Member – Florence Rodhain

Information
Polytech Montpellier
Eugène Bataillon Square
34095 Montpellier
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Disciplinary Group
Florence RODHAIN is a university professor at Polytech, University of Montpellier.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
In 2025 (Scientific articles and chapters in scientific books)
- RODHAIN Florence (2025), "How do we access 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 autonomous store," in Gallouj C. & 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. & Gallouj F. (eds), the Elgar Encyclopedia of Retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, forthcoming.
- GALLOUJ Camal, GALLOUJ Naoula, and RODHAIN Florence (2025), "Moul'hanout" versus large retailers 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.
- GILLET-MONJARRET Claire, GOMEZ Yannick, RODHAIN Angélique, RODHAIN Florence, RODHAIN Fabien, and MTEEC and eMBA Master's students (2025), "Reversing eco-anxiety: stimulating desirable imaginaries among management students through artistic creation," Revue de l’Organisation Responsable ROR, Creative Notebooks, accepted, forthcoming.
- LAHMAR Hakim, CHAOUKI Farid, and RODHAIN Florence (2025), "Spiritual Leadership in Public Management: Insight 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's objections. From the bourgeois gentleman to the digital bourgeois," Journal of Responsible Organization ROR, Creative Notebooks, accepted, forthcoming
- GALLOUJ Camal, GALLOUJ Naïla, and RODHAIN Florence (2025), "Retailing in hospitals vs. Hospitals in retailing," In Gallouj C. & Gallouj F. (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. & Gallouj F. (eds), The Elgar encyclopedia of retailing, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp.79-82
In 2024 (Articles and Book Chapters)
- RODHAIN Florence (2024), "The educational value of Jean-Louis Le Moigne's critique of Descartes' four precepts – An example of application: '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), "Scientific mediation: conveying science? The case of the Artificial Intelligence trial," MTO Journal of Organizational Technology Management, no. 15, pp. 12-32
- FALLERY Bernard, RODHAIN Florence, and ZGOULLI Saloua (2024), "Scientific Mediation Through Live Performance: Le Bourgeois Numérique, Molière 3.0," Revue Management des Technologies Organisationnelles, 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 Economics and Service Management, no. 17, pp. 1–15.
WORKS
The new religion of digital technology: Is digital technology environmentally friendly?
Florence Rodhain
EMS Editions, 2019
Work certified by the FNEGE.
FUNCTIONS AND RESEARCH
Functions
Current functions
- 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
Anterior
- 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 Department at Polytech (1998-2005)
Research
My research in figures
- 280 scientific publications (articles in journals, books, and scientific conference proceedings)
- 32 "classified" items, including 18 "Rank A" items
- 14 theses supervised and defended (including 8 theses awarded thesis prizes)
- 8 directed research contracts
- 6 Best Paper awards
My research in a few themes
Environment and Society
- Impact of digital technology on ecosystems
Ethics and Fairness in the Workplace
- Respecting privacy with digital tools
- Professional equality between men and women
Educational Innovations
- Self-awareness and communication for ethical management
Health and Well-Being at Work
- Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Health and Well-being
route
Latest 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 as rapporteur and members of the jury
International positions
- Postdoctoral Fellow 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)