Member – Florence RODHAIN

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Florence RODHAIN is a university 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 visions 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 What Everyone Says!” From the Bourgeois Gentilhomme… to the Digital Bourgeois. Revue de l’Organisation Responsable, 20 (4), 105–109, https://hal.science/hal-05442114
  • LAFONT, A.-L., BELGHITI-MAHUT, S., RODHAIN, A., and 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 visions 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., and 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 What Everyone Says!” From the Bourgeois Gentilhomme… to the Digital Bourgeois. Revue de l’Organisation Responsable, 20 (4), 105–109, https://hal.science/hal-05442114
  • RODHAIN, Florence (2025), “How Do We Acquire 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 (2025) students, “Countering Eco-Anxiety: Stimulating Desirable Visions Among Business Students Through Artistic Creation,” Journal of Responsible Organization (ROR), Creative Papers, 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 Else. From the Bourgeois Gentleman to the Digital Bourgeois,” Revue de l’Organisation Responsable ROR, Creative Journals, 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., 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 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), “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), “Science Communication 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), “The Digital Sector Is an Increasingly Resource-Intensive 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: Management of Organizational Technologies*, No. 15, December, pp. 11–31.
BOOKS

Book Chapters:

  • GALLOUIJ, C., 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 autonomic 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 Elgarhttps://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 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 Better: 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
FUNCTIONS AND SEARCHES

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

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 a Few Figures

  • 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 Management

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)