Edited by
Patrick Gilbert, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France.
Martine Le Boulaire, CIME association, France.
ISBN : 9781836690931
Publication Date : March 2026
Hardcover 248 pp
165.00 USD
Co-publisher
Innovation is omnipresent, but its complexity is rarely examined in depth. Far from euphoric or strict technical approaches, this book offers a fresh perspective on innovation by exploring its underlying tensions, paradoxes and dynamics.
Adopting a dual approach, The Hidden Faces of Innovation combines a detailed analysis of the managerial dynamics at the heart of innovation processes with an in-depth reflection on the structural, technological and cultural dimensions that underpin them.
The first part of this book focuses on the concrete practices of innovation management: skills management, the specificities of creative industries, and the evolution of working methods in the age of remote working. The second part broadens the perspective by examining the effects of digital technologies, the role of work environments in stimulating creativity and the tensions generated by organizational agility initiatives.
Drawing on both empirical and theoretical work, the book highlights the often-invisible drivers of innovation and invites us to rethink the conditions for innovation, in line with the realities experienced in contemporary organizations.
Part 1. Managerial Dimensions of Creation and Innovation.
1. Creation’s Unique Managerial Paradigm, Thomas Paris.
2. Manager Roles and Skills amid Transformation Dynamics, Anne Bastien, Christian Defélix, Martine Le Boulaire, Camille Ledoux and Thierry Picq.
3. Reconciling the Productivity and Well-being of Qualified Employees: The Managerial Challenge of Teleworking, Clotilde Coron, Patrick Gilbert and Simon Porcher.
4. The Socio-organizational Conditions for Innovation: The Israeli Experience, Christian Defélix, Martine Le Boulaire and Thierry Picq.
Part 2. Organizational and Socio-material Dimensions of Innovation.
5. Digital Technologies and Work Transformations, Lise Gastaldi and Amandine Pascal.
6. The Influence of Atmospheres on R&D Creativity, Natalia Bobadilla.
7. The Expertise Factory: Shedding Light on a Blind Spot in Innovation Management, Lise Gastaldi, Patrick Gilbert, Martine Le Boulaire and Olivier Musseau.
8. Managing Agility in an R&D Context: Practices and Challenges, Natalia Bobadilla, Patrick Gilbert and Martine Le Boulaire.
Patrick Gilbert is Professor Emeritus at the IAE Paris (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a member of the Mutations, Anticipations, Innovations Chair, France.
Martine Le Boulaire is the General Secretary of the CIME association, France.
