The liberated company between liberation and deliberation An analysis of organizational work in a central purchasing office

Authors

  • Thierry ROUSSEAU 3 Thierry Rousseau est chargé de mission à l’Agence Nationale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ANACT) et rédacteur en chef de la Revue des Conditions de Travail
  • Clément RUFFIER 4 Clément Ruffier est chargé de mission à l’Agence Nationale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ANACT) et chercheur associé au Centre Max Weber (UMR CNRS 5283).

Keywords:

freedom-form company, labour, organisation, deliberation

Abstract

The notion of the liberated company is presented as a new utopia for organizing work. What about concrete situations? This article analyzes an experience of liberation of a service company with about one hundred employees. It shows that the process of liberation is anything but linear. Intense organizational work is needed to make the change effective. This tends to be delegated to employees without implementing any real debate between strategic orientations and operational realities. The notion of a liberated company therefore does not allow for collective deliberation.

Published

2023-01-15

How to Cite

Thierry ROUSSEAU, & Clément RUFFIER. (2023). The liberated company between liberation and deliberation An analysis of organizational work in a central purchasing office. Revue Internationale De Psychosociologie Et De Gestion Des Comportements Organisationnels, 23(56). Retrieved from https://journaleska.com/index.php/ripco/article/view/8261

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 56 (2017): RIPCO

Section

Articles