexterity-as-practice in haute patisserie

Complementing the promising stream of literature that conceptualises ambidexterity as a paradox and mostly focuses on the individual level, we aim to investigate the organisational level and explore how organisations intertwine exploration and exploitation in practice over time. To this end, we adopt a practice-based approach, which we apply to the in-depth study of the paradigmatic case of Maison Pierre Hermé in the high-end pastry sector. Our findings reveal six versatile organisational practices (codifying, sourcing, testing, visualising, sharing meaning and reinterpreting) that serve both exploration and exploitation. We also show that these practices are intertwined and contribute to organisational ambidexterity as a whole, allowing us to develop a novel framework that complements the still emerging paradoxical and dynamic perspective of ambidexterity. We thus contribute to establishing ambidexterity as a multi-level phenomenon involving not only individual cognition and behaviour, but also organisational practices.

Exploring the Outcomes of Open Innovation Through Microfoundations: A Goal Framing Perspective

While the microfoundations of open innovation are gaining attention, the influence of human factors on open innovation outcomes—particularly social and environmental—remains underexplored. Using a goal framing perspective, we examine how employees' distinct goal frames (hedonic, gain, normative) affect open innovation outcomes at the organizational level. Analyzing data from employees across five French industrial companies with varying levels of open innovation engagement, our findings reveal that the normative goal frame leads to the highest value creation in innovation, social, and environmental outcomes, contingent on the alignment of personal and organizational goals. This research highlights the vital role of motivational and cognitive factors in driving successful open innovation.

Short Bio: Directrice de l’Institut de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (IREGE) de l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc. Professor in innovation management at IAE Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), her research focuses on the study of the determinants of different types of innovation (technological, managerial, open innovation, etc.) and their complementarities at the firm level. She is also interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its link to innovation and performance.

She has published her work in several leading international books and journals such as Long Range Planning, International small business journal, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Business Ethics and Research Policy.

Her research activity and missions (Vice-President of the USMB Foundation, former Vice-President of Corporate Relations at USMB) are closely related to the business world. Rachel created and launched the Open Innovation and Management 4.0 and Prospective in the Digital Age research chair, which she co-directs with Romain Gandia.

Active within her scientific community (Associate Editor of M@n@gement, former President of the CSP of AIMS), Rachel is also involved at the university and its component (IAE SMB) where she holds elective and responsible positions.