Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations

Labour Market Intermediaries (LMIs) with a social purpose, or Labour Market Social Innovation, are bubbling since the 1980s due to the fragmentation of labour standards and the growing number of “non-standard forms of work”. However, they face an important lack of legitimacy especially in countries...

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Main Authors: Laëtitia Lethielleux, Mélissa Boudes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP) 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Innovation Management
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Online Access:https://journalsojs3.fe.up.pt/index.php/jim/article/view/1660
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description Labour Market Intermediaries (LMIs) with a social purpose, or Labour Market Social Innovation, are bubbling since the 1980s due to the fragmentation of labour standards and the growing number of “non-standard forms of work”. However, they face an important lack of legitimacy especially in countries like France where labour market is highly regulated. Analysing the legitimation trajectories two profit-limited LMIs, the Employers’ Associations and the Business and the Employment Cooperatives in France, we highlight the role of meta-organisations and some key factors of success and failure.
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spelling doaj.art-c6760cc7cca641818cea86e3d7d10be42023-11-09T10:39:24ZengUniversidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (FEUP)Journal of Innovation Management2183-06062022-12-01103264510.24840/2183-0606_010.003_00021831Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-OrganisationsLaëtitia Lethielleux0Mélissa BoudesUniversity of Reims Champagne ArdenneLabour Market Intermediaries (LMIs) with a social purpose, or Labour Market Social Innovation, are bubbling since the 1980s due to the fragmentation of labour standards and the growing number of “non-standard forms of work”. However, they face an important lack of legitimacy especially in countries like France where labour market is highly regulated. Analysing the legitimation trajectories two profit-limited LMIs, the Employers’ Associations and the Business and the Employment Cooperatives in France, we highlight the role of meta-organisations and some key factors of success and failure.https://journalsojs3.fe.up.pt/index.php/jim/article/view/1660labour marketsocial innovationlegitimacyinter compagny cooperation
spellingShingle Laëtitia Lethielleux
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Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
Journal of Innovation Management
labour market
social innovation
legitimacy
inter compagny cooperation
title Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
title_full Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
title_fullStr Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
title_full_unstemmed Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
title_short Labour Market Social Innovation in France Gaining Legitimacy through Meta-Organisations
title_sort labour market social innovation in france gaining legitimacy through meta organisations
topic labour market
social innovation
legitimacy
inter compagny cooperation
url https://journalsojs3.fe.up.pt/index.php/jim/article/view/1660
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