THIETART Raymond-Alain
Department : Management
Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Campus de Cergy
Contact
- email : thietart@essec.edu
- tél : +33 (0)1 34 43 30 69
Diplomas
- 1979 : Agrégé des Facultés in Managerial Sciences (France)
- 1976 : DEA (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
- 1974 : Ph.D. in Management (Columbia University, United States of America)
- 1973 : MPhil (Columbia University, United States of America)
- 1969 : MSc in Management (ESSEC Business School, France)
- 1967 : Electrical Engineer (Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon - INSA Lyon, France)
Career
- 1974 - Present : Distinguished Emeritus Professor (ESSEC Business School, France)
- 2007 - 2012 : Emeritus Professor (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
- 1979 - 2001 : Professor (University of Caen, France)
- 1981 - 1987 : Professor (Université Paris X Nanterre, France)
- 1984 - 1985 : Visiting Professor (MIT Sloan School of Management, United States of America)
- 1978 - 1982 : Professor (European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management, Belgium)
- 1987 - 2007 : Professor (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL University, France)
Full-time academic appointments
Other Academic Appointments
Grants
- 1971 - 1974 : Ford Foundation fellow
- 1971 - 1974 : Fulbright fellow
Awards
- 2016 : Prix Académique de la Recherche en Management in the Finance & Strategy category, for the article "Strategy Dynamics: agency, path dependency and self -organized emergence, Strategic Management Journal
- 2008 : Best paper award (Western Academy of Management)
- 1998 : Fellow of the Academy of Management
- 1989 : European business prize
- 1984 : Harvard-L'Expansion best book prize in management
Journal articles
- THIETART, R.A. (2016). Strategy Dynamics: Agency, Path Dependency, and Self-Organized Emergence. Strategic Management Journal, 37(4), pp. 774-792.
- JAIN, A. and THIETART, R.A. (2014). Capabilities as Shift Parameters for the Outsourcing Decision. Strategic Management Journal, 35(12), pp. 1881-1890.
- JAIN, A. and THIETART, R.A. (2013). Knowledge Based Transactions and Decision Framing in Information Technology Outsourcing. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 22(4), pp. 315-327.
- THIETART, R.A. (2009). The Research Challenge of French Business Schools : The Case of the Grandes Ecoles. Journal of Management Development, 28(8), pp. 711-717.
- ROND (DE), M. and THIETART, R.A. (2007). Choice, Chance, and Inevitability in Strategy. Strategic Management Journal, 28(5), pp. 535-551.
- JAIN, A. and THIETART, R.A. (2007). Dynamique concurrentielle et cascades d'externalisations. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 149-162.
- ROND (DE), M. and THIETART, R.A. (2007). Responsabilité stratégique des dirigeants. Entre hasard, choix et inévitabilité. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 62-77.
- THIETART, R.A. (2006). The Strategic Mix and its Syndromes. International Studies of Management and Organization, pp. 6-24.
- THIETART, R.A. (2004). Comprendre l'entreprise et son organisation. Les composantes du management. Les Cahiers Français, pp. 3-8.
- ROCHEBRUNE (DE), R. and THIETART, R.A. (2001). De nouvelles règles pour l'entreprise. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 1-5.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (1997). Action, Structure and Chaos. Organization Studies, pp. 119-143.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1997). Stradin : A Strategic Dynamic and Interactive Decision-making Process. Group Decision and Negotiation, pp. 61-75.
- FORGUES, B. and THIETART, R.A. (1996). La dialectique de l'ordre et du chaos dans les organisations. Les Cahiers du Management, pp. 158-168.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1996). Le management du changement à EDF-GDF services ou l'apprentissage en temps réel. Les Cahiers du Management, pp. 43-50.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (1995). Chaos Theory and Organization. Organization Science, pp. 19-31.
- THIETART, R.A. (1995). L'évolution de la "fonction" stratégie. Entreprises et Histoire, pp. 91-95.
- THIETART, R.A. (1994). L'implication nécessaire des acteurs dans le management de l'entreprise. Les Cahiers du Management, pp. 111-115.
- THIETART, R.A. (1994). Organisation V : une exploration du cyber-espace par la firme artificielle. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 119-128.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (1993). La dialectique de l'ordre et du chaos dans les organisations. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 5-15.
- THIETART, R.A. (1992). Contrôle des actionnaires et pouvoir des gestionnaires : comment assurer l'équilibre ? Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 58-61.
- THIETART, R.A. (1992). Les actionnaires face aux gestionnaires : le cas d'une grande entreprise. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 75-83.
- THIETART, R.A. (1990). Dossier : la hiérarchie. Revue Française de Gestion.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1990). Experts s'abstenir. L'Expansion Management Review, pp. 98-105.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1990). L'enseignement de la gestion à l'horizon 1995 : une analyse prospective. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 111-119.
- THIETART, R.A. (1990). Management of Technology. European Journal of Operational Research.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1989). Stradin : une nouvelle méthode de décision. Revue Internationale de Gestion.
- THIETART, R.A. and MARMONIER, L. (1988). L'histoire, un outil pour la gestion. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 162-171.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1988). Managers, Engineers and Government : The Emergence of the Mutual Organization in the European Aerospace Industry. Technology in Society, pp. 45-70.
- THIETART, R.A. (1988). Strategies for Poorly Performing Businesses. Interfaces.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1988). Technology and Organization : The Mutual Organization in the European Aerospace Industry. International Studies of Management and Organization.
- THIETART, R.A. (1987). Dossier : le macromanagement. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 39-89.
- THIETART, R.A. (1987). Dossier : le pari de la déréglementation. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 33-59.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1987). Programmes aérospatiaux : la stratégie de l'organisation mutuelle. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 42-53.
- THIETART, R.A. and HORWITCH, M. (1987). The Effect of Business Interdependencies on Product R & D Intensive Business Performance. Management Science, pp. 178-197.
- THIETART, R.A. (1986). La formation au management de la technologie : l'expérience américaine. Enseignement et Gestion, pp. 7-13.
- THIETART, R.A. (1986). L'exemple américain. Revue Française de Gestion.
- THIETART, R.A. and COMPAIN, G. (1986). Management II. L'Expansion Management Review.
- THIETART, R.A. (1986). Stratégies de revitalisation pour les activités en difficulté. Revue Française de Gestion, pp. 111-118.
Books
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (2015). Stratégies. Des concepts à leur mise en œuvre. Dunod, 330 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (2012). Le Management. PUF, 127 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (2009). Stratégies - Concepts, méthodes, mise en oeuvre. Dunod, 343 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (2008). Le Management. PUF, 127 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (2007). Méthodes de recherche en management. Dunod, 586 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (2005). Stratégies. Concepts, Méthodes, Mise en oeuvre. Dunod, 320 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (2005). To Manatzment. PUF, 113 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (1998). Le Management. PUF, 125 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (1995). Le management. PUF, 128 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (1993). Le management. PUF, 128 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (1990). La stratégie d'entreprise. McGraw-Hill, 247 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. (1989). Le management. PUF, 128 pages.
- THIETART, R.A. and ENREGLE, Y. (1986). Précis de direction et de gestion. Éditions d'Organisation.
Book editor
- THIETART, R.A. [Ed] (2014). Méthodes de recherche en management [Label FNEGE 2015]. 4 ed. Dunod.
- THIETART, R.A. [Ed] (2003). Méthodes de recherche en management. Dunod.
- MARTINET, A.C. and THIETART, R.A. [Eds] (2001). Stratégies. Actualité et futurs de la recherche. Vuibert.
- THIETART, R.A. [Ed] (1999). Méthodes de recherche en Management. Dunod.
- THEPOT, J. and THIETART, R.A. [Eds] (1991). Microeconomic Contributions to Strategic Management. North Holland.
Book chapters
- THIETART, R.A. (2018). Séminaire de recherche sur la complexité et la pensée complexe. In: Complexité et organisations : faire face aux défis de demain. 1st ed. Eyrolles, pp. 73-82.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (2011). Complexity Science and Organization. In: The SAGE Handbook of Complexity and Management. 1st ed. SAGE Publications, pp. 53-64.
- THIETART, R.A. (2003). La tâche impossible du dirigeant ou comment Jean-Claude Tarondeau s'est efforcé de la rendre réalisable. In: Savoir gérer. Mélanges en l'honneur de Jean-Claude Tarondeau. 1st ed. Vuibert, pp. 347-354.
- THIETART, R.A. (2002). Les défis de la complexité. In: Les défis du management. 1st ed. Éditions Liaisons, pp. 49-58.
- THIETART, R.A. (2001). Introduction. In: Doing Management Research. 1st ed. SAGE Publications, pp. 1-9.
- MARTINET, A.C. and THIETART, R.A. (2001). Introduction. Les trois phases de la stratégie. In: Stratégies. Actualité et futurs de la recherche. 1st ed. Vuibert, pp. 1-4.
- THIETART, R.A. (2001). Management et complexité : concepts et théories. In: Stratégies. Actualité et futurs de la recherche. 1st ed. Vuibert, pp. 361-375.
- THIETART, R.A. (1999). Introduction. In: Méthodes de recherche en Management. 1st ed. Dunod.
- LANGRAND-ESCURE, L. and THIETART, R.A. (1997). Complexité : du vivant au management. In: Encyclopédie de Gestion. 1st ed. Economica, pp. 353-371.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (1997). Uncertainty, Complexity and New Product Development. In: Strategy, Structure and Style. 1st ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 329-356.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (1996). Dynamique non-linéaire dans les organisations : implications pour le management. In: L'organisation apprenante. 1st ed. Université de Provence, pp. 81-98.
- THIETART, R.A. and MARMONIER, L. (1996). Les nouveaux problèmes de structure et de gestion des entreprises. In: Histoire de la France industrielle. 1st ed. Larousse, pp. 468-497.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1995). Contrôle et changement dans les organisations multidivisionnelles. In: Perspectives en management stratégique. 1st ed. Economica, pp. 57-85.
- BERGADAA, M., CHAPOT, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1992). Infoservice : Strategic Decision-making Simulation Game. In: European Cases in Strategic Management. 1st ed. Chapman & Hall, pp. 259-264.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1992). Stradin : A Computer Network-Based Strategic Decision-Making Process. In: Strategies for Players in a Larger World. 1st ed. Elsevier, pp. 53-78.
- THIETART, R.A. (1991). Positions compétitives. In: Encyclopédie du Management. 1st ed. Vuibert, pp. 251-257.
- THIETART, R.A. (1991). The Dynamics of Power and Control : A Case Study of Bull. In: Micro-Economic Contributions to Strategic Management. 1st ed. North Holland.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1990). The Mutual Organization : A New Form of Cooperation in a High Technology Industry. In: The Strategic Management of Technological Innovation. 1st ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 157-181.
Conference proceedings editor
Conference Proceedings
- FORGUES, B. and THIETART, R.A. (1995). Are Crises Chaotic ? Evidence from a Case Study. In: New Avenues in Risks and Crisis Management. Board of Regents, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pp. 46-55.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1986). Managers, Engineers and Government : The Emergence of the Mutual Organization in the European Aerospace Industry. In: Séminaire International de Management Stratégique (SIMS). Financial Management Association (FMA).
Presentations at an Academic or Professional conference
- MALAURENT, J., THIETART, R.A. and AVISON, D. (2017). Co-Evolving Emergence of the Physical and Digital Worlds: The Story of a Street Art Happening. In: Workshop: MISQ Special Issue on Complexity and Information Systems Research in the Emerging Digital World.
- CHANLAT, J.F. and THIETART, R.A. (2013). Le rôle de la langue dans la recherche en management. In: XXIIe Conférence Annuelle de l'AIMS.
- THIETART, R.A. (1997). Complexité et management.
- THIETART, R.A. (1995). Dynamique non-linéaire, complexité et management.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (1994). Innovation : How Managers Build Islands of Rationality to Cope with Uncertainty.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (1994). Uncertainty, Complexity and New Product Development.
- THIETART, R.A. and BERGADAA, M. (1991). Stradin : A Computer Network-based Strategic Decision-making Process.
- BERGADAA, M. and THIETART, R.A. (1989). Prospective and Dialectical Inquiry in Strategic Actions.
- THIETART, R.A. and BERGADAA, M. (1988). Stradin : A Stratégic and Dynamic Inter-personal Decision-making Method.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1987). Mutual Organizations in Aerospace Macro-Projects.
- THIETART, R.A. and KOENIG, C. (1986). Managers, Engineers and Politicians : The Experience of European Aerospace Macro-Projects.
Prefaces of a book
Working Papers
- MBENGUE, A. and THIETART, R.A. (1995). Strategic Group Membership and Future Strategic Behavior of the Firms : A Resource-based View. ESSEC Business School.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1994). Contrôle limité et changement dans les organisations multidivisionnelles. ESSEC Business School.
- THIETART, R.A. and XUEREB, J.M. (1994). Uncertainty, Complexity and New Product Development. ESSEC Business School.
- THIETART, R.A. and FORGUES, B. (1993). Chaos Theory and Organization. ESSEC Business School.
- MARMONIER, L. and THIETART, R.A. (1993). Les nouveaux problèmes de structure et de gestion des entreprises. ESSEC Business School.
- THIETART, R.A. and VANDANGEON, I. (1990). Direction et contrôle des alliances stratégiques. ESSEC Business School.
- KOENIG, C. and THIETART, R.A. (1989). From Competition to Cooperation : The Mutual Organization. ESSEC Business School.
- THIETART, R.A. and WALKER, G. (1986). Strategic Consistency, Synergy and Business Performance. ESSEC Business School.
Book reviews
Press article, video or other popular media
Professional activities
- 2000 - 2010 : Vice-President, Association des Amis de l'École de Paris de Management, France
- 1944 : - Present : Advisor to corporations in strategy and management (3M, EDF, Alberta Energy Co., Kodak, Elf, Alcatel, Longchamps, La Voix du Nord), France
- 1984 : - Present : Expert to the E.U., French Ministry of Industry, French Ministry of Social Affairs, France
Member of an professional association, of an expert group or of a board of directors
Consulting
Other professional activity
Research activities
- 1994 - 1998 : Senior Editor of Organization Science
- 2011 - 2016 : Editorial board membership - International Studies of Management and Organization
- 2008 - 2016 : Editorial board membership - Journal of Strategy and Management
- 1993 - 2016 : Editorial board membership - Strategic Management Journal
- 2010 - 2016 : Editorial board membership - Strategic Organization
- 2013 - 2015 : Editorial board membership - Entreprises et Histoire
- 2000 - 2015 : Editorial board membership - Revue Française de Gestion
- 2010 - 2014 : Editorial board membership - M@n@gement
- 2007 - 2008 : Editorial board membership - Strategic Organization
- 2002 - 2007 : Editorial board membership - Organization Science
- 2002 - 2006 : Editorial board membership - Management International
- 2006 : Editorial board membership - Revue Sciences de Gestion (Iseor)
- 2005 : Editorial board membership - Management
- 2004 - 2005 : Editorial board membership - Strategic Organization
- 2004 - 2005 : Editorial board membership - Systèmes d'Information et Management
- 2003 : Editorial board membership - Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration
- 2002 : Editorial board membership - Management
- 2000 : Editorial board membership - Management
- 1994 - 2000 : Editorial board membership - Organization Science
- 1999 : Editorial board membership - Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences - Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration
- 1998 - 1999 : Editorial board membership - Management
- 1993 - 1998 : Editorial board membership - Revue Française de Gestion
- 1997 - 1998 : Editorial board membership - Revue Sciences de Gestion (Iseor)
- 1995 : Editorial board membership - Entreprises et Histoire
- 1994 - 1995 : Editorial board membership - Revue Sciences de Gestion (Iseor)
- Reviewer for Academy of Management Journal; Administrative Science Quarterly; European Journal of Operational Research; Human Relations; International Journal of Research in Marketing; Management Science; RAIRO - Operations Research; Recherche et Applications en Marketing
- 1985 - 2015 : Member of the Advisory Board- Revue Française de Gestion
- 1992 - 1995 : Editorial Advisor at InterEditions
- 2001 - 2004 : President, Association Internationale de Management Stratégique
- 2000 - 2003 : Director, Centre Européen de Formation Approfondie à la Gestion (CEFAG), France
- 1986 - 1988 : Council member, Institute of Management Science
- 1978 : - Present : Fellow of the Academy of Management
- 1984 : - Present : Member of the Association Internationale de Management Stratégique
- 1971 : - Present : Member of the Institute for Operation Research and Management Science
- 1978 : - Present : Member of the Strategic Management Society
- 1980 - 1992 : Head of the series "Stratégie et Management" and "Manager", McGraw-Hill