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Le piège identitaire:identification sociale et stratégie d'acteurs dans une communauté de pratiques

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  • Stéphanie Dameron

    (Université de Rouen)

  • Emmanuel Josserand

    (HEC Genève)

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(VF)L’objectif de cet article est d’étudier la capacité des mécanismes identitaires à générer une communauté de pratique. L’étude longitudinale d’un réseau de soin de chirurgiens dentistes montre que la construction identitaire associée à la négation collective des jeux de pouvoir peut conduire le groupe à la limite du démantèlement. Privée de la prise en compte des stratégies individuelles, la dynamique identitaire tourne à vide, masque les confrontations potentielles et devient un outil de manipulation pour les leaders;elle permet au groupement de survivre mais pas de réaliser son projet. Nous qualifions cette situation de «piège identitaire».(VA)This article examines the contribution of the identification process in building up a community of practice. Despite the presence of artefacts and activities typical of the emergence of a common identity, the transformation of the network under study into a community of practice appears incomplete. The construction process gets stuck in its own production, its identity dynamics preventing a real confrontation of the individual strategies. Identity thus appears as a useful disguise of more fundamental oppositions. So the community is caught up in an "identity trap", a situation in which identity building overshadows the ongoing practical concerns and strategies of the participants.

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  • Stéphanie Dameron & Emmanuel Josserand, 2009. "Le piège identitaire:identification sociale et stratégie d'acteurs dans une communauté de pratiques," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 12(1), pages 127-154, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:dij:revfcs:v:11:y:2009:i:q1:p:127-154.
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    Keywords

    communauté de pratique; processus; étude de cas; identification sociale; community of practice; process; case study; social identity.;
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    JEL classification:

    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • Z10 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - General

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