Member – Florence Rodhain

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Florence RODHAIN is a full professor at Polytech, part of the University of Montpellier.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
  • GILLET-MONJARRET, C., GOMEZ, Y., RODHAIN, A., RODHAIN, F., & RODHAIN, F. (2025). Countering eco-anxiety: Stimulating desirable mental images among business students through artistic creation. Journal of Responsible Organization, 20, 78–85, https://hal.science/hal-05272829
  • LAHMAR H., CHAOUKI F., RODHAIN F. (2025). Spiritual Leadership in Public Management: Insights from Moroccan Public Sector Leaders. Journal of Human Values, 10.1177/09716858251358455, https://hal.science/hal-05342279
  • FALLERY, B., & RODHAIN, F. (2025). Generative AI Systems in Higher Education: Between Performance and Fragmentation—The Risk of Being “Undercut by AI.” *Management des Technologies Organisationnelles* (2014 …), 17, https://hal.science/hal-05342458
  • FALLERY B., RODHAIN A., RODHAIN F. (2025). “My Daughter Will Be an Influencer, Despite Everyone Else!” From the Bourgeois Gentleman… to the Digital Bourgeois. Journal of Responsible Organization, 20 (4), 105–109, https://hal.science/hal-05442114
  • LAFONT A.-L., BELGHITI-MAHUT S., RODHAIN A., RODHAIN F. (September 2025). Female entrepreneurs: How do family context and parental role interact to explain their decision to launch a business?. Human Systems Management, 44 (5), 807-818, 10.1177/01672533251320775, https://hal.science/hal 05293487
  • GILLET-MONJARRET, C., GOMEZ, Y., RODHAIN, A., RODHAIN, F., & RODHAIN, F. (2025). Countering eco-anxiety: Stimulating desirable mental images among business students through artistic creation. Journal of Responsible Organization, 20, 78–85, https://hal.science/hal-05272829
  • LAFONT A.-L., BELGHITI-MAHUT S., RODHAIN A., RODHAIN F. (September 2025). Female entrepreneurs: How do family context and parental role interact to explain their decision to launch a business?. Human Systems Management, 44 (5), 807-818, 10.1177/01672533251320775, https://hal.science/hal-05293487
  • FALLERY B., RODHAIN A., RODHAIN F. (2025). “My Daughter Will Be an Influencer, Despite Everyone!” From the Bourgeois Gentleman… to the Digital Bourgeois. Journal of Responsible Organization, 20 (4), 105–109, https://hal.science/hal-05442114
  • RODHAIN, Florence (2025), “How Do We Gain Knowledge? When the Quest for Knowledge of Knowledge Leads to Humility,” In Memory of Professor Jamil Chaabouni, Essays on His Scientific Journey, Editions Leaders.
  • RODHAIN, Florence (2025), “Merchants, Commerce, and the Sacred: Rethinking Jesus’ Act of Cleansing the Temple,” in Gallouj, C. & Gallouj, F. (eds), The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
  • LAFONT, Anne-Laurence; BELGHITI-MAHUT, Sophia; RODHAIN, Angélique; and RODHAIN, Florence (2025), “Female Entrepreneurs: How Do Family Context and Parental Role Interact to Explain Their Decision to Launch a Business,” Human Systems Management, Vol. Pre-press, No. Pre-press, 1–23.
  • RODHAIN, Florence, and GALLOUJ, Camal (2025), “Grab&Go: the Autonomic Store,” in Gallouj, C., and Gallouj, F. (eds), The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
  • GALLOUJ, Camal, and RODHAIN, Florence (2025), “Suks, Prices, and Bargaining,” in Gallouj, C., and Gallouj, F. (eds), The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
  • GALLOUJ Camal, GALLOUJ Naoula, and RODHAIN Florence (2025), “‘Moul’hanout’ in the Face of Large-Scale Retail in Morocco: The Drivers of Resilience,” in Amine A., Gallouj C., and Marzak H. (eds), Management and Managerial Practices in Morocco, Casablanca, Éditions des Écoles, pp. 23–69.
  • Claire GILLET-MONJARRET, Yannick GOMEZ, Angélique RODHAIN, Florence RODHAIN, Fabien RODHAIN, and the MTEEC and eMBA students (2025), “Countering Eco-Anxiety: Stimulating Desirable Visions Among Business Students Through Artistic Creation,” Journal of Responsible Organization (ROR), Creative Notebooks, accepted, forthcoming.
  • LAHMAR Hakim, CHAOUKI Farid, and RODHAIN Florence (2025), “Spiritual Leadership in Public Management: Insights from Moroccan Public Sector Leaders,” Journal of Human Values, accepted, forthcoming.
  • FALLERY Bernard, RODHAIN Florence, and RODHAIN Angélique (2025), “My Daughter Will Be an Influencer Despite Everyone. From the Bourgeois Gentleman to the Digital Bourgeois,” Journal of Responsible Organization (ROR), Creative Notebooks, accepted, forthcoming
  • Camal Gallouj, Naïla Gallouj, and Florence Rodhain (2025), “Retailing in Hospitals vs. Hospitals in Retailing,” in C. Gallouj & F. Gallouj (eds), The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 112–120
  • RODHAIN, Florence, and GALLOUJ, Camal (2025), “Retail kiosks and automatic vending,” in Gallouj, C., and Gallouj, F. (eds), The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 79–82
  • RODHAIN, Florence (2024), “The Educational Value of Jean-Louis Le Moigne’s Critique of the Four Precepts of Descartes’ Method – An Application Example: ‘Needs Construction’ versus ‘Needs Analysis’ in Information,” Revue Projectique, vol. 1, no. 37, pp. 139–150.
  • RODHAIN, Florence; FALLERY, Bernard; and MARIC, Josip (2024), “Negative and Positive Externalities of ICTs: On the Pursuit of Research Based on the Principles of Trust and Responsibility,” Trust in Social and Business Relations: Theory and Practice, pp. 14–26.
  • FALLERY, Bernard, and RODHAIN, Florence (2024), “Science Communication: A Bridge to Science? The Case of the Artificial Intelligence Debate,” MTO Journal of Organizational Technology Management, No. 15, pp. 12–32
  • FALLERY Bernard, RODHAIN Florence, and ZGOULLI Saloua (2024), “Scientific Outreach Through the Performing Arts: *Le Bourgeois Numérique*, *Molière 3.0*,” Journal of Organizational Technology Management, No. 16, pp. 161–178
  • LAHMAR Hakim, CHAOUKI Farid, and RODHAIN Florence (2024), “In Search of a Consensual Definition of Organizational Spirituality: A Systematic Literature Review and Validation With Managers,”Human Systems Management,Vol. 44, Issue 1, pp. 1–18.
  • BIDAN, Marc; FERREBOEUF, Hugues; MARRAULD, Laurie; and RODHAIN, Florence (2024), “Digital Technology Is an Increasingly Heavy Industry,” Reflets de la Physique, No. 77.
  • GALLOUJ Naïla, GALLOUJ Camal, and RODHAIN Florence (2024), “Hospital and Retailing: From Retailing in Hospitals to Hospitals in Retailing,” European Journal of Service Economics and Management, No. 17, pp. 1–15.
  • Fallery, B. and RODHAIN, F. (2023), “Science Communication: A Bridge to Science? The Case of Artificial Intelligence.” MTO: Journal of Organizational Technology Management, No. 15, December, pp. 11–31.
PUBLICATIONS

Book chapters:

  • GALLOUIJ, C., and RODHAIN, F. (2025). Suks, Prices, and Bargaining. In: The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing. https://hal.science/hal-05342464
  • RODHAIN, F., & GALLOUJ, C. (2025). Grab&Go: the autonomous store. In: The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing. Edward Elgar, https://hal.science/hal-05456412
  • RODHAIN, F., & GALLOUJ, C. (2025). Retail kiosks and automatic vending. In: The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing. Edward Elgar, pp. 79–82, 10.1177/09716858251358455, https://hal.science/hal-05461566
  • RODHAIN, F. (2025). Merchants, Commerce, and the Sacred: Rethinking Jesus’ Act of Cleansing the Temple. In: The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, https://hal.science/hal-05342273
  • RODHAIN, F. (2025). How Do We Acquire Knowledge? When the Quest for Knowledge of Knowledge Leads to Humility. In: Essays on the Path of His Scientific Journey – In Memory of Prof. Jamil Chaabouni. Leaders, 29–46, https://hal.science/hal-04712997
  • GALLOUJ C., GALLOUJ N., RODHAIN F. (2025). Retailing in hospitals vs. Hospitals in retailing. In: The Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing. Edward Elgar, pp. 112–120, 10.4337/9781035319701, https://hal.science/hal-05461614
  • GALLOUJ, C., GALLOUJ, N., & RODHAIN, F. (2025). Moul’Hanout and the challenge of large-scale retail in Morocco: the drivers of resilience. In: Management and Managerial Practices in Morocco. Al Madariss Publishing and Distribution Company, pp. 23–69, https://hal.science/hal-05456324
  • RODHAIN, F. (2025). “Slowing Down to Think More Clearly: The Urgency of ‘AI-Free Sanctuaries’ and ‘AI-Free Certified’ Research at the University.” In: AI – Perspectives on a New Era. pp. 109–112, https://hal.science/hal-05342460
FEATURES AND SEARCHES

Features

Current positions

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the UNESCO Edgar Morin Chair (ENSAM)
  • Founding member of the Reliance Chair in Complexity alongside Edgar Morin at the University of Montpellier in 2019
  • Member of the IPAG Ethics Committee

Previous

  • Director of the MRM-SI Research Team (2010–2022)
  • Director of the CRÉGOR Research Laboratory (2011–2013)
  • Equality Officer – University of Montpellier 2 (2011–2012)
  • Member of the IRD Ethics Committee (2013–2018)
  • Head of the Social Sciences and Humanities Division at Polytech (1998–2005)

Research

My research in numbers

  • 280 scientific publications (articles in journals, books, and conference proceedings)
  • 32 "classified" items, including 18 "Class A" items
  • 14 dissertations supervised and defended (including 8 that received dissertation awards)
  • 8 supervised research contracts
  • 6 Best Paper Awards

My research by topic

Environment and Society

  • The Impact of Digital Technology on Ecosystems

Ethics and Fairness in the Workplace

  • Privacy Protection in the Digital Age
  • Gender Equality in the Workplace

Educational Innovations

  • Self-awareness and Communication for Ethical Leadership

Health and Well-Being at Work

  • The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Health and Well-being
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Most recent degrees

  • PhD Information Systems (University of Montpellier 2, 1997), under the supervision of Prof. Robert Reix
  • Qualification to Supervise Research (University of Montpellier 2, 2008), with Jean-Louis Le Moigne and Edgar Morin serving as examiner and jury members

International positions

  • Postdoctoral fellowship in Information Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA, under the supervision of Prof. Bob Zmud (1997–1998)
  • Visiting Professor (Teaching and Research), Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (1999–2000)
  • Visiting Professor (Teaching and Research), Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (2000–2001)
  • Visiting Professor (Teaching and Research), Amrita Visha Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India (2008–2009)