Françoise Dany

Management, Law and Human resources

Françoise DANY is a specialist of career theory and the employment relationship evolutions. Her research led her to study resistance phenomena in organisations and alternative management practices. She also developed a critical approach to Human Resources. * She has been in charge for France of the International Observatory of Human Resource Management practices (cranet). * She created EMLYON research center, OCE. * She has been elected as associate dean for faculty in 2012. * She is a professor doing consultancy and action research.

EDUCATION

• Accreditation to supervise research in Management, "For a Hermeneutic Approach to HRM", University of Lyon III, 2003
• Ph.D. in Management: "The Employability Promise: a Potential Substitute for a Career Promise?", University of Lyon III, 1997
• MBTI-certified
• Master's degree (DEA) in Socio-Economic Management, University of Lyon II, 1987
• B.A. in Economics, University of Lyon II, 1986

EXPERIENCE

Since 2016 Executive and Corporate Affairs Director

2012-2016 Associate Dean for Faculty at EMLYON Business School

2004-2012 Director of OCE research center.

Since 1990 Professor at EMLYON (Assistant Researcher, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor)

1988-1989 Training Manager, Cnesss, Saint Etienne, France

Design of training programmes, recruitment of trainers, follow-up and evaluation of training.

Training activities:

• Fields: human resource management, career management, critical approaches to management, alternative management, gender and organisations, sociology and change management.

Other activities:

1990-1998, Head of the “Career Club”, EMLYON Business School (ESC Lyon group)

• The “career CLlub” gathered HR Directors from large companies (Casino, Danone, Dow Chemical, EDF, Ernst&Young, Lafarge, Nestlé, Philips, Renault, Rhône Poulenc, Seb, Shell, Usinor Sacilor, etc.). Its goal was to conduct comparisons of HR practices and study how to improve HR practices (ie : how to improve recruitment practices; rethinking career management and employability ; career promises ; job market segmentation and job-related behaviour ; changes in professions…).

1994 – 2012 Head for France of the International Observatory of Human Resource Management (Cranfield Network)

• Preparation of a questionnaire every three years to identify HRM practices in France. Analysis of French practices as compared to those of other countries (close to 40) monitored by the International Observatory.

2003-2004, Visiting Professor at Duke University, Fuqua School of Business

2004 - 2012, Director of EMYLON's OCE Research Centre

The mission of the OCE Research Centre is to analyse the changes in contemporary organisations and their impact on individuals. It is devoted to a political and critical approach to management with a perspective that is both reflexive and constructive. It aims at working out opportunities for business to fulfill the challenges of their environments

OCE receives support from EMYLON, Agence Nationale pour la Recherche, and corporations

Since 2008, co-leader of the Research Group on "Careers" of the Association francophone de Gestion des Ressources Humaines

Other:

• Member of various scientific committees and associations (member of the scientific committee of GDR Cadres ; member of the Board of the AGRH ; member of the Editorial Review Board of Organization Studies ; member of the orientation committee for Cadres magazine, etc.).

COURSES TAUGHT

In emlyon's degree programmes :

• Strategic Human Resource Management, M.Sc. programme
• Critical Approaches to Management, Ph.D. programme
• Alternative management, M.Sc. programme
• Career Management Tools, M.Sc. programme
• Applied Research in Social Science, M.Sc. programme

RESEARCH INTEREST

• HRM and its practices throughout the world
• Changes in careers and the employment relationships
• Alternative Management
• Gender
• Productive resistance

PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC ARTICLES (24)

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise, , DELBRIDGE, Rick. 2017. Politics of place: The meaningfulness of resisting places.Human Relations, 70 (2): 237-259 p.

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise, , Marti, Ignasi. 2016. Organizational Entrepreneurship as Active Resistance: A Struggle Against Outsourcing.Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 40 (1): 131-160 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2014. Time to change: the added value of an integrative approach to career research.Career Development International, 19 (6): 718-730 P.

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise, , CLEGG, Stewart. 2012. Resisters at work: Generating productive resistance in the workplace.Organization Science, 23 (3): 801-819 P.

‑ CLEGG, Stewart, Dany, Françoise, , Grey, Christopher. 2011. Critical Management Studies and Managerial Education: New Contexts? New Agenda?.M@n@gement, 14 (5): 271-279 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, LOUVEL, Severine, , VALETTE, Annick. 2011. Academic careers: The limits of the 'boundaryless approach' and the power of promotion scripts.Human Relations, 64 (7): 971-996 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2009. Comment échapper aux dérives managérialistes ? Des apports des auteurs critiques pour la recherche en GRH.Economies et Sociétés. Série Oeconomia, "43 (12)"

‑ Dany, Françoise, Hatt, Florian. 2009. Pourquoi conserver une fonction RH forte, même lorsque l'on souhaite impliquer d’avantage les managers dans la gestion de leurs équipes ?.Management et Avenir, 21: 207-220 P.

‑ Azimont, Frank, Dany, Françoise. 2009. Des "Crazy people" en organisation ?: Etude d'un cas de résistance productive..Revue Française de Gestion, 35 (193): 73-87 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Guedri, Zied, , Hatt, Florian. 2008. New insights into the link between HRM integration and organizational performance: the moderating role of influence distribution between HRM specialists and line managers..: RoutledgeInternational Journal of Human Resource Management, 19 (11)

‑ Dany, Françoise, Hatt, Florian. 2008. Le développement des managers: Résultats d'une comparaison européenne... dont la France pourrait tirer des leçons.Personnel,

‑ Dany, Françoise, Mangematin, Vincent. 2004. Beyond the Dualism Between Lifelong Employment and Job Insecurity: Some New Career Promises for Young Scientists.Higher Education Policy, 17 (2)

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise. 2003. Indifference or Obedience? Business Firms as democratic hybrids.Organization Studies, 24 (8): 1231-1260 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2003. "Free actors" and organizations: critical remarks about the new career literature, based on French insights.International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14 (5): 821-838 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, MALLON, Mary, , ARTHUR, Michael. 2003. The odyssey of career and the opportunity for international comparison .International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14 (5): 705-712 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2002. Cadre "sujet" ou cadre "contraint": le cadre contemporain face aux pratiques de gestion des carrières des grandes entreprises.Revue Française de Gestion, 28 (137): 9-26 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2002. L' individu ou l'organisation : qui gère réellement la carrière des cadres ?.Revue Française de Gestion, 28 (137): 9-26 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2001. Gestion de carrières des cadres : des destinées individuelles plus ou moins prometteuses.Faire Savoirs, 0: 25-30 P.

‑ BARET, Christophe, Bonnet, Marc, , Livian, Yves-Frédéric, , Roussillon, Sylvie, , Savall, Henri, , Dany, Françoise. 1999. Editorial.Revue de Gestion des Ressources Humaines, 31: 3-5 P.

‑ TREGASKIS, Olga, Dany, Françoise. 1996. A comparison of HRD in France and the UK.Journal of European Industrial Training, 20 (1): 20-30 P.

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise. 1994. La gestion des carrières des cadres en question: réflexions tirées d’une enquête à EDF et GDF .Gérer et Comprendre, 36: 30-44 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 1993. Jeunes diplômés : pour de nouvelles pratiques de gestion de carrière .Strategies Ressources Humaines, 5: 14-23 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 1993. Gérer sa carrière et celle de son conjoint : est-ce possible ? .Gestion 2000, 1: 55-69 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Livian, Yves-Frédéric. 1991. Quelles carrières pour les cadres diplômés ?.Futuribles, 155: 3-16 P.

BOOKS (10)

‑ Dany, Françoise, Pihel, Laetitia, , Roger, Alain. 2013. La gestion des carrières : Populations et contextes.: Vuibert 272 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Pihel, Laetitia, , Roger, Alain. 2013. La gestion des carrières: Populations et contextes. Paris: Vuibert XIV + 254 p.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Hatt, Florian. 2007. Le développement des managers: résultats d’une comparaison internationale.: EMLYON

‑ Dany, Françoise, Courpasson, David, , Riot, Philippe. 2006. (Re)penser la rébellion des cadres : actes de la journée du 15 Décembre 2006 organisée par le centre de recherche OCE/EMLYON à EMLYON.: CNRS 118 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Hatt, Florian. 2006. Les pratiques de RH des entreprises en France : quelles spécificités par rapport aux pratiques en vigueur dans plus de trente autres pays.: CranetEMLYON

‑ Dany, Françoise, Hatt, Florian, , LAZAROVA, M., , MAYRHOFER, W.. 2006. People Development.: Cranet

‑ Dany, Françoise, Livian, Yves-Frédéric. 2002. La nouvelle gestion des cadres: employabilité, individualisation et vie au travail. Paris: Vuibert XII-179 p.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Livian, Yves-Frédéric. 2002. La nouvelle gestion des cadres: Employabilité, individualisation et vie au travail.: Vuibert 179 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Livian, Yves-Frédéric. 1995. La gestion des cadres : pratiques actuelles et pistes d’évolution.: Vuibert 181 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Livian, Yves-Frédéric. 1995. La gestion des cadres: pratiques actuelles et pistes d'évolution. Paris: Vuibert VIII-180 p.

BOOK CHAPTERS (17)

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise. 2012. Les cadres rebelles., Les organisations : etat des savoirs. : Organisation, 407-414 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Courpasson, David. 2012. Etudes critiques. Les études critiques en Ressources Humaines: Spécificités et perspectives., Encyclopédie des Ressources Humaines. 3è ed.. : Vuibert, 588-595 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2012. Carrières. La gestion des carrières., Encyclopédie des Ressources Humaines. 3è ed.. : Vuibert, 144-150 P.

‑ LAZAROVA, Mila, Dany, Françoise, , Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2012. Careers: A country-comparative view., Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management. : Edward Elgar, 298-321 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Guedri, Zied, , Hatt, Florian. 2011. New insights into the link between HRM integration and organizational performance: The moderating role of influence distribution between HRM specialist and Line managers., International Human Resource Management: Policy and Practice. : Routledge, 101-118 P.

‑ Courpasson, David, Dany, Françoise. 2009. Cultures of Resistance in the Workplace., The SAGE Handbook of Power. : Sage Publications, 332-347 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2009. Processus entrepreneurial et pilotage des dynamiques humaines., Entrepreneuriat. : Pearson Education, 231-251 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2009. Recherche critique en GRH et critique de la recherche: un voyage au cœur de la littérature qui met à mal certaines idées reçues., Les études critiques en management : une perspective française. : Presses de l'Université Laval

‑ Dany, Françoise, Courpasson, David. 2006. Les études critiques en RH : spécificités et perspectives., Encyclopédie des ressources humaines. : Vuibert, 426-433 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, DEWETTINCK, Koen, , AUGER, Céline, , BUYENS, Dirk, , WILTHAGEN, Ton. 2006. Deregulation: HRM and the Flexibility-Security nexus., Managing Human Resources in Europe: A Thematic Approach . : Routledge, 45-62 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2004. les cadres sont-ils nomades ?., Les cadres au travail : les nouvelles règles du jeu. : La Découverte, 89-110 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2004. La théorie des carrières: d'où venons-nous et où allons-nous ?., La gestion des carrières : enjeux et perspectives. : Vuibert, 335-348 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, BUYENS, Dirk, , DEWETTINCK, Koen, , Quinodon, Bérénice. 2004. France and Belgium: Language, Culture and Differences in Human Resource Practices., Human Resource Management in Europe: evidence of convergence? . : Elsevier, 123-159 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 2001. La carrière des cadres à l'épreuve des dispositifs de gestion., Cadres: la grande rupture. : La Découverte, 207-220 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 1998. La promesse d'employabilite: une project pour la GRH comptabile avec l'eclatement de la function?., Neuvieme congres de l'AGRH., 438-455 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise. 1996. Employabilité et gestion des compétences : quelques réflexions liées à l’intégration du concept d’employabilité dans les pratiques managériales., Les enjeux de l’emploi : société, entreprises et individus:. : CNRS, 307-320 P.

‑ Dany, Françoise, Torchy, Veronique. 1994. Recruitment and Selection in Europe: Policies, Practices and Methods., Policy and Practice in European Human Resources Management: the PriceWaterhouse Cranfield Survey. : Routledge, 68-88 P.