OCE RESEARCH CENTER
OCE Research Center was founded in 2004 to support the development of critical qualitative and ethnographic research on contemporary organizational issues. We are a collective of Ph.D. and faculty members moved by values of conviviality and engagement. We share the idea that doing research in the current highly competitive and productivity-driven environment supposes the construction and maintenance of strong collectives. We organize two monthly seminar series: OCE paper workshop is developmental and focuses on the discussion of research papers written by members. OCE talk features presenters from outside of the school who visit the center to share their research.
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Objectal resistance: The political role of personal objects in workers’ resistance to spatial change
Taskin, L., Courpasson, D., & Donis, C. (2023). Objectal resistance: The political role of personal objects in workers’ resistance to spatial change. Human Relations, 76(5), 715-745. Flexwork, that is, the combination of shared offices and telework, is one...
Bloody suffering and durability: How chefs forge embodied identities in elite kitchens
Burrow, R., Scott, R., & Courpasson, D. (2024). Bloody suffering and durability: How chefs forge embodied identities in elite kitchens. Human Relations, 77(1), 111-139. In this article, we elaborate on the significance of suffering in processes of embodied...
TPE en faillite et placement en redressement. La performance de l’entrepreneurialité et ses effets sur la décision judiciaire
Virginie Blum (2024), « TPE en faillite et placement en redressement. La performance de l’entrepreneurialité et ses effets sur la décision judiciaire », Sociologies Pratiques, n°49, p.77-88 Si créer une entreprise est une chose, être confronté·e à sa...
The reproduction of structural inequalities in online job search strategies and outcomes
2025 De Marco, S., Dumont, G., & Elsper, E. The reproduction of structural inequalities in online job search strategies and outcomes. New Media & Society. Online first. Does digital stratification foster inequalities in access to work and employment? We...
Legal affordance and criminal organizations: The case of the narcopisos
Academy of Management Discovery. In press2025 Dumont, G., & Clua-Garcia How can criminal organizations grow and thrive in legal environments purposively designed to eradicate them? We explore this question ethnographically by drawing on three years of fieldwork...
Do Google Reviews matter for doctors? Unpacking online emotional accountability on a digital platform
Morinière, A., Georgescu, I., & Bez, S. M. (2025). Do Google Reviews matter for doctors? Unpacking online emotional accountability on a digital platform. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 101, 102768. The emergence of publicly available online feedback has...
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Guillaume DUMONT
gdumont@em-lyon.com