Management and Responsible Practices
The group is led by Angélique Rodhain and Claire Gillet-Monjarret.
The Management and Responsible Practices (MPR) Research Area brings together faculty members and doctoral students from various disciplinary research groups within the Montpellier Management Research Laboratory, as well as associate researchers from other institutions.
RESEARCH TOPICS
The research themes of this cross-cutting research area are based on the work of researchers at the MRM laboratory, which falls within the fields of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The research focuses primarily on societal reporting, non-financial management in organizations, responsible entrepreneurship and sustainable development in SMEs, socially responsible consumption, sustainable finance, responsible human resource management, and the social responsibility of higher education institutions.
In addition, the Research Cluster is participating in the Occitanie Region’s “Circulades” key challenge. This key challenge, in which the Cluster is participating, brings together researchers from several laboratories in Occitanie working on the topic of the circular economy (CE). The goal of this project is to build regional momentum around the CE theme, forge academic and industrial partnerships, and foster dialogue between science and society. The aim is to promote transdisciplinarity and partnerships with local stakeholders. The project theme led by the MPR Research Axis under the key challenge focuses on the circular economy in higher education institutions.
The goal is, through one or more joint projects, to engage all or some of the researchers who are otherwise involved in topics related to CSR and SD within their disciplinary groups, with a view to creating synergy with the groups’ work. The goal of better uniting researchers around joint multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects is also reflected in the organization of events focused on sustainable development issues, including workshops and training on the “Fresque de l’Economie Circulaire” (Circular Economy Mural) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
The Management and Responsible Practices track is participating in the Circulades Key Challenge
Circulades comprises 36 laboratories belonging to all research organizations in the Occitanie region, working together with the goal of conducting pioneering and applied research on the circular economy.
The interdisciplinary expertise of this consortium aims to establish a scientific foundation for this development model in order to provide decision-making tools for institutions, entrepreneurs, citizens, and others…
As part of the Circulades project, the Management and Responsible Practices track coordinates the ASECT Project for a Systemic Approach to the Circular Economy at the Regional Level
The ASECT project aims to propose a systemic approach to the circular economy (CE) that allows for the study of the CE as a complex system from a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective. We will propose a comprehensive, multi-scale model for representing the circular economy based on several case studies. For each identified case study, the first step will be to observe the current situation, then develop a generic representation that can be applied to other comparable case studies, and finally, cross-reference the results to create a common foundation based on these elements (1). Next, through action research using the data collected in the previous step, we will identify relevant measures specific to each case study and test these measures through a feedback loop. This work will enable us to propose indicators for assessing the circularity and sustainability of circular supply chains and to develop comprehensive scenarios at various scales (region, city, university, etc.) (2). The next step will be to study stakeholder dynamics and behaviors—particularly in decision-making following the proposal of measurement indicators and management tools—and thereby analyze the acceptability of these new territorial and economic frameworks (3). Ultimately, this will provide us with a comprehensive overview of how the circular economy is defined within a given region and a roadmap for its implementation.