Contenu du sommaire : Coopération et réseaux

Following a theoretical framework constructed using three main concepts – the territorialisation strategies, the governance, and the proximity – we realised a case study about the renewal of an inter-organisational network. We studied the evolution of the cider production of Normandy from 1990. The qualitative analysis of thirty interviews and secondary data revealed three phases of renewal. Each phase is different in terms of territorialisation strategy, network governance, and proximity mobilization.

Our study aims for a better knowledge of youngsters in order to understand their knowledge and behaviors regarding crowdfunding. 435 students, aged 23,5 year-old in average, make up our sample. Three profiles are highlighted: “the investors” who have already funded a crowdfunding project, “the potential investors” and “the non-interested”. Our results also show high singularities according to gender. Thus, male students show a higher interest for entrepreneurial projects whereas female students sympathize more with funding humanitarian and civil actions.

The rising phenomenon of crowdfunding is an alternative for SMEs to find funds by appealing to the crowd, defined as numerous non expert investors. The growth of crowdfunding relies on the guaranties given to investors that their money is used for the right purpose. This role is dedicated to platforms which make different choice between their own involvement and the investors' involvement in the control of the financed SME. Thanks to a case study on an equity crowdfunding platform, we highlight the levers of control (Simons, 1995) that the platform uses, based on values and on financial information. It allows us to question the nature of the role of the platform and the reality of the “definanciarisation” of the project evaluation (Bessière and Stéphany, 2014).

A lot of questions remain about the network structures, and more specifically about the temporary networks created for a project, which is sometime recurrent. By the study of the case of a French music festival, the article highlights the mechanisms of this kind of organization, all of them relying on a cooperative logic. From an analytical framework developed around the concept of Pulsating Temporary Organization (PTO), four mechanisms are emphasized: Logistics coordination, Anticipation, Modular construction and capitalization of Experience (synthesized by the acronym LAME).

In its most advanced dimension, collaborative innovation is an open innovation approach. It aims to involve various stakeholders in the value creation from conception. It is a particular process of extraordinary participation, learning new practices and adjustment still not observed. The collaborative innovation process adopted by a mutual bank here brings some light on how it implements the changes which it gives rise, plasticity and agility necessary for its success.

The research studies the dynamics of cooperative relations in the course of organizational integration following a corporate acquisition. A longitudinal analysis of the emergence and evolution of three types of relationships (collaborations, knowledge exchange and extraprofessional relationships) between the merging firms shows a general tendency towards the growth and reinforcement of cooperative relations in the early years, but also reveals a sequential emergence depending on the type of relationship as well as a cyclical logic on the dyadic level.

In this study, the object of interests is strategies of cooperations implemented inside the business ecosystem by actors support to business creation with crowdfunding platfoms. In support of the concept of business model put into perspective by the theory of two-sided platforms, we wonder more particularly the value proposition offered to project leaders by identifying the role, resources and skills respectively provided by the platform and the actors support to business creation and beyond we wonder the sharing of value between these both partners. From a qualitative analysis based on semi structured interviews with 18 actors of support in creation and actors of crowdfunding as well as on secondary data, our results show that these cooperations are determined by the willingness to improve their business model with the benefits of reinforced network effects.

Organizational transformation is a topic related to the specialty of information systems. This article seeks to highlight the phenomenon of transformation. It emphasizes cooperation within a social network in a university context. We show the interactions between the structuring capability of the technology, the practices and collective action logics. We report that the transformation process of cooperation in social networks requires a wilfulness of the actors and cannot be subjected.