Based on recent contributions in managerial research, this article aims to suggest a new perspect... more Based on recent contributions in managerial research, this article aims to suggest a new perspective for appraising and developing knowledge usability by studying the processes underlying its production: appropriation. The underlying problem is the following: how can the academic community help a community of practitioners appropriate knowledge it produced, coproduced or stimulated? First, a preliminary analysis is put forward as regards management sciences and the concept of knowledge 'actionability'. Some limitations are raised (1.). Then, the authors suggest to move from an 'actionability' (rather coherent with a classic vision of management sciences linked to the "sciences of the artificial") to an 'appropriability' perspective (2.). Lastly, the specificities of both perspectives are discussed (3.). Some limitations of this new vision are also pointed out, especially from a psychological standpoint.
Cette recherche s'appuie sur les travaux de Foucault mettant en évidence le lien entre pouvo... more Cette recherche s'appuie sur les travaux de Foucault mettant en évidence le lien entre pouvoir et savoir. Reprenant ce lien, Hatchuel souligne que les savoirs ont une double facette : ils permettent de contraindre mais, par leur dimension réflexive, ils habilitent aussi les individus. Sur cette base, ce texte souligne que les outils de contrôle ont simultanément cette double dimension
Based on recent contributions in managerial research, this article aims to suggest a new perspect... more Based on recent contributions in managerial research, this article aims to suggest a new perspective for appraising and developing knowledge usability by studying the processes underlying its production: appropriation. The underlying problem is the following: how can the academic community help a community of practitioners appropriate knowledge it produced, coproduced or stimulated? First, a preliminary analysis is put forward as regards management sciences and the concept of knowledge 'actionability'. Some limitations are raised (1.). Then, the authors suggest to move from an 'actionability' (rather coherent with a classic vision of management sciences linked to the "sciences of the artificial") to an 'appropriability' perspective (2.). Lastly, the specificities of both perspectives are discussed (3.). Some limitations of this new vision are also pointed out, especially from a psychological standpoint.
Cette recherche s'appuie sur les travaux de Foucault mettant en évidence le lien entre pouvo... more Cette recherche s'appuie sur les travaux de Foucault mettant en évidence le lien entre pouvoir et savoir. Reprenant ce lien, Hatchuel souligne que les savoirs ont une double facette : ils permettent de contraindre mais, par leur dimension réflexive, ils habilitent aussi les individus. Sur cette base, ce texte souligne que les outils de contrôle ont simultanément cette double dimension
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